How many firewalls should I run?

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deb said:
Can Microsoft AntiSpy be the ONLY firewall and antiviurs I
should run?
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Hi

No......... !

Read this page carefully including links about security issues:

www.microsoft.com/protect

First three steps
1. Firewall
2. Windowsupdate
3. Antivirusprogram, updated

Extra important step:
4. Antispywareprogram
 
deb said:
Can Microsoft AntiSpy be the ONLY firewall and antiviurs I
should run?
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No.

Microsoft AntiSpyware is not a firewall.
Microsoft AntiSpyware is not an anti-virus product.

You need all three (firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware)
 
Robin said:
No.

Microsoft AntiSpyware is not a firewall.
Microsoft AntiSpyware is not an anti-virus product.

You need all three (firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware)
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;)

And Windowsupdate including SP2.............!
 
Hi Deb - plun and Robin have already answered your specific question, but in
the broader sense of "How do I protect myself?" you might want to take a
look at my Blog, Defending Your Machine, here for some additional step you
can take (look at the end, particularly):
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
 
Hi Deb,
< Can Microsoft AntiSpy be the ONLY firewall and Antivirus I should run? >
Nope. No way.

MWAS is to protect and clean from spyware. Your firewall is to protect at
least against inbound attacks and scans. Your current, up to date Antivirus
protects against threats from the web, email, IM etc. Also please set your
Windows Update to catch and install Updates regularly.

May I suggest going to http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx
for best practices. Be sure to watch the video!

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP
 
-----Original Message-----
Can Microsoft AntiSpy be the ONLY firewall and antiviurs I
should run?
.
No get a hardware firewall (most routers) if you have
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high speed internet.
 
Is the windows firewall enough or should I install another firewall? And
what is the best firewall to install?

grtz Gridje
 
Gridje said:
Is the windows firewall enough or should I install another firewall?
And what is the best firewall to install?
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Windows Firewall is good enough for the average user.
 
-----Original Message-----
Hi Deb,
< Can Microsoft AntiSpy be the ONLY firewall and Antivirus I should run? >
Nope. No way.

MWAS is to protect and clean from spyware. Your firewall is to protect at
least against inbound attacks and scans. Your current, up to date Antivirus
protects against threats from the web, email, IM etc. Also please set your
Windows Update to catch and install Updates regularly.

May I suggest going to http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx
for best practices. Be sure to watch the video!

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP




How many firewall's...1, more than one and they will
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conflict(2 firewalls will not get along,they will fight
each other)
 
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