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Originally Posted by John Rogers

For many years now I have done the following:
1. Use the firewall w/new login/passwork on my AT&T box with NO connections except to my ASUS router
2. My ASUS router is set with a new user to replace "administrator" and a password that gets changed every 4 months.
3. Have the ASUS setup to only allow known users or hardware to connect by their hardware address.
4. When adding a new user/hardware such as the new video recorder and the 8 wireless cameras I get the info and manually add it to the ASUS router box.
5. Use the same antivirus for years, in my case Norton 360 set to auto scan any incoming bits and bytes for bad stuff.
6. Block email from unknown sources and NEVER open an email with any links unless it is from a person such as my VA helper.
7. If I want to get books or movies or ????? I use what is called "usenet" or a "news" server and the Norton watches all I do.

Lastly I clean out my web browser or history, searches and cookies 3 times a week.
John

Wow, well done!

Funny thing is that I work in IT, specifically networks, and have supported security and firewalls for many, many years.

I haven't run a commercial AVS like Norton, McAfee, etc... for many, many years (probably 20) and haven't had an issue in as long.