December 24, 2010

What’s the best firewall for a netbook?


Hello!

So my mum has ordered an Advent notebook, running Windows XP. I was wondering which would be the best firewall to use.

I have one spare install of Bulldog and Norton 2007, but as the netbook isn't that powerful (1.6Ghz Atom processor, 1GB RAM) we might be needing a less power-demanding firewall.

Any suggestions on what to use? Preferably free ones but we're willing to pay.

Thanks in advance.

Zonealarm is a good firewall.
AVG is good for Anti virus.
Recommend spybot for Antispyware.

All free.

i think AVG is good enough all round, and free
get rid of Norton and be careful when downloadind adobe flash as it can add a norton security scan without you noticing at times

AVG is a free one,
But for peace of mind i use McAfee.
I prefer this over Norton.

ESET i use on all my netbooks

What's the best firewall for a netbook?