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McAfee Vs. Zone alarm etc.

May 28, 2005 1:00AM PDT

Hey I have McAfee and was wondering If I should get rid of it to get another security program like zone alarm? Also can any1 recomend some goos security programs? Thanks

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Since most McAfee is an antivirus and most use ZA as firewal
May 28, 2005 1:22AM PDT

The functions are such you want both. It is not one or the other you would want to be without.

Bob

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mcafee has its own firewall?
May 28, 2005 3:28AM PDT

Ok thank but my mcafee has its own firewall should i disable the mcafee firewall and install zone alarm? Also do i need any additional software like adaware, spybot, etc? And if so what exactly?

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Personal choice there.
May 28, 2005 6:09AM PDT
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Doesn't make much sense to me
May 28, 2005 6:11AM PDT

You have Mcafee Virusscan installed and Mcafee personal firewall and it works fine. I have no idea why you would want to change it. Mcafee has a great antivirus and firewall and I use it too.