rec.autos.simulators

> They both are still working fine, but I just can't get the latest
> "data" files for April.

> So... It looks like I'm going to be shelling out a few $$$ to
> buy/upgrade to the latest versions or switch to a different product.

> My question is this:

> The two best antivirus software packages on the market (according to
> most experts) are Norton and McAfee. I run Norton on my laptop at work
> and it seems to be a resource hog so I'm a bit uneasy about running it
> at home and trying to play racing sim's at the same time.

> I've been using "EndItAll" at home to shutdown McAfee Virusscan prior
> to playing my racing sim's as it can also be a bit of a hog, but which
> package has the least impact on top level sims like F1 2001, N4, Rally
> Trophy, etc... ??

> Ditto with firewall software... I've been very happy with Black Ice as
> it has a very small footprint and can even be updated without
> rebooting the PC, but it apparently only has a 1 year free upgrade
> license.

> I've heard good things about "Tiny Firewall" as it passed the leak
> proof test http://grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm with flying colors but what
> about the freebees like zone alarm?

> Thanks in advance for the suggestions!
> Jay J

> Anti-virus:  AVG by Grisoft at www.grisoft.com .  I don't use Tiny
Personal
> Firewall since I'm running Windows XP with the built-in firewall, but
> friends have said they really like it.

> ------

> If I may make a suggestion here (even though I may criticize your
enjoyment
> of the XP firewall).....  The XP firewall only offers protection in one
> direction and that's incoming.  There's nothing wrong with that, unless
you
> have a trojan or something on your system that wants out but you don't
want
> it to access the internet.  I use Kerio Personal Firewall which is the new
> version of Tiny and it's a damn good piece of software.  It offers
> protection of both inbound and outbound traffic.  It's also free for
> personal use.

> On the antivirus side of things.  If you want something small and
effective
> then give F-Prot a try.  It's DOS based and doesn't offer all the CPU life
> sucking, run time features of the larger packages but it does the job.  It
> has been rated as one of the most effective virus scanners around with
> updates almost daily.

> Anti-virus:  AVG by Grisoft at www.grisoft.com .  I don't use Tiny Personal
> Firewall since I'm running Windows XP with the built-in firewall, but
> friends have said they really like it.

> ------

> If I may make a suggestion here (even though I may criticize your enjoyment
> of the XP firewall).....  The XP firewall only offers protection in one
> direction and that's incoming.  There's nothing wrong with that, unless you
> have a trojan or something on your system that wants out but you don't want
> it to access the internet.  I use Kerio Personal Firewall which is the new
> version of Tiny and it's a damn good piece of software.  It offers
> protection of both inbound and outbound traffic.  It's also free for
> personal use.

> On the antivirus side of things.  If you want something small and effective
> then give F-Prot a try.  It's DOS based and doesn't offer all the CPU life
> sucking, run time features of the larger packages but it does the job.  It
> has been rated as one of the most effective virus scanners around with
> updates almost daily.

> Anti-virus:  AVG by Grisoft at www.grisoft.com .  I don't use Tiny Personal
> Firewall since I'm running Windows XP with the built-in firewall, but
> friends have said they really like it.

> ------

> If I may make a suggestion here (even though I may criticize your enjoyment
> of the XP firewall).....  The XP firewall only offers protection in one
> direction and that's incoming.  There's nothing wrong with that, unless you
> have a trojan or something on your system that wants out but you don't want
> it to access the internet.  I use Kerio Personal Firewall which is the new
> version of Tiny and it's a damn good piece of software.  It offers
> protection of both inbound and outbound traffic.  It's also free for
> personal use.

> On the antivirus side of things.  If you want something small and effective
> then give F-Prot a try.  It's DOS based and doesn't offer all the CPU life
> sucking, run time features of the larger packages but it does the job.  It
> has been rated as one of the most effective virus scanners around with
> updates almost daily.

> Anti-virus:  AVG by Grisoft at www.grisoft.com .  I don't use Tiny
Personal
> Firewall since I'm running Windows XP with the built-in firewall, but
> friends have said they really like it.

> ------

> If I may make a suggestion here (even though I may criticize your
enjoyment
> of the XP firewall).....  The XP firewall only offers protection in one
> direction and that's incoming.  There's nothing wrong with that, unless
you
> have a trojan or something on your system that wants out but you don't
want
> it to access the internet.  I use Kerio Personal Firewall which is the new
> version of Tiny and it's a damn good piece of software.  It offers
> protection of both inbound and outbound traffic.  It's also free for
> personal use.

> On the antivirus side of things.  If you want something small and
effective
> then give F-Prot a try.  It's DOS based and doesn't offer all the CPU life
> sucking, run time features of the larger packages but it does the job.  It
> has been rated as one of the most effective virus scanners around with
> updates almost daily.

> Regards

> Bob

> > Anti-virus:  AVG by Grisoft at www.grisoft.com .  I don't use Tiny
> Personal
> > Firewall since I'm running Windows XP with the built-in firewall, but
> > friends have said they really like it.

> > ------

> > If I may make a suggestion here (even though I may criticize your
> enjoyment
> > of the XP firewall).....  The XP firewall only offers protection in one
> > direction and that's incoming.  There's nothing wrong with that, unless
> you
> > have a trojan or something on your system that wants out but you don't
> want
> > it to access the internet.  I use Kerio Personal Firewall which is the
new
> > version of Tiny and it's a damn good piece of software.  It offers
> > protection of both inbound and outbound traffic.  It's also free for
> > personal use.

> > On the antivirus side of things.  If you want something small and
> effective
> > then give F-Prot a try.  It's DOS based and doesn't offer all the CPU
life
> > sucking, run time features of the larger packages but it does the job.
It
> > has been rated as one of the most effective virus scanners around with
> > updates almost daily.