Re: Which is the best Firewall & Virus Checker ?
1. Dont use zone alarm its true vector service slows your computer approx 10-15%, hides itself in your registry and more important sends info to other vendors, wonder why its got a free version.
2. Symantec [Norton] also fills your computer with hidden files sends info across the web and slows your computer down. They give it OEM with new computers for 3months
and only stops the ads it wants to, this programme knows what you are doing and relays it.
3. Hardware firewalls are THE BEST I also use Netgear and have done so for some time hardwire and wireless No popups (at all) No ads, No virus, No problems.
I dont have any Anti-Virus programmes running just run AVG Pro version once a month and it never finds anything,
also use adaware SE to catch the small files that come in they are normally not a problem anyway.
Its the usual practice you want No Problems then you have to pay for that...
Netgear Wireless Firewall Router ethernet connected to main desktop-wireless 2nd desktop-2 laptops connected wireless and a PS2 connected wireless.