Re: Virus has disabled my windows firewall
"Gene Abner" <geneabner@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Get rid Of McAfee and go to Norton for starters. McAfee is crap
> "Carl Lynnerup" <lyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>
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>> I am using Windows xp proff sp 2.
>> When I boot my computer the windows firewall is "on" in about 30 sec.
>> then it goes "off", I belive this is due to a virus and I have tried
>> to run latest update of MacAfee , Avast and Adavare without any luck.
>> Can annyone help me please.
>>
>> Carl Lynnerup
>
And sadly Norton is no better, it`s just heavy weight crap.
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