so someone recently found my ip address and i was wondering. is webroots firewall enough to protect against any attemted hacks?
p.s. im gunna see and reset the motem tomorrow.
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Someone has my ip address
Best answer by regnor
As long as you don't open any ports on your router I would say you're almost safe against attacks from the outside.
However I would restart your router/reset the IP because of your privacy.
By the way; you're showing your public IP address everywhere you go in the internet; so theoretically every Website you visit does know your IP.
However I would restart your router/reset the IP because of your privacy.
By the way; you're showing your public IP address everywhere you go in the internet; so theoretically every Website you visit does know your IP.
WSA only protects Outbound Traffic; for Inbound Traffic you would have to activate Windows Firewall or a different Firewall software. The standard settings of Windows Firewall are sufficent to block any external attempts as long as you don't open any ports.
Are you really using a modem for your internet connection or do you have a router in place? If the last, the router has its own firewall and doesn't allow direct requests to your internal network; also only if you didn't open any ports.
Are you really using a modem for your internet connection or do you have a router in place? If the last, the router has its own firewall and doesn't allow direct requests to your internal network; also only if you didn't open any ports.
Windows firewall is on and i have it set to block all connections including apps. I have both a router and a modem for my system. So do i have anything to worry about?
As long as you don't open any ports on your router I would say you're almost safe against attacks from the outside.
However I would restart your router/reset the IP because of your privacy.
By the way; you're showing your public IP address everywhere you go in the internet; so theoretically every Website you visit does know your IP.
However I would restart your router/reset the IP because of your privacy.
By the way; you're showing your public IP address everywhere you go in the internet; so theoretically every Website you visit does know your IP.
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