IS windows Firewall good enough or do i need to buy one?. If i use AVG antivirus and AVG Anti-Spyware with Windows Firewall will i be ok? Do I really need to pay for the securtiy suites that have there own firewall? . If i use AVG antivirus and AVG Anti-Spyware...

Is the Windows XP Firewall enough?. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics () I know this is an old topic, but I thought I'd try to get the latest opinions on this. I'm trying to decide whether to get another firewall. Everybody says the...

use the > built-in popup blocker. Am I protected enough? Thanks In my opinion, yes. Although I have experimented with third party firewalls, I have mostly used the Windows firewall (and its predecessor ICF firewall in pre-SP2 days) since XP came...

it alows you to control which programs have access to the internet, unlike windows firewall which basicly just blocks unrequested incoming conections. So if you got a trojan on your computer windows firewall will not stop it. Note: Once you have installed...

on your hard drive is there because you want it there, and therefore has your "permission" to access the Internet. Further, because the Windows Firewall is a "stateful" firewall, it will also assume that any incoming traffic that's a direct response...

router's firewall. If you have a good router the firewall on that will be more than good enough. Normal routers have something called NAT, which is basically a simplified version of a firewall. It is good enough for most people to use with out having any software...

on the best AV and firewall as individuals? thx AVG 8.0 Free edition will pickup and clean 10 times better then norton and mcafee. Windows firewall is good enough if you have a router with logging and are smart about what you click on. I agree, AVG is good,...

just about stopping services, not using OE and IE etc, but mailware/virii/worms/trojans utilise known or unknown flaws in the Windows OS to attack a PC whilst connected to the internet. Even good old linux/unix/mac aren't foolproof and can be attacked....

work out. In my case they concluded "some files must be corrupted, repair windows back to original install state and then reinstall SP2 twice while in safe mode." Before I did that someone discovered that for some folks with Windows Explorer problems...

have to purchase and install a separate AV program (like the one that you have right now). Though Windows has a built-in firewall called Windows Firewall, which is good enough for a average-home user. More info about the Windows Security Centre: -- Anando...