Built in firewall

A Tech at Linksys told me I didn't need to have any firewall or anti virus running on my system. He said it's built into the wireless router. Is this a true statement?
thanks,
Bob

 

I am not aware of an inbuilt antivirus in any of the wireless router. You should always have an antivirus installed & updated on your computer.

 

re firewall

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kapersky promotes the idea of proactive response and firewall-- just answering this via wireless saw an attack by that hel--- virus and was blocked by proactive response by other software. . Others promote this as well and the spyware peopple pick up on the many trojans crossing between spyware and way out somewhere--
Bitdefender , maxsecure spyware detective , Noadware do these things but you have to watch all programs.
As an experiment try cleaning out the registry using eg registry mechanic and see if you are attacked [ remaing online as you do the spring clean]

 

1st
A Router is not a Firewall in and of itself! But! By the very nature of what it does is a natural Firewall alto not enough to go without a software FW!

2nd
Not all routers have a built-in Firewall and if it does needs to be properly configured!

3rd
as RSINFO said, I also have not heard of a Router with built-in AntVirus protection.

My Rule of thumbs.

1.
Router with good HW Firewall then Windows Firewall is enough and as far as I am concerned optional!

2.
Router no Built-in Firewall, minimum Windows Firewall but something stronger advised.

3.
If you have no Router/HW Firewall (example connected directly to Cable/DSL Modem) then you need heavy duty in-out Software Firewall.


Mike

 

re firewall

I never used firewalls until recently but watchinh kapersky stop hell---- on three different occaisons from three diff ip addresses [what do u do with these--does yahoo ban them eg] -- Thanks for your reply-- could you explain how to set up so you can both have a fiewall [not just windows] and not block without blocking essential downloads [ but allowing for sites that instigate a yes no question with time to answer] It gets complex. I just wanted to dowload f-secures new free individual virus checker remover free
The new rootkit remover blacklight downloaded ok but as an old do user dos fprot and stiller i worry that eg the active x of windows rejected fprots-secure individual antivirus free [i think like old trend micros] was not allowed by windows -- at same time kapersky had just yesterday removed some parts of activex as infected.
Why do you think s\1-5-21 is appearing omn both desktop pentium 4 and laptop stiing nearby.
Maxsecure removes ok but this caused giat and i mean like dos 5 crash on xp desktop . And now again but claeaned up
here is f-secures new site http://www.f-secure.com/security_center/
Thanks for your reply

 

hello mikec. Try Comodo firewall. It recognizes programs that are already installed on machine as safe and has a learning mode if you want to "teach" it. Better than Windows firewall.