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Posted by Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE on July 9, 2005, 5:49 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options > HI! I need some advise on which anti-virus program to buy and
> firewall.
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> I have heard of mcafee virus-scan 9.0 and its suit with built in
> firewall is it good firewall?
> There is also Zonealram which also had a suit with built in
> anti-virus. is the anti-virus good.
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> I know that mcafee is a good anti-virus and zonealarm is a good
> firewall but I just want to know your opinions on there suits which
> contain both anti-virus and firewalls.
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> Is it better just to install the suits as there are both good or
> should I choose mcafee for the anti-virus and zonealarm for firewall?
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> Paul :)
I certainly would never install anything from McAfee or Norton.
I use the Windows XP SP2 firewall and the free version of AVG anti-virus:
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
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