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Old 04-02-2006, 10:58 AM
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Starkler (Geoff)
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A router will protect you from outside malicious activity to an extent, but wont prevent any suspect software or trojans on your pc from 'phoning home' and opening a connection. Hence the name 'trojan', a program you are tricked into downloading, and once inside your pc, can establish coms and bypass defences only designed to keep stuff out (nat router).
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