firewalls and security things
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firewalls and security things
my free trial of McAfee just ran out so i got that AVG free but im unsure if it has a firewall and how secure my computer actually is with it. any suggestions on a better one? and does windows have its own firewall and if yes how do i check to see if its running? thanks.
AVG doesn't come with a firewall. XP has one built into it, although it only does half the job cos it only checks incoming traffic and not outgoing.
Here's two free firewalls: -
Outpost
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost ... wnload.php
ZoneAlarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/c ... wnload.jsp
Once you have a proper firewall installed, you should disable the XP one if it's activated. Instructions can be found here: -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;283673
Here's two free firewalls: -
Outpost
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost ... wnload.php
ZoneAlarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/c ... wnload.jsp
Once you have a proper firewall installed, you should disable the XP one if it's activated. Instructions can be found here: -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;283673
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