Re: SP2

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Thanks for the info. It helped.
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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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>
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