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I have Norton's Internet Securities but I have been told

by x_caliber94 Dec 11, 2005 5:46AM PST

I have been told that its junk. I know there is a lot of freeware out there that is really good. How do you determine the good stuff from the bad. I want something that will stop crap from comming into my comp, scan E-mail, and check for viruses and spyware. Did I miss anything? I am using a HP with XP SP2. I just D/l Firefox to start using as my browser. Thanks for any advise you can give.

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Good On Ya !! FF with Sun Java Will Help. Be Sure ...

by tobeach Dec 11, 2005 1:29PM PST

Sun Java is servicing BOTH browsers by ticking boxes in browser tab (Control Panel>Java Plugin). To avoid Javabyte Verify, I unticked the ''enable caching'' box under Cache Tab.
Here's a link to a page that has a good selection of clean, legitimate protection programs. Note and bookmk/favorite Spyware Warrior link at very top of page for refrence( of ROGUE programs). All programs in following post are safe to use. I hope all links still current.:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6132-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=114259&messageID=1298628
Hers another link, for CCleaner (great freeware program) that I posted previously:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-7813-0.html?forumID=45&threadID=134118&messageID=1515395
Enjoy !!