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Originally Posted by cSpooge
if you have a hardware firewall do not bother turning on the software firewall. If someone can break through a properly done hardware firewall a software firewall will take all of 30 seconds to break though.
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Vista barks like mad if it's not enabled, might as well not piss off your OS
Plus, there is a chance it will prevent outgoing malware if you're system has been compromised. Basically, I would not recommend disableling a built in security feature at any time.
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Originally Posted by gottabekd
Norton=Symantec. And I agree, from what I've seen, it just cripples your system.
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Norton is the bloated gong show of a personal security package that was bought by Symantec.
Symantec as a product is aimed directly at corporate and large institution customers and tends to be more streamlined and system friendly. Still, there are better solutions for cheaper.