Författare Louise 2005-07-13 :
> Win XP Pro, SP2 with MS firewall turned off. Heavy home/office user
> with cable ISP. Use Firefox 85% of the time. Use Outlook as my
> email/pim.

> I'm wondering whether I really need to run the amount of security
> software I'm running or whether it's taking too much overhead.

> I have a Linksys NAT router. I run Sygate Pro. I run Avast with all
> the shields active.

> I used to run Spysweeper only when I actually wanted to scan my
> machine every week or so.

> I've just switched to Spyware Doctor (was this a good idea?), and I'm
> once again wondering whether I should leave it running "on guard" all
> the time or whether it's unnecessary use of resources.

> Any thoughts about Spyware Doctor and is it bloated - does it use an
> inordinate amount of resources? Is it intrusive?

> TIA

> Louise

I don.t think is overkill, you could use Thunderbird instead of OE and
use moore than one spywaredetector, I recomend two or three. Use
Antivir instead of Avast, its better.

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