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Many times. I am a computer enthusiast. I install many applications and visit many different types of sites. Sometimes I get myself in trouble. That's where security comes into play to protect me. This is why I have it. A software firewall allows me to be in total control of what comes in and especially goes out on my system.
Again, that's what I have a software firewall for. It controls that for me, notifies me and allows me to be in control without having to stop all connections and "decipher" what is outgoing currently and may be causing issues on my system.
I'm not stating people should install multiple AV's, I'm debunking your theory that running more than just a single AV is good enough protection. I say it's not.
Many registry keys? I think you're grasping a little here now. My combo of Avast, Prevx and PC Tools Firewall Plus take up less than 40 MB of RAM in memory and I have noticed no lag or no registry issues whatsoever with those three installed. I also use CC Cleaner once a week and the registry is whistle clean.
I don't have to become an expert on hardware firewalls and try to do all sorts of configuring, not do I have to trust some guy with a blog. That's what my software firewall is for. Out of the box, the hardware firewall will stop most incoming attacks, although not all. Outbound, my software firewall will enforce some standard rules and will allow me to know exactly what is happening on my system.
It's really easy to configure a software firewall to open a port and allow connections to uTorrent through. It took me more time to forward the port on my hardware router than it did to configure within the software firewall I use. uTorrent always has a nice green checkmark for connections with my software firewall running 24/7.