Virus and Spyware protection

Hi
I am running windows 98 and have just installed broadband. I have AVG
protection and no other. What is the recomended protection that I should
have to protect me whilst on the net.
Thank you for the help.
Kind regards. Timson
(Sorry got yhe wrong group first time)

If you don't already have a firewall (most routers include one, or
increasingly, many broadband modems also include one) then you need one.
I'd suggest a hardware firewall since the first thing many viruses and
trojans try to do once they get into your system is disable any software
firewalls present.

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"timson" wrote in message
...
Hi
I am running windows 98 and have just installed broadband. I have AVG
protection and no other. What is the recomended protection that I should
have to protect me whilst on the net.
Thank you for the help.
Kind regards. Timson
(Sorry got yhe wrong group first time)

Richard G. Harper wrote:
If you don't already have a firewall (most routers include one, or
increasingly, many broadband modems also include one) then you need one.
I'd suggest a hardware firewall since the first thing many viruses and
trojans try to do once they get into your system is disable any software
firewalls present.


I agree. I have protection in my router and then Zone Alarm Pro. as a
second layer of protection as part of a multi-layered defense strategy.

Hi and thank you all.
I will download Zona Alarm.
T

"Dan" wrote:

Richard G. Harper wrote:
If you don't already have a firewall (most routers include one, or
increasingly, many broadband modems also include one) then you need one.
I'd suggest a hardware firewall since the first thing many viruses and
trojans try to do once they get into your system is disable any software
firewalls present.


I agree. I have protection in my router and then Zone Alarm Pro. as a
second layer of protection as part of a multi-layered defense strategy.

Be aware that Zone Alarm have stopped updating the free version of the
firewall for Win 98/ 98SE. It will still work perfectly ok but you may have
trouble finding/down loading it. The version you will need is 6.1.744.001.
Alan
"timson" wrote in message
...
Hi and thank you all.
I will download Zona Alarm.
T

"Dan" wrote:

Richard G. Harper wrote:
If you don't already have a firewall (most routers include one, or
increasingly, many broadband modems also include one) then you need
one.
I'd suggest a hardware firewall since the first thing many viruses and
trojans try to do once they get into your system is disable any
software
firewalls present.


I agree. I have protection in my router and then Zone Alarm Pro. as a
second layer of protection as part of a multi-layered defense strategy.

"Alan" wrote in message
...
Be aware that Zone Alarm have stopped updating the free version of the
firewall for Win 98/ 98SE. It will still work perfectly ok but you may
have
trouble finding/down loading it. The version you will need is 6.1.744.001.
Alan

No problem They are all still available at

http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/fre...seHistory.html

including 6.1.744.001.

Hugh Candlin wrote:
"Alan" wrote in message
...
Be aware that Zone Alarm have stopped updating the free version of the
firewall for Win 98/ 98SE. It will still work perfectly ok but you may
have
trouble finding/down loading it. The version you will need is 6.1.744.001.
Alan

No problem They are all still available at

http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/fre...seHistory.html

including 6.1.744.001.


Yup and that is the version of ZA Pro. that I use in 98SE and the most
recent version on my XP Pro. side.