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video Bill Gates shows off an improved firewall and other security features that will be part of the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.
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video Bill Gates shows off an improved firewall and other security features that will be part of the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP.
While XP SP2 is a huge step forward for Microsoft, there are important caveats. For example, don't expect the new Windows Firewall to prevent keystroke-logging Trojans from stealing your credit card info.
You can't beat the price. For a good, basic internet security suite, we recommend Trend Micro Internet Security 2009.
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