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Old 08-21-2010, 02:35 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Alisa View Post
Your firewall doesn't prevent your computer from initiating a connection from an installed application. It doesn't know whether you authorized it or not.
My firewall does. I'm using ZoneAlarm. I have it set to authorize only certain apps to phone home. All others need my permission. The chances of something getting out past that is somewhere between fat and slim. Add Spybot S&D's Teatimer and Avast AV, I very rarely find any malware with my weekly AV and malware scans. I also use Secunia PSI to make sure all my software is up to date. That is one heckuva a lot better than an e-Book's unsecured connection.

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