Linux friendly Win antivirus firewalls/antivirus?

Marcus Patino manou69 at hotmail.com
Thu Nov 1 05:15:27 PST 2001


My vote is for zone alarm as well.  I have read docs where certain security 
issues get right past black ice - I have no real experience with norton but 
zone alarm offers a free version for home pc's.
M


>From: "bmusson" <bmusson at hawaii.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
>To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
>Subject: [luau] Re: Linux friendly Win antivirus firewalls/antivirus?
>Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 15:34:53 -1000
>
>If your only choices are between Norton and Black Ice, I vote for Norton.
>Blackice has been shown to be vulnerable to some attacks. Have you looked
>into Zone Alarm? It may be a low (zero) cost option that would work fairly
>well for you.
>
>Bill
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "mathisha" <mathisha at hawaii.rr.com>
>To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at maile.hi.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 1:01 PM
>Subject: [luau] Linux friendly Win antivirus firewalls/antivirus?
>
>
> > With much reluctance (long story) I have to reinstates the supply of
>electricity to my windows machines
> > (NT workstation sp6 and 98) and plug them both into the net). I'm trying
>to get a grip on the herds of
> > antiviral and firewall options out there. Specially a firewall antivirus
>combo that is friendly to *nix/Mac
> > partitions/files.
> >
> > Not sure where to get a reliable review/overview so I'm groveling b4 the
>gurus here. What I've read on
> > the net I'm dithering between Norton products and Blackice defender.  
>Cost
>is a factor. Both machines
> > won't be on the net frequently but I don't feel secure plugging a 
>network
>cable to a WIN box on-line
> > without protection. Any recomendations based on your experiences/wisdom?
> >
> > thanks in advance
> > mathisha
> >
> >
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