"Martin Klein" <koelnnrw@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
> Should I have Spy Sweeper always running? Does it function as a kind of
> firewall?
>

personally I would rather recommend to run it from time to time just as a
spyware scanner, and not have it running al the time in the background

and if you need a good personal firewall, your best bet would be ZoneAlarm
Pro