From: "Geo" 

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:42f6be12$1{at}w3.nls.net...

> Other than the OS, isn't a HW box just a dedicated computer with network
> ports and such?

Unimportant as long as it's out of reach of code running locally on your desktop.

Take a look at any of the more recent email trojan/virus and you'll find a
list of processes that they terminate, this list includes pretty much all
the popular software firewalls and av programs.

Geo.

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