~BD~ <~BD~@nomail.afraid.com> wrote in
news:QJGdnbeUFMjxjBrQnZ2dnUVZ7vOdnZ2d@bt.com:

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> I learn something new every day! I'd not heard of Agnitum
> before. I've had a quick look at the web site, but do not
> see a free version. Thanks for mentioning it though.

http://www.agnitum.com/r/menuen/ossfree/

This is all I could find. If you use the full suite, unless you
disable the AV, you should not run another AV. I read about a
year ago that they were providing a fully functional free
firewall (not a suite) - things may have changed.

>> For AV I strongly recommend ESET NOD32 - just the virus
>> scanner. No need for the full suite. Their AV is the best,
>> but I don't know if their /firewall/ is - I /do/ know it
>> is NOT free ;-)
>
> I'm aware of NOD32 and it's reputation At present my XP
> machines are using MSE and the Windows firewall (connecting
> wirelessly through a BT home hub) - all *seems* to be
> working as it should!

As I read somewhere, using MS security software is like hiring a
pedophile to work in a day care center.

> Many thanks for you helpful advice.

YW.