Re: Windows or McAfeeFirewall (is spyware doctor needed)




"PaulO" <PaulO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have XP pro and subscribe to Comcast as my cable provider. McAfee virus
and
firewall suite is included with the Comcast subscription. Which firewall
should I use?.
Is Spyware Doctor a good program to install?. I start to suspect that I
may cause more problems by having too many security programs .

If it was my computer I'd dump McAfee and download Avast for my AV software.
The Windows firewall is fine for my purposes, although I am happy to do
without outbound protection. If you want outbound I'd recommend Sunbelt
Kerio. ZoneAlarm used to be my firewall of choice, but the newer versions
were causing me so many problems I uninstalled it.

Ed Metcalfe.


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