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SP2
I have just finished loading SP2 and want to know if I should keep my
firewall (zone alarm) and anti-virus (avast) or use Microsoft antivirus and firewall. Which would be better? Thanks -- Mike S |
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Mike wrote:
I have just finished loading SP2 and want to know if I should keep my firewall (zone alarm) and anti-virus (avast) or use Microsoft antivirus and firewall. Which would be better? Publicly Microsoft has no AntiVirus at this time. Publicly - Microsoft has only BETA AntiSpyware.. (BETA means "in testing stages".) Microsoft's Firewall is okay - for those interested in only keeping things out and not detecting things they installed trying to get out.. As well as for those who may not fully understand (or care to) the proper configuration of a third party firewall. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Keep ZoneAlarm
Keep Avast peterk -- Never trust a computer you can't throw out the window. - Steve Wozniak "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... Mike wrote: I have just finished loading SP2 and want to know if I should keep my firewall (zone alarm) and anti-virus (avast) or use Microsoft antivirus and firewall. Which would be better? Publicly Microsoft has no AntiVirus at this time. Publicly - Microsoft has only BETA AntiSpyware.. (BETA means "in testing stages".) Microsoft's Firewall is okay - for those interested in only keeping things out and not detecting things they installed trying to get out.. As well as for those who may not fully understand (or care to) the proper configuration of a third party firewall. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Mike wrote:
I have just finished loading SP2 and want to know if I should keep my firewall (zone alarm) and anti-virus (avast) or use Microsoft antivirus and firewall. Which would be better? First of all, regarding Avast, you have no choice to use Microsoft antivirus, because there is no Microsoft anti-virus, neither in SP2 nor before it. Avast is a good choice and I would stay with it. Regarding the firewall, the XP firewall monitors incoming traffic, but does nothing to stop spyware programs trying to call home. It also is much less configurable than other choices (although it's much improved in SP2). For those reasons I recommend the free version of ZoneAlarm instead. -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Thanks for the info. It helped.
-- Mike S "Ken Blake" wrote: Mike wrote: I have just finished loading SP2 and want to know if I should keep my firewall (zone alarm) and anti-virus (avast) or use Microsoft antivirus and firewall. Which would be better? First of all, regarding Avast, you have no choice to use Microsoft antivirus, because there is no Microsoft anti-virus, neither in SP2 nor before it. Avast is a good choice and I would stay with it. Regarding the firewall, the XP firewall monitors incoming traffic, but does nothing to stop spyware programs trying to call home. It also is much less configurable than other choices (although it's much improved in SP2). For those reasons I recommend the free version of ZoneAlarm instead. -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Mike wrote:
Thanks for the info. It helped. You're welcome, Mike. Glad to help. -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup Mike wrote: I have just finished loading SP2 and want to know if I should keep my firewall (zone alarm) and anti-virus (avast) or use Microsoft antivirus and firewall. Which would be better? First of all, regarding Avast, you have no choice to use Microsoft antivirus, because there is no Microsoft anti-virus, neither in SP2 nor before it. Avast is a good choice and I would stay with it. Regarding the firewall, the XP firewall monitors incoming traffic, but does nothing to stop spyware programs trying to call home. It also is much less configurable than other choices (although it's much improved in SP2). For those reasons I recommend the free version of ZoneAlarm instead. -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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