Re: Please recommend: Firewall for Win98SE and WinME

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 10/06/04 

Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:29:52 -0500

Zone Alarm is an easy to configure and adequate firewall. However viruses
are often caused by not keeping current with Critical Updates at Windows
Updates, and not using a antivirus program that keeps itself updated and
also scans ALL emails. Email attachments are a huge source of viruses and
worms. See the link below from Microsoft on three easy steps needed to
protect a computer from the internet. If using W2K or XP I also suggest
using hard to guess passwords for user accounts - at least any
administrator accounts. --- Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

"Penang" <penang@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
news:f2375275.0410051954.c312231@posting.google.com...
>I am looking for good firewall for Win 98SE and WinME.
>
> My machine runs WinXP, I use ADSL to connect to the Net, and I use
> WinXP's built-in firewall when I'm online.
>
> My friends have their machines online via ADSL too, but their machines
> don't have WinXP. One is Win 98SE, another one is Win ME.
>
> During the weekend, I scan both their machines for virus, using Norton
> AntiVirus 2003 professional, and you know what I found ?
>
> On the Win 98SE machine, there were 793 files infected with virus, 3
> of them could NOT be fixed.
>
> On the Win ME machine, ther were 638 files infected with virus, 2 of
> them couldn't be fixed.
>
> I regularly scan my machine, and from time to time, I found one or two
> viruses, perhaps it's because of the firewall. On my friends' machines
> however, there are no firewalls.
>
> So my question is - if I want to set up firewall for them, what are
> the choices ?
>
> Are there any good and free firewall available for Win 98SE and WinME
> ?
>
> The machine used by my friends are older machines, and one requirement
> for the firewall, if they are used, is that they don't slow down the
> machine too much.
>
> Do you have any recommendation ?
>
> Many thanks !!

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