« on: April 13, 2013, 10:06:39 AM »
Hi now i am on line with my Amiga 1200 do i need any protection as in Antivirus protection or a Firewall ,and do i need to Defrag my harddrive ,i am using ibrowser and Gmail for my Email ,althou i have just recieved my Roadshow download when i work out how to get it all installed and working.best wishes Brian.:laughing:
You can rely on protection via obscurity using an Amiga online so you don't really need AV. I think most Amiga viruses are bootblock on Floppies so unless you use them or really old ADFs there is very little risk. I bought Roadshow too. I am impressed and I believe there is a firewall included if you are feeling paranoid. I suppose running Samba and windows shares may be a risk without one. Not sure about defragging I think there are tools.

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