Re: firewall questions... need some advice rather quickly

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From: Phillips (afn18721_at_afn.org)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 19:17:57 -0400

1. You don't need 2 firewalls since both accomplish, roughly, the same
tasks. The drain of resources and possible conflicts do not justify running
two firewalls.
2. 3. ZA free edition and AVG free is everything you need to run - I'd add
Spybot's "Tea Timer"; the 'free' editions are barebones that do what they
are supposed to for the average home user. The more sophisticated editions
have too many whistles and bells that can cause conflicts and use too many
resources.
Michael

"James" <leushinonospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10go9b3bi8npb4a@corp.supernews.com...
> 1. A tech person told me today that I should activate Windows XP
> firewall to run in conjunction with my Norton Internet Security (which
> contains a firewall). Is this a good idea? Why or why not?
>
> 2. My wife's computer seems to run slower than mine. Her CPU is 800 MHz
> (mine is faster) and I'm wondering if Norton is too much drain on her
> resources. She has 320 MB RAM. Would the new suite from Zone Alarm which
> contains a firewall and an anti-virus be less demanding on her system
> resources?
>
> 3. Other suggestions? What about the free version of ZA and AVG? Would
> this be as secure as either what she has now (Norton Internet Security)
> or the Zone Alarm Pro suite?
>
> Thank you for any help you can offer us.

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