re: Firewalls, antivirus software and USB modem
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 3:08 am
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ed
(659 messages posted)
I recommend taking one step at a time! Make sure that you've cured the problem with
the broadband connection first, before going on to tackle the firewall problem.
I agree that ZoneAlarm is a useable product. But get the *oldest* version you can
that's compatible with Windows 98, not the newest, at http://www.oldversion.com.
A version marked as being for use on Windows 98 will still work on Win ME, which
is merely an enhanced "third edition" of Windows 98.
Firewalls do not require upgrading! All that ZoneAlarm have done in each successive
version is add useless bloatware to the product, making it harder and harder to use,
and gobbling up system resources uselessly.
And when you have a firewall running, don't run an anti-virus program as well. Do
scan any downloaded files, with the anti-virus program, before running them; but
the firewall will keep you safe while you are on-line, you don't need the anti-virus
program running (in live mode) as well.
The combination of the two running together will seriously slow down your computer,
as it will use a lot of system memory and CPU time.
Ed
On Friday, March 23, 2007 at 4:52 am, Larry wrote:
>Remember to download a firewall program to the desktop for installation while the
>PC is diconnected from the net. I like ZoneAlarm myself, but the latest versions
>only work on 2K or XP. You can get Win9X versions at oldversion.com, v6.1 being
the
>last version compatible with ME and still perfectly usable and effective. Download
>AVG again if you've deleted it either to the desktop for later installation also,
>or after you've reconnected to the net. For more protection from malware, I would
>add at least SpywareBlaster from javacoolsoftware.com, a small but highly effective
>"passive" program, and perhaps even Spybot Search & Destroy.
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