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Glide
10-12-2005, 10:32 PM
Hello Everyone.

Hope that things are well.

I was wondering if my personal security suite is comprehensive enough and if not, what changes should I make.

I am currently running:

1. Kaspersky Personal
2. Spybot
3. Spywareblaster
4. Adaware
5. Spyguard
6. ZoneAlarm Pro

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

--Glide

MamaKin
10-14-2005, 08:08 AM
How long does windows take to srtup upon login with that lot running? A bit OTT I think. Is it just you using this PC? If so then I reckon you should sacrafice this much softare and use your own awarness in terms of browing and installing spyware etc. If there are a few of you using this PC (kids especially) then I reckon you should keep the lot!

ScotBlok
10-21-2005, 09:08 PM
Agree with Mamakin here M8 - unless you're running Chelsea's finance department you've seriously overkilled your security which will in turn comprimise the performance of your machine.

I am more than happy with one Firewall, one decent AV program and certainly Ad Aware (or similar) - too many programs tripping over themselves to save your privacy really doesn't help as they all compete for processor usage and memory. TBH - much more than this is slightly paranoid unless you realistically have something on your box which is genuinely attractive to a hacker.

Hope this speeds your machine up a bit! :tup: