Re: Am I Adequately Protected?

From: Galen (galennews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/24/05


Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:36:54 -0400

In news:Paul.McDonald.1vv2do@pcbanter.net,
Paul McDonald <Paul.McDonald.1vv2do@pcbanter.net> had this to say:

 My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hello,
>
> I am running XP Service Pack 2.
>
> I have:
>
> Kaspersky Antivirus (3 hourly updates and full scan weekly)
> Kaspersky Firewall + Router Firewall
>
> Microsoft Antispyware (daily updates and full scan weekly)
> Ad-aware (Full Scan Weekly)
>
> I'm not worried about antispam.
>
> A friend told me I should get another antispyware as the windows and
> ad-aware products alone are not enough. Are they???
>
> I could get spybot, but as it has a real time function, would this
> conflict with windows antispyware?
>
> Is there another spyware product that searches for different things to
> the two I have already?
>
> I appreciate anyones advice here and have a great day! :D
>
> Paul.

Here's a wonderful addition to cover some other forms of malware with KAV.

Open it from the notification area of the system tray, click on settings
tab, click on the update configuration, in the drop down menu box select the
extended database files and you'll get loads of additional coverage.

Galen

-- 
"You know that a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his
trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."
Sherlock Holmes 


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