Do I need a software firewall?
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I have a router, that has built in hardware firewall capabilities, do I need to install an additional software firewall on my Windows 7 PC like ZoneAlarm?
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I agree with AlexN. For most home situations a personal firewall on your machine is totally not needed. This is a different case if you were to put the machine into the DMZ of your network to act as a server(one that can be accessed from the outside…
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