more open connections = more open ports = more options for a hacker to hack/send trojans over BUT REALLY no hacker is going to spend time to hack YOUR system.

its more likely automated scripts from p0rn and warez website

automated scripts sent by infected computers and servers is the most likely source.
doesn't matter if you have 1-n as long as you have a connection to the internet there is always the possibility of infection.

virus = program design to harm either s/w or h/w of its host computer.

malware = worm, password miner, etc. basically any s/w that takes control of your computer for malicious reasons, i.e. using it as a base for mass email, stealing your passwords, etc. will not harm your computer will make it slower by using its resources to send out mass email spam for example.

spyware = ad-ware, tracking cookies, tracking programs, etc. basically datamining software that will search its host computer and stay in memory to know the users internet habits and preferences then send this data back its server. usually categorized as harmless but invading privacy and slowing your computer down.

as you can see there are more new malware and spyware than viruses nowadays. virus don't help make money where else selling data mined from users computer can

you can open up a million connections but it won't speed anything up beyond what streamyx provides, there is a fine line between default and optimized.

e.g. a highway got 2 lane and 4 lanes, if a car travelling at 80kmh in a 2 lane highway, does it need 4 lanes to go faster?

so lets say streamyx works best with 4lanes and 10 cars taking into accounts like bottlenecks between pc->router->local exchange (CVX)->data center->internet.

you put 8 lanes your 10 cars are still going to go at the same speed. but since there is more lanes, things are smoother and applications that can make use of the extra connections, make use of it. the rest is wasted. if applications like p2p, more cars but speed still the same at certain points like local exchange where their allocation for you is 4 lanes, then you trying to squeeze 8 lanes and 20 cars into something that can only fit 4 lanes and 10 cars, sure jam....bottleneck.

also with more lanes there will be more chances of accidents (data packet clashing and need to resend because of bottleneck/etc.) and cars going in reverse (incoming spyware/virus/etc.)

car = bandwidth& data packets
car speed = connection speed
lane = connections