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exDM69 says

"Btw, I've never had a virus scanner or a firewall software installed. Not even on Windows, and not even on the worst Windows XP times around 5 years ago. A simple NAT has kept all the hacking attempts at bay."

How do you know that, if you never scanned for a virus or for spyware? How do you monitor network traffic?

Most Windows system I have examined (Behind NATs, behind corporate firewalls, both with and without A/V and spyware detectors) had spyware or a virus. If the user thought there was a problem, there was almost always some malware involved.



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