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    Firewall and Antivirus Options for Android?

    Just wondering with the switch most of us have made, or plan to make, if anyone is using a dedicated firewall device before their tv or set top box. With cameras on a lot of capable tvs and receivers out there the chance of being hacked becomes greater. Not to mention a virus slipping through.

    I've had ipfire before on a laptop before but was wondering if there was something better out now. It ran fine and plenty of features including antivirus but it didn't seem to carry bandwidth as well as it could. Could have been my usb lan I used for input but never tested it then. I used a router on the output because the wireless options were unsatisfactory so I needed the second lan connection. Wasn't a big problem because I was just monitoring and disabling connections to keep my son off the porn then- but iptv is more bandwidth demanding. That's been a few years ago, at least.

    Is anyone using a better linux build on a pc/laptop that they're satisfied with? I can build a dedicated router if needed but would rather use a laptop if there's a capable option.

    Would like it to carry antivirus that updates definitions, have wireless output, and have decent through speeds. Thanks

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    Thank you for bringing this topic on, as the demands have increased for the smart tv equally the demand has increased for the security from viruses on those tv, so I spent sometime digging to find the bottom for this but I found that as of now several manufactures have partnered together to find an efficient way to secure the smart tv from being hacked and from being infected from virus but as of now there is nothing that is fully compatible with all the brands of the tv but the message they are putting out is very encouraging as of now and I am sure very soon they will come out with that product that will secure our smart tv.

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    That's why I'm looking for an option to let the internet be checked before it reaches the tv or stb. No compatibility issues. Plus anything you load takes vital resources from the device running it. Far better to have a dedicated filter than stuttering video IMHO

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    But the good thing about the smart tv is that there is nothing that you will lose as documents of video or photos that will be saved on it so if you feel anything weird is going on then all you need to do is just reset it which will take you no more than 2 min......lol

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    The way I see the smart tv now is exactly just like an open ip security camera when you set a good password on it and not the admin default one it gets hard to be hacked since mostly of those out there have been set with the default password and that is why they got exposed and exactly the same way I see the smart tv.
    Simply because mostly of the tech installers they have no clue on how to set the server but instead all they know is to follow the steps 1234.

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    Phones and webcams are hacked all the time, and tv's have way less security than either of those. If someone modifies the software on a tv a reset won't clear it back to factory.

    Those two reasons are why I want a device to scan and record connections. At the least, you'll see where who messed you up came from. A dedicated device can drop unsolicited packets, and that can stop many attacks. If a request wasn't sent it doesn't forward a response.

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    BIO Check this out, price is very affordable :



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    Thanks date, checked the link out.
    Problem is the tiny processor and no wireless.
    Not sure when it was originally manufactured, but my router probably has a better firewall.
    Really wanting the firewall and antivirus both in an updateable form.
    Actually been messing with ipfire a little tonight but I don't think it's what I want either.
    A lot has changed since I used it but wireless is still lacking and speeds are an issue.

    Going to pick up another lan card for the mini pcmcia port later and try it again, I think.

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    Boy those devices are very chilly, sorry BIO I went too cheapwas trying to save some money to our pocket, I will keep the digging in this topic, although I haven never heard a smart tv been hacked or been infected by a virus which I know that will be next for the hackers, so let's keep the reading around and if I come through something that will be beneficial for this thread sure I will come back and post it here.
    Have a nice day.

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    Also remember your modem has some security and password on it and if you go in your modem setting you will see the devices that came through you line. I know that is not the best but .

 

 
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