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Internet Security Recommendations

Many personal computers are not protected as well as they should be. In fact, many anti-virus programs and firewalls are not running properly, configured properly, or simply are not installed at all! Here are many subjects that will help you and your computer, and explanations and recommendations of each item. According to Symantec, if you connect an unprotected PC to the Internet in 2003, it would be attacked within 15 minutes. By 2004, that figured dropped to only 15 seconds. Don't take it personally, in most cases the whole process is automated.

Securing your PC today could be the smartest thing you'll ever do. The most practical and economical approach to Internet security is to use a router (with both NAT and SPI protection), a properly configured software firewall, and  meticulously updated anti-virus protection. Our quick recommendation would include a Linksys BEFSX41 router  and Norton Internet Security 2006.

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