Re: security software

From: Robert Moir (robspamtrap+msnews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 09:29:36 -0000

sk810-4-s8tan wrote:
> my ISP just came out with it's own security software, shaw-secure
> (f-secure) which
> supposedly has anti-virus, firewall, anti-spam, anti-spyware,
> ad-monitor,...all in one main and another add-on. before installing
> this software package warned about having other anti-virus, firewall,
> anti-spyware etc. installed, say could conflict or something,
> understand having one anti-virus and firewall but isn't it always
> safer (secure) to have more than one anti-spyware/adware ?
> xp home

I like F-Secure products, thats a fairly good choice.

I suspect that Shaw are just trying to have a quiet life. When you use
products like this there is always a *potential* for conflicts, and Shaw are
just trying to keep their support lines quiet by reducing that potential.

Even with spyware removers you can see a problem - to see what I mean,
download and install Ad-Aware and then download and install Spybot Search
And Destroy and read the message Spybot S&D should give you, warning about
conflicts with Ad-Aware. 

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