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Virus and Spyware protection
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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) |
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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. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "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) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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"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. |
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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. |
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