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More info?)
For what it's worth, I've used AVG along with Zone Alarm
(both free) without incident for several months. Manual
update is required (in my opinion) for AVG. Those
combined with ie spyad, spyware blaster, spyware guard, Ad-
Aware SE Personal and Spybot - Search & Destroy have kept
my system clean for months. Regular update and scan is my
paranoid method of choice <g>.
Best of luck, Bonnie!
>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks Galen and Jack. Lots of stuff to learn from your
links, and post's.
>
>Bonnie
>
>"Galen" <galennews@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:eApETy8KFHA.2136@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> In news:%23nyuis7KFHA.3076@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
>> Jack E Martinelli <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> had
this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>
>> > Trend Micro is a highly rated service, and if its
bundled AV/firewall
>> > has been working well for you, I suggest you continue.
>> >
>> > I can also recommend the Computer Associates one-year
free trial
>> > bundle, available here:
>> >
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsme/
firewall.mspx
>> > This bundle is superb for the casual user.
>> >
>> > For a boot-from-floppy and run-under-DOS tool, use F-
Prot:
>> >
http://www.f-prot.com/index.html
>> > Their Windows tools are very good, also.
>> >
>> > These three organizations review and rate AV tools:
>> >
>> > The Virus Bulletin
>> > http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/
>> >
>> > ICSA Labs - TrueSecure Corp.
>> >
>http://www.icsalabs.com/html/communities/antivirus/certifi
edproducts.shtml
>> >
>> > AV-Test
>> > http://www.av-test.org/
>> >
>> >
>> > IMO, the most highly rated AV tool for WinME is NOD32.
>> > The free Zone Alarm personal firewall is just fine
for almost every
>> > user. I strongly urge you to avoid any Symantec AV
tool or firewall
>> > due to its often noted problems with System Restore
and Live Update,
>> > under WinME.
>>
>>
>> This is just in addition to Jack's advice as you used a
plural. Then again
>I
>> don't consider myself anything close to being an expert
as there's still
>> much that I have to learn. I have threaded it under
Jack's response just
>> because it ties in with some of what he said.
>>
>> I use Kaspersky AntiVirus and Outpost Firewall. I have
a collection of
>links
>> that I give out when asked for this sort of stuff. I
all avoid Symantec
>> tools other than their Ghost application. I've edited
my list to remove
>the
>> Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta because, well, it won't
won't work on 9x/ME at
>> this point in time though I hope someday that they make
it so that it
>will.
>> All of these are free solutions that should provide you
with a good degree
>> of security if properly configured, updated, and used
as intended though
>no
>> one application or collection of application is better
than awareness and
>> education.
>>
>> Firewalls:
>> www.agnitum.com - Outpost Personal Firewall
>>
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm -
Sygate Personal Firewall
>> www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html - Kerio Personal
Firewall
>>
>> Virus:
>> www.grisoft.com - AVG
>> www.antivir.com - AntiVir
>> www.clamwin.com - ClamWin¹
>>
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm - CA
eTrust*
>>
>> Spyware:
>> www.lavasoft.de - AdAware
>> http://security.kolla.de/ - Spybot
>>
>> Trojan:
>> www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ - a²
>> http://swatit.org/
>>
>> All of these are free for home use. All of them are
acceptable solutions
>to
>> your security needs.
>> ¹ Does not provide full real-time scanning engine.
>>
>> *My understanding CA is available free for a limited
time. Please note
>that
>> the page says this:
>> "Free software offer expires 2/1/05."
>> The number of times it has been given out as a viable
option leads me to
>> believe that this has been extended. You should, of
course, verify this on
>> your own.
>>
>> Galen
>> --
>> Signature changed for a moment of silence.
>> Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.
>>
>>
>
>
>.
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