My Norton Anti-virus and Firewall are hogs on my machine, what are some better alternatives..?

 

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Protection against Javascript Expolits are a must.

 

hardware firewall is all either of you need.

if you must have a software firewall. shit. i guess ZoneAlarm or an IDS like BlackICE if your really paranoid.


Otherwise XP's built in firewall will suffice when backed up by nat protection on a router.

 

How do you initiate the XP firewall ?

What about anti-virus ? I think that is what's hogging the most..

 

how much money do u have to spend?
100? -> get a router
150~200 > netgear hardware firewall router
400~600 soho firewalls like netscreen sonic wall
1000+ contact me

 

 

I have a router and enough for simple protection.. I'm not running a business or anything..

 

All I want is something less of a hog..

 

all you need is your router for firewall. its plenty for you...


for anti virus... im not sure whats the least hog. i use norton at home... it sucks.

i use mcafee at work... i never notice its there... uses 4mb of memory.


but theres alot of solutions, maybe Sophos or something

 

I'll have to experiment... I like Norton for it's reliabilty but man it's always stealing my memory and slows my system down.

How do I activate the XP firewall?

The nice thing about Norton firewall is the built in pop-up blocker. I guess I'll rid of that and go with the Google toolbar..

 

go to your network/lan properties and go to security or firewall tab. not exactly sure not on an xp box at moment... but thats basic deal.


nortons pop up blocker sucks. get google toolbar

 

or get mozilla firebird

 

I've been experimenting between both and the Norton seems to be doing better then the Google toolbar.

 

um, how? google blocks any unrequested pop up

 

Just a observation.. Several times google let some through...

 

I have found that McAfee Firewall works very well and doesn't let any pop-ups through.

 

Does anyone know if System Suite 5 is any good?

 

not all the time.