️ There are forms of malicious malware that attempt to infect computers on your local network. There’s good news, though.

️ Malware on one machine infecting others
Malware can travel from machine to machine on your local network, but it’s not as common as it once was. There are a number of obstacles, ranging from software firewalls to platform dependencies to user behavior. The best defense is to take all the steps to use the internet safely, and keep the software on your equipment as up to date as possible.

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0:00 Malware infect other computers on my network
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0:45 Routers and the internet
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