Hi Mary, On Thursday, November 4, 2004, 11:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PJ>> I'm getting a new computer and want to get the best firewall and PJ>> virus protection I can,
MB> Pat, I have had no problems with F-Secure. MB> http://www.f-secure.com/ There are so many! ... but as I said in an earlier post, I was (for some reason) looking for a combination anit-virus/firewall product and f-secure also fits the bill. MB> I am using only its AV (it now offers a suite, new this year, with MB> firewall) and I have just renewed my license, after one year's use. MB> The interface is friendly and it has the advantage of combining 3 MB> separate virus-scanning engines. XP SP2 recognizes it. There's no MB> plug-in for TB!, but that's not necessary. F-Secure recognizes an MB> e-mail infection as it is being downloaded. It recognizes an infected MB> file as soon as it's clicked on. MB> For my firewall I'm using the free Sygate. Just upgraded to the latest MB> one. I like it for its simple user interface, also. Sygate gets good reviews too. MB> But WilWilWil has a good set-up, too, with the free anti-virus program MB> AVG--which *does* have a plug-in for TB!--and Kerio as firewall. I MB> used AVG for about six months. Left it for Kaspersky (KAV), because MB> Kaspersky updated more often. I am currently using AVG free version and it seems to work well, though in those comparison charts is not as aggressive as some anti-virus programs. On the other hand, I've been looking at those charts so much I've gone cross-eyed. MB> Kaspersky's interface I found quite MB> complicated. And it no longer supports The Bat! with a plug-in. Last MB> November I moved to F-Secure. It can be set to check automatically for MB> updates as often as you like. Virus Definitions are usually updated MB> daily, but sometimes more often. The Kaspersky site says there is a plugin for TB!, but did say version 1.x and up, which doesn't exactly build confidence. :-) MB> The question of choosing an AV and a firewall to go with TB! comes up MB> rather often on tbudl. You might try a search on the Gmane archives MB> for more opinions. I know this topic comes up a lot, and really only wanted someone to say "PC-cillin works PERFECTLY with The Bat!". But since it doesn't the info I've received has been helpful, and I really am sorry to open up this discussion again. I would insert the appropriate smiley here, but that's another discussion left alone for awhile! :-) <--oops. Thanks Mary, for your always helpful comments. -- Best wishes, Pat A Canadian in Houston Using The Bat! v3.0.1.33 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
