# Dell computer

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dell-computer/75755>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 27, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dell-computer/75755 "2012-11-27T03:12:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dell-computer/75755/21 "2012-11-28T23:53:47Z")

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If it’s a new wireless modem (less then 5 years old) then it probably has a built-in firewall.

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**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dell-computer/75755/22 "2012-11-29T03:15:23Z")

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When I still used Windows, I used Microsoft’s own AV software; Security Essentials I believe it was called. It’s free, and it found the log-in virus on the old XP hard drive that AVG Free didn’t even recognize.

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