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February 13th, 2007 21:00

Is Internet Security Suite Necessary, If I Have Dial-up?

Hi,

I use a dial-up connection. Is it necessary to purchase an

internet security suite, or can I just rely on the Win XP

Firewall and purchase an anti-virus software?

My McAfee Security Center trial, in its entirety is about to

expire shortly.

Your assistance would be appreciated. Thanks, in advance.

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joe53
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Posted February 13th, 2007 23:00
A security suite is not necessary, since you can obtain perfectly good equivalent protection, usually for free.

1) Win XP's firewall is reliable. It doesn't monitor outbound traffic to the internet- many here use ZoneAlarm's free firewall for that.
2) Very good free AV's include AVG, avast! and AntiVir. Few here would recommend McAfee or Norton AVs.
3) You will also want an antispyware app, and Windows Defender is free. other recommended defenses are linked below.

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My essential (free) defenses:

- avast! antivirus v.4.7
- ZoneAlarm firewall v.6.1.744.001
- Windows Defender (Final release) Resident Anti-Spyware
- AVG/ewido anti-spyware v.7.5 (demand anti-spyware/anti-trojan scanner)
- a-squared Free 2.0 (demand anti-spyware/anti-trojan scanner)
- Ad-Aware SE Personal (demand anti-spyware scanner)
- SpywareBlaster v.3.5.1 (blocks bad activeX installation)
- MVPS Hosts file
- BillP's WinPatrol v.10
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Posted February 14th, 2007 00:00
Super-Antispyware is another good free spyware program that is highly recommended at the kaspersky users forum it can be downloaded here.

http://superantispyware.com/