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Old 16th July 2004, 00:39   #11
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firefox instead of IE cause of the popups and auto download @ IE in virus links on mIRC

that's all, firewall's and virusscan prog's make computers go slow and i don't like that, server is firewall for all the house and roxx @ doing it
 
Old 16th July 2004, 10:31   #12
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my router + modem are firewall , my server has a firewall and all the other pc's

so i guess i am a bit safe
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mozila firefox instead of IE
adaware
spybot s&d
spywareblaster
Kerio firewall
Norton Antivirus corporate edition version 9.
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against popups : i'm using firefox as main browser (popup killer inc),
googlebar installed in IE against evil popups.
anti spyware : spybot search & destroy + adaware
virusscanner : kaspersky
i'm also behing a router , and i'm not using a software firewall on my pc's
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