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No need for a firewall or anti-virus application if your on a Windows Platform and you didn't disable the services Windows leaves open

So by not disabling windows services, there is no need for AV or firewall?I would think the opposite. Uneeded services that open ports need a firewall to protect them if you cant close them yourself.

Are you forgetting that many people here asking security questions are home users who have no concept of computer security, anti-virus or firewalls?

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And don't forget that Trojan Horses disable your firewall, whether hardware or software and any anti-virus application on your computer.

Not if its password protected, like NIS is. unless is exploits it somehow of course.

Are you saying that a person who puts their Windows Platform computer on the Internet with no anti-virus or firewalls from the beginning - their computer isn't already hackable? By this time, a Backdoor or Trojan Horse is already set-up and there is no looking back. Also, the hacker may have already installed a keylogger so what the hell is password protecting going to safeguard you from?

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