toruser
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Hello again. This morning Zonealarm sends me an advertisement about Zonealarm Internet Suite. Now I have spyware, antivirus, and their basic free firewall. But the two things it mentioned that I don't have are ID Theft protection and their advanced firewall. When I go to their site to compare their products they are vague. I'm not sure what they mean by advanced firewall. Do they mean that it simply has more options in their firewall or does it mean by advanced that it has more protection against bad guys? Meaning better detection of bad guys trying to hack you.
Also with AVG Antivirus I do have purchased the 7.5 version. But I have installed the free 7.5 I purchased it before I knew there was a free version. I heard about it from Kim Komando (komando.com) the radio talk show computer guru. Does the purchased version have more protection or does it simply have things like the ability to schedule scans. Stuff like that.
Also recently I updated my Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware. Now Spybot, when it comes up, says that it can detect that I have Ad Aware installed. It warns that Ad Aware can mistake some of Spybot's components for spyware. Which one should I uninstall? Spybot or Ad Aware?
Finally, I have fully secured my WRT54GS version 5 Linksys wireless router. I only use it to have online access for both my computer and my xbox 360. I plan to for the future just have a wired router. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but do the same security issues apply to wired routers? Do you have to secure your wired router like you do with a wireless router?
I know that since I have a Associates of Technology Degree and Help Desk Certificate that you guys have been encouraging me to research on my own more. But with my eyesight problems it's hard to do long time of reading. I hope this doesn't get me a warning, but it's important that you understand why doing heavy reading is hard. In 2005 I was diagnosed with vitrus and fibers pulling on my retina. Vitrous is the jelly stuff that gies all eyes it's round shape. Either when you get old or have multiple eye surgeries (like me) the vitrous can get attached to the retina. It can tear and detach it. I was born with only one eye. I have a partial detachment and a hole in the retina. Normally they can go in and repair the retina. But my eye isn't normally formed. Plus fibers are puling on the retina. Lots of traction. At this point surgery could result in full detachment. So they'd only do a surgery if I was fully detached. Otherwise why risk what might not happen. They don't know if it will detach or not. But sergury the chances are 50/50.
I'm the sole person that takes care of the computer in my house. My folks can only do e-mail and internet. Yes with the current economy, places of work around here not having the necessary blind resources, and my situation being precarous it's hard to get work. Thankfully my father retired well and has investments. Wre fine financially.
I tell you this so you understand though I'd love to research the above it's really straining for me. I always appreciate your incites and the informative help you guys do for donation and free. You do a great job. Please help me with the above. Thanks.
I'm sorry to hear about your situations, but the least I can do is answer your questions hope you live a good life. You have my support on the technical questions… although I'm not so familiar about the eye and how it works.
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