Should I Get a Router with a Firewall

[Paranormal]

Ad-Aware and Spybot have picked up about as much spyware and adware on my new pc that has been online for 3 days as my other that has been online for over a year. My new pc already has the windows firewall and the Nvidia firewall on my motherboard (Asus A8n Sli Deluxe) but my older one is behind a router with a fire wall. My new pc recently crashed and forced me to boot into safe mode, in which I removed about about 80 instances of spyware even though I had scanned the system the day before and removed over 100. I do just about the same thing with both computers and visit the same websites yet I have never had this problem with my other pc behind the router firewall. Would it be a good idea to purchase another router with a firewall for my new pc?

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

Can't you just plug both computers into the router? Most routers have 4 plugs on the back, and I believe you can add a switch to increase that number. This will allow both computers to access the internet. Instead of buying a second router you could replace the windows firewall with a more secure software firewall, such as Zonealarm (preferably version 4.5) or Sygate etc.

[Paranormal]

With the way I have everything setup I cannot do that because it would cause problems with my xbox's.

[Confused]

How are you accessing the net with new PC? What is current router connected to?
Chas

[bailey]

a router is a hardware firewall

[Paranormal]

My new computer is now behind a router and I am having no more problems, which I think were the result of my sound card, which is now fixed. I still pick up about fifteen instances of spyware when I scan with spybot, but I guess I will just have to deal with it.