Hello Pat! On Thursday, November 04, 2004, 5:03 PM, you wrote:
PJ> I'm getting a new computer and want to get the best firewall and PJ> virus protection I can, Pat, I have had no problems with F-Secure. http://www.f-secure.com/ I am using only its AV (it now offers a suite, new this year, with firewall) and I have just renewed my license, after one year's use. The interface is friendly and it has the advantage of combining 3 separate virus-scanning engines. XP SP2 recognizes it. There's no plug-in for TB!, but that's not necessary. F-Secure recognizes an e-mail infection as it is being downloaded. It recognizes an infected file as soon as it's clicked on. For my firewall I'm using the free Sygate. Just upgraded to the latest one. I like it for its simple user interface, also. But WilWilWil has a good set-up, too, with the free anti-virus program AVG--which *does* have a plug-in for TB!--and Kerio as firewall. I used AVG for about six months. Left it for Kaspersky (KAV), because Kaspersky updated more often. Kaspersky's interface I found quite complicated. And it no longer supports The Bat! with a plug-in. Last November I moved to F-Secure. It can be set to check automatically for updates as often as you like. Virus Definitions are usually updated daily, but sometimes more often. The question of choosing an AV and a firewall to go with TB! comes up rather often on tbudl. You might try a search on the Gmane archives for more opinions. -- Best regards, Mary The Bat! 3.0.2.4 Rush on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
