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Create a home network

Posted on 8 Apr 2009 at 14:53

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With all your computers connected, there's just one final thing to consider: security. Your wireless router has a built-in firewall that will protect all your computers from being attacked, but it won't stop malware being downloaded and installed. Once installed on one PC, malware is free to attack all your other computers over the network.

To prevent this, you should make sure that every single computer has a security suite installed on it. We currently recommend McAfee's VirusScan Plus 2009, which costs just £35 including VAT for three PCs. It has excellent protection and caught the majority of viruses in our in-depth tests.

Author: David Ludlow

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