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YTunnel will not hide an IP. There are many ways around the flawed implementation Ytunnel uses. All YTunnel is good for is filtering out the bots in chat rooms, the super iggy, and some other small nice features.
ZoneAlarm, McAfee Firewall, BlackIce Defender, etc...all SOFTWARE based firewalls, are not worth a dime. They will do very little to protect your computer, it's really a marketing ploy. A hardware based firewall is the best method. Many of the routers sold today by companies such as Linksys and iLink include these. You could also setup a seperate computer on a free OS like Linux and do it that way, but that's not a job for an average user. Run the hardware firewall AND Zonealarm together if you're really paranoid, or switch from a Windows platform to a more secure one. And yes, there are other platforms out there with usability, Mac for instance.
Most of the problems with the people termed "hackers" is a disgust of Microsoft, and anyone who uses their products. Not to mention Microsoft's inability to create a secure product is also a major problem fueling them.
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