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Re:FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infe... by BenjiWiebe on Saturday May 26, 2018 @04:34PM (#17164137)
One difference: you can repair your brakes, or replace them, without having to get a new car. Most routers do not have updates available after the first one or two patches, and you can't even install your own OS on most. Your only options are: live with it, or buy a complete new router.
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Re:FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infe... by ryanlol on Saturday May 26, 2018 @05:41PM (#17164402)
You can repair your car, you can reset your router.

Neither will prevent a malicious party from breaking them.

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Re:FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infe... by Dolores12 on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:06AM (#17166140)
Trade-in your old router every two years.
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