05-21-2004, 05:32 PM
zonealarm is at <a href="http://www.zonelabs.com", target="_blank">zonelabs.com</a> - make sure you get the free one.
The spybots/adawares/etc. are good for getting rid of spyware, but Ive only seen a few cases where apywareware brought a system down to serious sluggishness - Im not saying that cant be the case with you, it could, but since you said by killing NIS that the speed comes back, that tells me it's Norton's.
I still like their Anti-virus stuff, but theirs (and McAfee's) firewall/security/spayware applications are, IMO, shit.
You might wanna consider a router at home too, just for the hardware firewall alone, it's worth it and the one I use (Linysys BFRS41) can be found for <$40 at most retail stores - plus you can network your place up at some point.
The spybots/adawares/etc. are good for getting rid of spyware, but Ive only seen a few cases where apywareware brought a system down to serious sluggishness - Im not saying that cant be the case with you, it could, but since you said by killing NIS that the speed comes back, that tells me it's Norton's.
I still like their Anti-virus stuff, but theirs (and McAfee's) firewall/security/spayware applications are, IMO, shit.
You might wanna consider a router at home too, just for the hardware firewall alone, it's worth it and the one I use (Linysys BFRS41) can be found for <$40 at most retail stores - plus you can network your place up at some point.
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