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You could possibly end up with a virus/ trojan or spyware transmitting through your router as it is inbound protection only. A software firewall allows you to monitor and control outbound traffic. If you keep your system clean and scan daily then the risk is minimal.
Hardware firewall stops stuff from coming in - Software firewall helps stop your computer sending stuff out, that you may not want (trojans, etc).
hope this helps.
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Not used a software firwall since the days of Zonealarm... When it actually worked properly. That was about 3 years ago, never had a problem since relying on hardware firewalls.
Still, it doesn't help to have that extra layer of protection!
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