New Windows 7 Acer Laptop Security Status

[Guest Leroy]

Please repost your inquiry in the appropriate Windows 7 Forum:

 

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/default.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Calcagno wrote:

 

> Not sure if I'm posting this in the correct Newsgroup since there's no

 

> NG for Windows 7.......but here goes:

 

>

 

> Here's the system configuration for my wife's new Acer Laptop computer

 

> we just got yesterday:

 

>

 

> OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

 

> Version 6.1.7600 Build 7600

 

> Other OS Description Not Available

 

> OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

 

> System Name Linda-PC

 

> System Manufacturer Acer

 

> System Model Aspire 5517

 

> System Type x64-based PC

 

> Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-42, 1600 Mhz, 2

 

> Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)

 

> BIOS Version/Date Acer V1.09, 11/30/2009

 

> SMBIOS Version 2.6

 

> Windows Directory C:\Windows

 

> System Directory C:\Windows\system32

 

> Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2

 

> Locale United States

 

> Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7600.16385"

 

> User Name Linda-PC\Linda

 

> Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time

 

> Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 3.00 GB

 

> Total Physical Memory 2.75 GB

 

> Available Physical Memory 1.02 GB

 

> Total Virtual Memory 5.49 GB

 

> Available Virtual Memory 3.44 GB

 

> Page File Space 2.75 GB

 

> Page File C:\pagefile.sys

 

> Hard Drive 320 GB

 

>

 

> The system is running just great but I'm only concerned about it's

 

> Security Status as follows:

 

>

 

> The unit came with 30 day trial version of McAfee Security Suite already

 

> installed and running. When I checked into the state of Windows

 

> firewall, the appl said that the "firewall components are being managed

 

> by McAfee". Ie, I can't turn on or off Windows firewall because nothing

 

> is clickable in the Windows Firewall appl that opens. Because there's

 

> almost 40 Windows Updates (WU) awaiting my action, I feel I need to

 

> secure this unit system right away and get the WU's installed.

 

>

 

> I would prefer to use Windows Firewall, Windows Defender and Spyware

 

> Doctor with A/V (and run SAS, CCleaner and MBAM as needed). I did just

 

> install my paid subscription of Spyware Doctor w/Av so I have what I

 

> believe is good protection, except that I don't know what's happening

 

> with my firewall because of McAfee. I believe I need to find a way to

 

> stop McAfee from controlling Win Firewall, or uninstall McAfee so that I

 

> can turn on Windows Firewall myself.

 

> Can anyone advise as to the sensible way to get to where I want to be,

 

> or perhaps there's some other suggestions about how I should set up the

 

> security on this new computer.

 

> Thanks much in advance................Paul C.

 

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