[H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Winterlight
I have made the Win7 Pro clean install upgrade. I am running SAV 10.2.0.298 but I still need to make a choice on a software firewall and maybe some anti spyware ... or is Win7 firewall good enough. I have a ZoneAlarm System works license for the latest version which I got for free last year,

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Tim Lider
05, 2010 8:34 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Windows 7 Firewall I have made the Win7 Pro clean install upgrade. I am running SAV 10.2.0.298 but I still need to make a choice on a software firewall and maybe some anti spyware ... or is Win7 firewall good enough. I have

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Scott Sipe
Subject: [H] Windows 7 Firewall I have made the Win7 Pro clean install upgrade. I am running SAV 10.2.0.298 but I still need to make a choice on a software firewall and maybe some anti spyware ... or is Win7 firewall good enough. I have a ZoneAlarm System works license for the latest version

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Tim Lider
- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 9:58 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall In recent years I've pretty much stopped using any 3rd party security software. Builtin firewall. No spyware software (I'll install

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Winterlight
- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 8:34 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Windows 7 Firewall I have made the Win7 Pro clean install upgrade. I am running SAV 10.2.0.298

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Joe User
Hello Scott, Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 11:58:07 AM, you wrote: In recent years I've pretty much stopped using any 3rd party security software. Builtin firewall. No spyware software (I'll install programs temporarily to do a scan and make sure I'm clean -- last time I used Malwarebytes I

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Brian Weeden
Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 9:58 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread JRS
I've had good luck with MSE as well, and it did well in tests I saw against Norton and McAfee, catching more virii than either of the others. Wow! At least get Microsoft Security Essentials. Its free and works pretty well in tests I do at work. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Brian Weeden
MSE has two big features that are important to me: free and lightweight/unobtrusive. --- Brian Sent from my iPhone On 2010-01-05, at 11:37 AM, JRS stei...@pacbell.net wrote: I've had good luck with MSE as well, and it did well in tests I saw against Norton and McAfee, catching

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Anthony A. Riederer
PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Cc: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall MSE has two big features that are important to me: free and lightweight/unobtrusive. --- Brian Sent from my iPhone On 2010-01-05, at 11:37 AM, JRS stei...@pacbell.net wrote: I've had

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Michael Resnick
. Who would have thunk it. Tony -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 1:47 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Cc: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread tmservo
: [H] Windows 7 Firewall Lightweight and Free are certainly good. But, does anyone have any feedback on how effective MSE is compared to some of the other AV/AM progies? -Mike At 03:40 PM 1/5/2010, Anthony A. Riederer wrote: I have to agree here. Which with a Microsoft product is surprising

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Stan Zaske
and free. Who would have thunk it. Tony -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 1:47 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Cc: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Gary VanderMolen
I definitely 2nd that opinion. I hate all the 'false positive' warning pop-ups you get from the third party security programs. Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) -- From: Brian Weeden brian.wee...@gmail.com MSE has two big features that are