Norton internet security...

[new_bloke]

The 'parental control' tool in my installation of Norton internet security is blocking www.pistonheads.com - it has it classified in the 'weapons' section . Are the anti-car lobby trying to make a point, do you think?

[dickymint]

new_bloke said:

The 'parental control' tool in my installation of Norton internet security is blocking www.pistonheads.com - it has it classified in the 'weapons' section . Are the anti-car lobby trying to make a point, do you think?

That'll be the post earlier about hand guns

[WTFH]

Sorry to point and laugh, but are you using Norton because you are forced to by work?

If not, get rid of it PDQ. It has a massive footprint, and is not necessarily as good as it pretends to be.

[new_bloke]

well, it hasn't let me down yet... what would you recommend?

[WTFH]

This is the standard reply I have given on other forums as to what I consider the best configuration for home computers...

1. ZoneAlarm ( www.zonealarm.com )

2. Ad-aware (www.lavasoft.com )

3. AVAST ( www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html )

(optional) 4. Spybot Search & Destroy ( www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html )

5. Firefox ( www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-2.0&os=win&lang=en-GB ) - to replace internet explorer.

And now your computer is as tight as the proverbial duck's arse, and all for free!

[WTFH]

...oh, and you can also go to www.antivirus.com and run Housecall, again it's free, but it is not a resident piece of software, so I'd only recommend that you use it if you think some of the other programs have missed bits out.