Do you need both firewall and anti virus software? I just removed some viruses using SpywareDoctor; however, SpywareDoctor does not have a firewall. I want to disable McAfee because it did not stop the viruses and it has a firewall. Is a firewall really necessary now that I have SpywareDoctor Anti virus software?
Yes. Firewalls protect against certain kinds of Internet attacks, but don’t protect against viruses. Anti-viruses protect against viruses, Trojans and worms that get in through emails and downloads.
Firewalls also try to keep malware that does get onto your machine from communicating with its master somewhere else.
If you’re angry at McAfee, there are several other free firewalls you can get instead.
Hope that helps.
April 11th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I would not bother much about having a firewall. If you are behind a router i would bother even less. If you keep your computer clean of viruses and spyware you should be fine.
References :
April 11th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Yes. Firewalls protect against certain kinds of Internet attacks, but don’t protect against viruses. Anti-viruses protect against viruses, Trojans and worms that get in through emails and downloads.
Firewalls also try to keep malware that does get onto your machine from communicating with its master somewhere else.
If you’re angry at McAfee, there are several other free firewalls you can get instead.
Hope that helps.
References :
Zone Alarm Firewall (free):
http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/home.htm
Comodo Firewall (free):
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/