> Dropping a firewall is a horrible idea. Anyone who uses one and pays
> attention sees frequent attacks. There's a lot of script-kiddies out
> there that run through millions of IP addresses every day, probing
> for various kinds of weaknesses. (I see an attack every 10 to 15
> *hours.*) A well-maintained firewall usually keeps out all but the
> most skilled and determined crackers.
Totally agree. I am on a Mac - hackers are not all that interested, YET.
My partner's computer had 100s of attempts by hackers. About 6 weeks ago
the hackers got through two firewalls (AtGuard and BlackIce) and wiped both
H/Ds (EVERYTHING on that computer was gone) - now even his email and all
internet interactions are blocked unless he is actually using the computer;
even though we have 24/7 access for both computers. He added another
firewall software and still has the other 2 operating to track the IP#
(which don't always help as hackers can mask their IP)
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