Ara, 3 suggestions:
1. If you're looking for a new AV program, Avira Premium is rated best in the latest tests, and it's also rather fast. (Kaspersky AV, recommended by Joseph, used to be one of the best but has been falling behind lately.) 2. You should seriously think about switching from IE to Firefox with the plugins Adblock Plus and Noscript. This provides excellent protection against drive-by downloads, cross-site scripting (XSS), click-jacking etc. 3. The best protection against malware is using a limited account in combination with a Software Restriction Policy as described on http://www.mechbgon.com/srp/ . It's virtually impenetrable for malware provided that you install new software only from trustworthy sources. See also this thread: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=200772 Regards, Thomas > Using XP Pro, my email client (Outlook Express) is working intermittently and > IE 7 is very sluggish. I expect the email problems are caused by IE7. > > I have had some issues with my virus software and email before .... and > recently noticed in Consumer Repoerts it was rated quite poorly. I am using > Computer Associates software (It's free, but maybe that's all its worth). > > Two questions: > 1. Has anyone notices sluggish / slow opration of IE7 that you can attribute > to antivirus? > > 2. Any recommendation for Secirity software? > > > Thanks > > Ara
