Need ~Low Resource~ AntiVirus and Firewalls

[scabbo]

Hello All

I have an OLD laptop that I am going to be using on a new wireless home network. Compaq 1255 (which means Win98se, 333 AMD K2 and 96mb RAM) and its already slow - hehe.

I would like to make sure that my wife doesn't have any little Virus or Hack incidents while using it so I was looking for suggestions for an AntiVirus and Firewall program that draws very little on system resources.

Any thoughts? Thanks a ton!

[Norm]

www.grisoft.com for a good free anti virus called AVG. Low resourses and does a good job for a free piece of work.

I would go without the firewall personally. Especially if you use a router. The router will block any incoming requests. If you set your network up right, you don't really need a firewall. Use netBEUI for file sharing, and unbind TCP from the "client" and from the 'file/print sharing.

Here are some suggestions for firewalls. Kerio, Tiny, Sygate. Zonealarm is also good firewall, but fairly resource hungry.

[scabbo]

Thanks Norm. I'll grab AVG I've used it before and liked it.

Have you ever used Outpost? I was wondering how that would work out. Your right I could just go without one but I am trying to be as secure as possible.

Thx!

[Norm]

I have never used Outpost (well maybe for a day or 2 while having a look at it) so I can't vouch for it personally. There have been other members here that used or use it and think highly of it, if that helps.

[stack]

not tried the free version.. (older versions they say are less hogs)
But I tried norton... after being hacked.. went to zone alarm.
But nothing is 100%.
avg is good if you get updated and you dont download off sharing programs.. all the time :)