should i turn all of windows security off?

jjscotman

as your windows defender is anti-spyware and your norton is anti firewall (plus perhaps a firewall) you can have them both running together without conflict.

It is 2 anti virus (or 2 software firewalls) running together that may/are likely to cause problems and are therefore recommended against by most experts.

On my vista SP1 laptop, I have been running the Sunbelt firewall and the Avira Anti Vir in conjunction with Ad-aware, Spybot, Spyware Blaster and Windows Defender for quite a while without any compatability or conflict problems. I also run CA Anti-Spyware off the Yahoo toolbar.

The Vista firewall is disabled.

Perhaps this is overkill, but I have had no problems (touch wood!!) and want to keep it that way !!

Being Scottish as well as a money-saver, all the above programs are free !!

jjscotman

sorry for typo, the first line of my previous post should read

"as your windows defender is anti spyware and your norton is anti virus (plus perhaps a firewall) you can........."

Ken68

donnajunkie wrote: »

arent routers used when people have wireless internet? i dont have wireless internet. it comes straight from the modem via an ethernet cable.

I'm not wireless, with plusnet, who have set the router firewall at LOW, the recommended setting, plus windows XP firewall. Have disabled Comodo, PC working like a dream.
A site called Stealth something has given it all clear.

aliEnRIK

Ken68 wrote: »

Routers have firewalls, so why have another.

You mean NO software firewall?
Routers firewalls only stop certain types of attacks. NOTHING more. If you ran a computer with just the routers firewall on and NOTHING else then your open to so many attacks its untrue!

Ken68

Just told yer, also Windows Firewall.
I'm all for belt and braces but draw the line at cast iron knickers as well.

PS...you could be right, aliens often are.

http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/webmaster/article.php/3103431

donnajunkie

thanks everyone.

djohn2002uk

Ken68 wrote: »

Routers have firewalls, so why have another.

You then say "Just told yer, also Windows Firewall."
And most people, experts included, will always recomend Comodo, Kerio or most other firewalls before Windows Firewall.

Ken68

djohn2002uk wrote: »

You then say "Just told yer, also Windows Firewall."
And most people, experts included, will always recomend Comodo, Kerio or most other firewalls before Windows Firewall.

Windows Firewall is on by default, don't think I can switch it orf.
Comodo is recommended for custom configuration, doubt the ordinary surfer needs all that guff.

Ken68

For example...
I just downloaded the latest Comodo, almost immediately it said...your comp is about to join a Private Network, whatdoyouwanttodo. How would I know, there's only me and the !!!!!!! cat. Then it had Avast in the Pending (doubtful) Files. What nonsense.

aliEnRIK

Ken68 wrote: »

For example...
I just downloaded the latest Comodo, almost immediately it said...your comp is about to join a Private Network, whatdoyouwanttodo. How would I know, there's only me and the !!!!!!! cat. Then it had Avast in the Pending (doubtful) Files. What nonsense.

Your entitled to your opinion Ken
But I really HAVE to disagree with you choosing windows firewall over comodo.