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Is Windows XP’s firewall good enough?

When talking about computer security, the answer always depends on your personal level of paranoia: No computer system is completely secure. Many people are satisfied with Windows XP’s built-in “one-way” firewall. It makes a fairly decent effort to keep people on the outside from getting into your computer. Other firewalls, such as ZoneAlarm, work as […]