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What AV/Firewall software for Windows XP x64?

post #1 of 6
3/22/06 at 5:32am
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Well I can't use AVG Free or Norton or Zonealarm. What should I use for Windows XP x64? I would prefer if it's free of course. Any thoughts?
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post #2 of 6
3/22/06 at 12:35pm
Not free, but I use NOD32 for Antivirus. Doesn't affect start up time unlike Norton Corporate. A free option is Avast!. I use built in Windows Firewall, as none of the 64bit firewalls are complete, plus Zone Alarm increased my start up time considerably.
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post #3 of 6
3/22/06 at 12:36pm
NAT + Windows Firewall for those times away from your own network.
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post #4 of 6
3/22/06 at 5:45pm
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Nat? Is Windows Firewall really any good?
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post #5 of 6
3/22/06 at 6:17pm
Its alright, its just wasn't worth the increase start up time to use anything else. Besides, anyone who practices common sense doesn't need that great of a firewall. Plus its my laptop, so I can reformat it on a whim if needed.
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post #6 of 6
3/22/06 at 11:39pm
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Well whenever I had my Norton firewall...it blocked 'instrusion attempts' atleast once or twice a day. My university has about 50,000 students and I'm on for atleast 2-3 hours a day and sometimes up to 10 hours if I have work as well as class.
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