um...xp has a built in firewall right?? but it barely prevents anyting "specially trojans" to EAT UP MY COMP?? now i have programs running i don't even know what for and i bet those are damn stupid spywares and viruses^^ do u guys have any suggestion?? what can i do to at least make my pc more secured?? ^^ help pls thank you

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I've run many firewalls: Sygate pro Norton Internet Security ZoneAlarm ICF (windows) Tiny Personal FW Black Ice and now Panda. The trick with firewalls is understanding them; take some time and read "all" about the one you choose. FWIW, I'm running Panda now and find it runs without interfering with other apps and easy for anyone to configure. I'm running the Platinum version which comes bundled with Panda's anti-virus. You can install a 30 free trial on Panda's website. Should you opt to purchase it, don't buy from Panda; go to www.pricewatch.com, there you can purchase an OEM single copy for no more than $20. Concerning whats running in the background: Black Viper Click on the Windows XP Services link to the left. L L

If you want a free solution, try Sygate. Zonalarm is very resource hungry. regards Hari System Optimizer - Registry Cleaner & History Cleaner

My friend http://blkviper.com rules! I was having problems with my Norton antivirus because the services that I did not need in win2k were memory hogging and preventing critical Norton antivirus processes from running and I turned off the bs services I did not need and installed nav again and it worked great and then when I ran a virus scan found adware Trojan called Adware.ipinsight and I killed it lol.