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I do. Basically, mine works something like this:
First off, each computer has Symantec Endpoint Protection on it (and of course Windows Firewall, and the Mac has something called GPG instead of SEP). Then, they go through the WIP-protected WPA2-encrypted Apple AirPort Express wireless router. Then, there's a separate firewall that has a virus scanner and DansGuardian (the latter of which is really rather useless; it blocks everything normal and nothing else, and then it blocks absolutely everything when something goes wrong). Then, finally, we get to the Internet.
So, uh, do you have overly-secure Internet?
For me, I have simply a WEP-encrypted router (once again, for DSes), MSE, the Mac firewall software, and not much else. Once the 3DS comes out (which hopefully will support WPA2) and I've got a sizeable portion of my game library that supports WPA2, I'll make the transition, but not until then.
Nope. All I have is Avast for viruses, Ad-Aware for spyware, and Comodo for firewall. I've turned off UAC, Windows Defender, and Windows Firewall. The wireless router doesn't have WEP or any other encryption, but I turned off its SSID broadcast and turn off the wifi when I'm not using it.
I use Linux.
...Well... on Windows I rely on MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) for basic spyware/virus protection, Windows defender for the firewall, and Google Chrome's built-in protection methods to avoid becoming infected. To date, I have yet to be infected with anything (as far as MSE can tell, anywho).
(And the router is WEP, though I didn't set it up
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FARK YEAH LINUX 
Security problems? x3
On Winderps of any kind, I always destroy anti-virals and spyware protection. If for some reason it becomes infected, it was my fault, thus I deserved it. But I'm much more careful and smarter than that. :l
All anti-viral is redundant. It can be easily emulated by practicing safe interbutt surfing methods.
1 – FreezeWarpTwo antivirus programs and two firewalls. Add to this a slightly strict program access control feature in the firewall that can change what files or reg keys each app can change or read. I don't use UAC and I use a full admin account. On the wifi side I use 128bit WEP for the sake of nintendo DS connectivity. However the password length is max, I filter MAC addresses, have no DHCP so IPs are all fixed, and only IPs I have pre-decided for machines in the house are allowed. Anyone who wants in will have to crack the key, spoof a MAC, AND share an IP with a working machine. This would degrade both mine and the hacker's performance as two different PCs masquerading as one will conflict on the network. But most will just give up once the passkey itself proves not enough to access the internet with.
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