Re: am I safe?
From: N. Miller (duh_at_blackhole.aosake.net)
Date: 06/29/04
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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:35:24 -0700
In article <ednONeaXEHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, Headtheball says...
> I have recently completely uninstalled NAV as it was severely slowing my
> startup even though I have quite a powerful system with 1gb DDRAM. Am I safe
> running my network with the firewall and ZA pro running with all security
> features set?
ZAP should be all the firewall that you need.
> Or is it essential that I have a Antivirus running?
It used to be that you could get by with no on access virus scanner, and
just do a daily on demand scan. But with MSIE vulnerabilities yet to be
patched, and malicious souls salting trusted web sites with Trojans, even an
on access scanner may be ineffective. Until MSFT decides to isolate MSIE
from the OS, you are probably safer using a different browser, rather than
relying on a virus scanner which may not recognize a threat just two hours
after was updated. In any case, AVG is a respectable on access virus
scanner.
> If so I will install the free Sygate personal firewall or AVG,
> which of the two is best?
Hmmm. Which is better, a hammer, or a saw? Different tools for different
purposes; use a hammer to pound nails into wood, use a saw to cut wood. Or;
use Sygate to protect your computer from malicious unsolicited packets
(hammer|firewall), use AVG to scan for viruses (saw|anti virus).
Because you are already using ZAP, Sygate is not necessary; unless you
intend to replace ZAP with Sygate.
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