Need a av/firewall that's light on resources

footballstevo75 · 11-17-2007, 02:24 AM

OK so usually I use the mcafee suite for my needs as it is free to comcast subscribers.

I have an older system (AMD k6 i believe) around 600mhz that needs to run XP

I have 256mb of ram, and with the mcafee suite install start up is a bit slugish.
So I need a good combo that is low on resources, would the standard free ones (firealarm and what not) work fine for firewalls? And AVG would be a good one for AV scanning and what not?

Finally, this should be in a different sub forum, but I am going to combine them. Anything I can do to make a standard install of XP lighter or quicker?

TIA

sho95 · 11-17-2007, 04:26 AM

You could not install SP2 use a router that has integrated firewall settings. Use online scanning software like housecall which scans your system online. That way you don't slow down your systems. I would suggest to add another 256 of ram.

tlarkin · 11-17-2007, 04:39 AM

get a router with a built in firewall and look into buying something like nod32. I think it only has a fingerprint of a few megabytes so it is light on the resources.

footballstevo75 · 11-18-2007, 03:17 AM

Well the pc isn't for me, all my routers have a firewall built in.

It is going towards a needy family most likely with dial up.

Nod32 looks really good, may buy that.
But what about a firewall?

**Buzz1927** · 11-18-2007, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footballstevo75

But what about a firewall?

Kerio 2.1.5
http://www.321download.com/LastFreew...nal%20Firewall

Kazoon · 11-18-2007, 11:16 AM

If someone is going to be using it with dialup I would not even install a firewall just use the windows firewall and avg...its free. I use nod32 myself and it does use more resources than AVG. Nod32 also seems to take a minute or two to update because I never connect at more than 50kbps with their server even though I am on 6Mb DSL but thats still faster than dialup and that means it would take 10 to 20 minutes just for one update using dialup. Dialup blows, do people still even use dialup? Anyway I would look at free AV's that have small update packages so the users can always keep their AV up to date.

tlarkin · 11-19-2007, 03:16 AM

dude, no one attacks anything on dial up.... firewall on dial up? It uses a PPP connection so their IP will always change. No one targets dial up users, trust me. It is the always on broadband that gets attacked.

footballstevo75 · 12-03-2007, 10:17 PM

Thanks for the info tlarkin

11-17-2007, 02:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
footballstevo75 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 20 Posts: 1,448	Need a av/firewall that's light on resources OK so usually I use the mcafee suite for my needs as it is free to comcast subscribers. I have an older system (AMD k6 i believe) around 600mhz that needs to run XP I have 256mb of ram, and with the mcafee suite install start up is a bit slugish. So I need a good combo that is low on resources, would the standard free ones (firealarm and what not) work fine for firewalls? And AVG would be a good one for AV scanning and what not? Finally, this should be in a different sub forum, but I am going to combine them. Anything I can do to make a standard install of XP lighter or quicker? TIA __________________ R.I.P. MOM February 7th, 2006, I think about you every day. ---------------- Laptop - Macbook Pro 13 inch 4gb ram Desktop - Q6600 160GB Seagate SATAII / over 750gb external 4gb OCZ ddr 2 high performance gfx- xfx geforce 8600gt (dx10)/ hauppauge pvr 500 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P hiper 530W modular / case-p180b ubuntu 9.04 /Windows 7

11-18-2007, 03:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
footballstevo75 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 20 Posts: 1,448	Well the pc isn't for me, all my routers have a firewall built in. It is going towards a needy family most likely with dial up. Nod32 looks really good, may buy that. But what about a firewall? __________________ R.I.P. MOM February 7th, 2006, I think about you every day. ---------------- Laptop - Macbook Pro 13 inch 4gb ram Desktop - Q6600 160GB Seagate SATAII / over 750gb external 4gb OCZ ddr 2 high performance gfx- xfx geforce 8600gt (dx10)/ hauppauge pvr 500 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P hiper 530W modular / case-p180b ubuntu 9.04 /Windows 7

12-03-2007, 10:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
footballstevo75 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 20 Posts: 1,448	Thanks for the info tlarkin __________________ R.I.P. MOM February 7th, 2006, I think about you every day. ---------------- Laptop - Macbook Pro 13 inch 4gb ram Desktop - Q6600 160GB Seagate SATAII / over 750gb external 4gb OCZ ddr 2 high performance gfx- xfx geforce 8600gt (dx10)/ hauppauge pvr 500 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P hiper 530W modular / case-p180b ubuntu 9.04 /Windows 7

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11-17-2007, 04:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
sho95 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 414	You could not install SP2 use a router that has integrated firewall settings. Use online scanning software like housecall which scans your system online. That way you don't slow down your systems. I would suggest to add another 256 of ram.

11-17-2007, 04:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 12,033	get a router with a built in firewall and look into buying something like nod32. I think it only has a fingerprint of a few megabytes so it is light on the resources.

11-18-2007, 11:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kazoon Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 298	If someone is going to be using it with dialup I would not even install a firewall just use the windows firewall and avg...its free. I use nod32 myself and it does use more resources than AVG. Nod32 also seems to take a minute or two to update because I never connect at more than 50kbps with their server even though I am on 6Mb DSL but thats still faster than dialup and that means it would take 10 to 20 minutes just for one update using dialup. Dialup blows, do people still even use dialup? Anyway I would look at free AV's that have small update packages so the users can always keep their AV up to date.

11-19-2007, 03:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 12,033	dude, no one attacks anything on dial up.... firewall on dial up? It uses a PPP connection so their IP will always change. No one targets dial up users, trust me. It is the always on broadband that gets attacked.