XP MC Edition Antivirus, Firewall ?? What to use...
From: Been There (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/08/05
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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:32:34 -0800
After 8 months of the same configuration as you described,
and the past month struggling with bugs, spys and soforth,
I've decided to toss the Mc suite that came with the
machine and have instead select three seperate, individual
programs to accomplish what needs to be done. PC-Cillian
for the anti-virus (seems much more robust and current
than Mc); Spy Sweeper by Webroot to deal with uninvited
guests'; and the XP built in firewall. I have cable and
have placed a router between the cable box and the PC as a
necessary and useful line of security.
I've been bugless since switching and XP has been more
stable.
Good Luck.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>We have a Dell with XP Media Center Edition 2005
operating system. It came
>with a short term McAfee suite that's about ready to
expire. I'd like to
>decide whether to purchase the McAfee Extension or remove
it an install
>Norton or ?? antivirus.
>
>Also, in terms of a Software firewall, it's built in to
this Operating
>system from MS. Do I really need or want a suite from
Norton/McAfee/others?
> My thought is to install an Antivirus program only (not
a suite) and use
>the Windows security suite built into the operating
system?
>
>Given that some of the aftermarket features for anti-
spam, firewall, etc.
>are built into this operating system, what should I
install for required
>security, anti-virus, etc?
>
>We are on cable internet for the 1st time, moved homes
and now have
>broadband. Do I need a hardware firewall such as
router? As of now we have
>NO home network ,but are thinking of installing a Linksys
wireless router and
>Media Center Extender (the Dell package). Any feedback
there would also be
>appreciated.
>
>.
>
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