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AT&T Yahoo Internet Security
Looking for some advise on internet security software
I'm currently running Norton Internet Security software that is about to expire. I recently signed up with AT&T Yahoo DSL. They have their own internet security that according to them, can replace my Norton software. I don't know enough about this to know if that would be wise, or not. Looking for some advise from those who have knowledge in this area.
I would appreciate any help/recommendations......
Steve
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Posted March 9th, 2007 02:00
AT&T Yahoo! Online Protection brings all of our security tools together in one easy-to-use Dashboard. Simple icons, buttons, and options take the hassle out of staying safe online.
By accessing the Dashboard, you can quickly see the status of all your security tools: Anti-Spy, Anti-Virus, Pop-Up Blocker, Parental Controls, and AT&T Yahoo! Mail Protection."
I am not a big fan of this type of software, first of all, if you run Windows with IE7, it has a built in popup blocker that works very well. There are several Free Anti-virus softwares that work better than most paid for AV software. As far as anti spy I recommend AdAware and Spybot Search and Destroy for this. Last, any good AV software covers your Email. The only thing left is Parental controls, I have no input on that.
You do have to run Adaware and Spyboy manually to look for problems, spybot does have some built in protections that run full time if you enable them.
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html
http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10019223.html
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html adaware
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10401314.html?tag=lst-0-1 spybot