Re: Windows Firewall and Routers

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23xgjHWDsHHA.4180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

(Remember: Most antivirus applications do not even scan for or protect you from adware/spyware, because, after all, you've installed them yourself, so you must want them there, right?)

Nonsense. If you 'force-install' malware even (free) AV applications such as AntiVir or AOL's AVS will detect and prompt for appropriate action.

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