Re: A "Loaded" Question

From: Rudy (NoSpam_at_no-onehome.net)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:17:13 GMT

"> A popular set of freeware/shareware apps includes:
>
> 1) enabling Automatic Updates for critical Windows updates
> 2) the ZoneAlarm firewall from www.zonelabs.com
> 3) AVG anti-virus from www.grisoft.com
> 4) SpywareBlaster to innoculate IE (or use Spybot protections)
> from www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
> 5) Quik-Fix from www.pivx.com to further shield IE
Windows Security

Zone Alarm and/or AVG 7.0 bollixed up my computer running Win98SE. I added
them to both my new cable modem setup and everything went downhill from
there..Crashes everyday. On advice, I deleted them (and McAfee)and added
Computer Associates "EZ Trust" Firewall and AV which I received in the mail
from MS along with the Feb04 Security Update CD. They seem to be doing fine.
I'm also running Spybot SD.

I dont see any of the MVPs here recommending the EZ Trust that MS is sending
out (free for the first year) ? Any reason why ?

R

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