Do I need a firewall software?
Sep,27
at8:54 am
byadmin
I Have ECI B-Focus Wireless 352+ which is an ADSL + Modem Router Firewall. As i see today everyone is concentrated on internet security and has a firewall software even when they have router with firewall and I’m curious should I get a firewall software when I have a router firewall and Microsoft Windows Xp Pro built in firewall.
And what do you think about Vista is it worth to buy, and also give me advice on antivirus and antispyware.
Im usin kaspersky and AVG antispayware with windows defender.
Thank You
No you don’t need a software firewall if you have a hardware one.
No, Vista isn’t worth the buy. Wait until Service Pack 1. By then you will have had the opportunity to try it to see if it’s for you, and they will have fixed the first round of bugs and quirks.
AVG is good. Windows defender is in beta and doesn’t perform well so don’t use it until it’s out of beta. And you don’t need two background virus guard programs. You should only have of those enabled, and the other can be used as another on-demand scanning program in case the other program misses anything.
Edit: AdAware is a good free spyware scanner.
Right now, Windows Vista happens to have a very good integrated firewall (XP’s is barely even mediocre…at best). It would be best to have both a hardware firewall AND a software firewall (to cover all the bases). I use mcafee and it works really well (pretty cheap too). Some people swear by norton, it’s up to how you like your software (both are good though).
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No you don’t need a software firewall if you have a hardware one.
No, Vista isn’t worth the buy. Wait until Service Pack 1. By then you will have had the opportunity to try it to see if it’s for you, and they will have fixed the first round of bugs and quirks.
AVG is good. Windows defender is in beta and doesn’t perform well so don’t use it until it’s out of beta. And you don’t need two background virus guard programs. You should only have of those enabled, and the other can be used as another on-demand scanning program in case the other program misses anything.
Edit: AdAware is a good free spyware scanner.
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Don’t need software firewall, no such thing as covering all the bases when it comes to firewall. One will do the job, a hardware one is better then software any day. If you ask me any anti-virus, anti-spam, anit-popup software is too much. pick one and remove the others. Stick with AVG its free, it works, its simple. The more Anti-Blah stuff you install the slower your comp will run. Wait for SP1 before worrying about vista, I perfer built in stuff, its already there. You’ll not go wrong if you don’t install anything you don’t need.
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