Re: Anti virus program

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Hi Kat,

All good, and I would do as Shenan recommends and add AdawareII. All you
need is AV software. Just make sure you keep all these utilities up to date,
and most offer an auto-update feature to assist you in this.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kat" <Kat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E86B3234-6FC6-4DFA-8501-1095243AE6B4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have Zone Alarm Security Suite, Spybot Search and Destroy and Microsoft
> AntiSpyware, plus a firewall, I am just wondering if I am doing this
> right, I
> am new and just needed some answers, and thank you for yours.
>
> --
> Thanks, Kat
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> The one the catches the bugs that try to invade your system.
>>
>> There is no "best", the term is only relevant to each passing day. What
>> works best is safe computing habits, which are precisely the things that
>> most people do not do. Keep the system properly updated, and not just
>> windows, but antivirus and spyware software too. Outdated definition
>> files
>> only catch outdated viruses. Do not open attachments unless you know it
>> was
>> sent intentionally by the user - period, no exceptions.
>>
>> What I use on various machines is e-trust, AVG, Kaspersky, and Avast. I
>> would recommend against using the more market-dominant Norton/Symantec
>> and
>> Mcafee products as they tend to inhibit performance and are known to
>> cause
>> numerous system issues.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Kat" <Kat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:C17C3069-9BF7-473B-8799-A7E3A69BB550@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Could someone tell me which anti-virus program works the best?
>> > --
>> > Thanks, Kat
>>
>>
>>


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