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<blockquote data-quote="Jonny Quest" data-source="post: 1080515" data-attributes="member: 99434">[USER=109138]@Practical Response[/USER] thank you for your above post #9, as well as this one.Whoever answer these question, please be gentle...lol, as I am a&nbsp; &quot;normal&quot;, &quot;average&quot; user.Do I close those ports manually through Windows Firewall settings? I have a cheaper Linksys router, can those ports be closed in those settings to cover all the PCs connected through that router?[ATTACH]282417[/ATTACH]A thread on Neowin mentioned that Linksys by default denies all inbound connections...but I suppose if there was malware connecting outbound, would open up a &quot;blocked&quot; port? See this post and the following reply.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/93210-thurough-list-of-ports-to-block-on-linksys-router/?do=findComment&amp;comment=1063072[/URL]Is it something where I reset Windows Firewall to its defaults, block those ports in Windows, then monitor all the new outbound connections via GlassWire (free version)? Would a better router like an Asus, which may get more firmware updates than my Linksys according to Bot, be better?[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://malwaretips.com/threads/what-routers-are-the-most-secure.129539/post-1078974[/URL]&nbsp;I&#039;m not looking to spend over $200.00 for a router and I&#039;m not interested in using one of the fantastic hardening tools from here or WFC. I need to keep it understandable for me, with less possiblity of glitches from using the wrong settings etc. TIA <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jonny Quest, post: 1080515, member: 99434"] [USER=109138]@Practical Response[/USER] thank you for your above post #9, as well as this one. Whoever answer these question, please be gentle...lol, as I am a "normal", "average" user. Do I close those ports manually through Windows Firewall settings? I have a cheaper Linksys router, can those ports be closed in those settings to cover all the PCs connected through that router? [ATTACH alt="2024-03-23_9-40-21.jpg"]282417[/ATTACH] A thread on Neowin mentioned that Linksys by default denies all inbound connections...but I suppose if there was malware connecting outbound, would open up a "blocked" port? See this post and the following reply. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/93210-thurough-list-of-ports-to-block-on-linksys-router/?do=findComment&comment=1063072[/URL] Is it something where I reset Windows Firewall to its defaults, block those ports in Windows, then monitor all the new outbound connections via GlassWire (free version)? Would a better router like an Asus, which may get more firmware updates than my Linksys according to Bot, be better? [URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/what-routers-are-the-most-secure.129539/post-1078974[/URL] I'm not looking to spend over $200.00 for a router and I'm not interested in using one of the fantastic hardening tools from here or WFC. I need to keep it understandable for me, with less possiblity of glitches from using the wrong settings etc. TIA :) [/QUOTE]

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