Hi again: Firewall: McAfee RULES OK!!! The McAfee firewall test says I am
invisible. XP SP2 is ok for folks that don't want to pay (I hope): As
regards XP SP1 quickest worm infection I have seen is 30 seconds during
connecting to diallup signup!!! Norton IS is a resource hog and increases
boot time by about a minute. Zone Alarm - not tried it but have mentioned it
to clients. PS. Have you tried explaining to retired folk that their new PC
out of the box for 2 days with non activated XP SP2 & NIS needs 20MB of MS
critical updates and 30MB NIS updates @ 4 minutes per MB @ your hourly rate?
I am getting more and more call outs from people who have bought a new PC
and don't know what to do next.
"smackedass" <> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Opinions, please:
>
> Is the XP firewall sufficient enough firewall protection, without using
> any other third-party products?
>
> Am only asking about firewall protection, not virus and spyware
> protection.
>
> Many of the new boxes from Dell, Compaq, and HP, that are running XP SP2,
> also have either McAfee Security or NIS 3-month subscriptions, and, apart
> from the virus protection that they provide, I don't know what the
> incentive is to buy a yearly subsription to either of these programs.
>
> I've been trying to figure out if Mcafee Security or NIS provide any
> better firewall protection than XP SP2.
>
> Then there the other products, most notably Zone Alarm.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks, in advance.
>
> smackedass
>
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