Question 2

I am confused about three things:

1. how come there are so many "independent" suppliers of security software?
MS seems to go out of its way to have an operating system that buggers
non-MS applications and self destructs in house applications over time, why
doesn't it provide a good security system with its OS?

2. Which of the independent Security applications is best? I have been a
"norton" user since 1985, so I kind of lean toward that brand, but I am not
married to it. McAffee seems to be popular, but I don't know if it really
has any distinct advantage over another brand. It is all very confusing.

3. There are a lot of links on this NG to independent gurus and problem
solvers. How do I know they can be trusted?

Really, all I want to do is use my computer in piece. I am spending way too
much of my time being a computer mechanic.

chuck


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