"James Morrow" <jamesemorrow@email.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21d8d594b1580a7c9896c0@extreme.x-privat.org...
> In article <carlhammel1-B7BD35.17374723122007@news.verizon.net>,
> carlhammel1@gmail.com says...
>
> <snip>
>
>> There are those that have mixed/matched two AV products by tweaking
>> them.
>> However, it is NOT a suggested method and such an act has not been
>> proven to provide extra protection, only resource loss.
>> ***
>>
>> My question: Should I indeed be running only one of these
>> applications
>> and, if so, which one would folks recommend???
>>
>>
>>
>
> Run one and only one AV. Running two in background leads to conflict.
> Use any good firewall. Windows XP firewall works inbound only. In the
> event of a trojan calling out you'd be blind to it.<<<

Which is what I basically said, James. He thinks Zone Alarm is also an
AV proggie.

And yes, Windows XP firewall doesn't alert you to things *calling home*,
but I found the ZAPro to be a PITA......would rather have an older
version of it. Which I do have, so might just open up a Version 5.5 or
some such.

Merry Christmas......Heather