Re: some help for you all

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From: Unknown (Unknown_at_Somewhere.Kom)
Date: 03/27/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:23:25 GMT

The statement you just made 'the firewall in XP is worthless' is YOUR opinion.
I ONLY use the firewall and have shut down messenger and don't get any
'popups'. If you are up to date Zone Alarm is not needed at all.
"flo" <justmeflo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23%23PMKuiEEHA.2768@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Excuse me........ I am not up on all this techie stuff as many of you are
> and there are many like me out there. It was my opinion. The person spent
> time writing what he/she felt was basic and I agreed. Who says that if you
> pay $80.00 for a Virus program that IT is safe. How many people/business'
> had the expensive virus software and got the virus?? The firewall in XP is
> worthless. I get pop ups which are most annoying. I have checked several
> places and I have ports open. With the basic Zone Alarm I am *stealth* and
> no pop ups. Which would you chose?
>
> I know you were giving your opinion but don't knock someone for their
> thoughts.
>
> I appreciate your input because what you said was your opinion.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
>
> "The Unknown P" <mikisiw@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:1D684041-E80A-43AF-A82B-C7A101EC5206@microsoft.com...
> > The advice from Vince is barely adequate and completely lacking when
> recommending the AVG from Grisoft for the virus program. No free virus
> program on the market today is worth anything. Virus programs must be
> purchased and the best are in this order. Panda, Norton,McAfee. Now for
> spyware\adware use Spybot Search and Destroy. For BHO (Browser Help
> Objects )(used by hijackers) get HijackThis or BHODemon. To stop many from
> loading at all get SpywareBlaster. One last note. The firewall in XP is as
> good as any on the market today and makes your system virtually invisible to
> anyone on the net. I should mention it's only good for incoming ports as it
> doesn't do outgoing. Good luck.
>
>

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