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Hi OldDon30
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You do not have to but if you do decide that you will then you need to make sure that the Windows built in Firewall, which will have been switched off when the McAfee one was installed, is switched back on again WITHOUT FAIL.
The reason for this is that WSA has its own firewal built in but it only covers outbound connections, as Webroot's policy is to use the very good Windows Firewall to handle the inbound connections.
And if you need help the Windows Firewall switch back on please see here from a Microsoft KB Article on the subject.
I have no personal opinions on the McAfee Firewall...I am sure that some will...the key thing is to make sure that you have a firewall running with WSA for the aforementioned reason.
Regards, Baldrick
Welcome to the Community Forums.
You do not have to but if you do decide that you will then you need to make sure that the Windows built in Firewall, which will have been switched off when the McAfee one was installed, is switched back on again WITHOUT FAIL.
The reason for this is that WSA has its own firewal built in but it only covers outbound connections, as Webroot's policy is to use the very good Windows Firewall to handle the inbound connections.
And if you need help the Windows Firewall switch back on please see here from a Microsoft KB Article on the subject.
I have no personal opinions on the McAfee Firewall...I am sure that some will...the key thing is to make sure that you have a firewall running with WSA for the aforementioned reason.
Regards, Baldrick
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