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Spyware, viruses, & security : Router firewall or ZoneAlarm???
Zone Alarm Pro
by ltring - 10/18/05 3:12 AM In reply to: ZONE ALARM PRO works very well by lbmurrayI too have used zone alarm pro for a while, and when I changed over to broadband I was told I no longer needed zone alarm pro. True or false?
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Zone Alarm Pro / broadband
by harryoosterveen - 10/18/05 4:52 AM In reply to: Zone Alarm Pro by ltringI can't think of any good reason why you would not need ZA Pro anymore after changing to broadband access. I'd say, the wider your access to Internet, the more need you have for a good firewall!
Do you need ZA for broadband? More than ever!
by PHRELOAD - 10/21/05 9:45 PM In reply to: Zone Alarm Pro by ltringYes, broadband is the primary environment for privacy invasion and trojans, worms, etc. You will definately need protection.
ZoneAlarm Nightmare!
by pancake_dave - 10/18/05 5:15 PM In reply to: ZONE ALARM PRO works very well by lbmurrayI have had so many system problems which come down to ZA processes hogging my processor for ages. I have used ZA for a while and it does a good job with anti virus and indeed the firewall works well, but the trade off for system problems is just not worth it. It even blocks Outlook for retrieving email, even though it's an allowed app.
I tried a program called F-secure (because my ISP supplies it for free!) and it was a revelation! It actually works and doesn't cause other problems with background activity slowing down my whole system like ZA. It's SPAM filter is also really good.
If you are thinking of a firewall, avoid the Zone Alarm nightmare!
ZA Processes
by mike4469 - 10/19/05 5:09 PM In reply to: ZoneAlarm Nightmare! by pancake_daveI have never seen a Zone Alarm process (i.e. true vector process) take more than 1% of system resources. What was the name of the resource hogging process and what was is CPU time?
ZoneAlarm Nightmare?
by gabby528 - 10/19/05 5:27 PM In reply to: ZoneAlarm Nightmare! by pancake_daveI have only noticed ZA causing slowness on older machines like PII or machines with too little RAM.
TRY running ANY modern MEMORY HOG software without adequate RAM and of course it will slow things down.
My machine is a 2.8 Ghz with 512mb ram and I cant see a difference with ZA on or off.
firewall vs virus protection
by kmbard - 10/14/05 2:11 PM In reply to: Most home router firewalls are not application aware by rharmerThe firewall is not designed to block viruses, but hackers from tapping into your computer
you use both?
by sharee100 - 10/14/05 1:47 PM In reply to: (NT) i use both by Mark5019wireless or wired router? I started with wireless until I discovered that the ice cream truck that goes by daily can pick up on my network. I switched to wired router, zone alarm, and norton systemworks.
Re: wireless vs wired router
by dclevett - 10/20/05 4:53 PM In reply to: you use both? by sharee100You didn't need to move to a wired router to keep your local ice cream salesman from picking up your network. Configure your wireless to inhibit SSID broadcast, enable 128 bit WEP to begin with and then review the contents of wireless network security forums. With regards to the original topic of this discussion, I have 1 software (Zone Alarm free version) and 2 hardware (router and motherboard)firewalls, in addition to virus and malware protection software.
Router
by kbennett50 - 10/15/05 1:25 PM In reply to: (NT) i use both by Mark5019A router does not act in anyway as an antivirus system. It is a hardware firewall protecting you from incoming attack, however it does not monitor outgoing data from your computer.
For a simple router like a Dlink, do yourself a favor and get a software firewall and don't think just because you've got a firewall in your router, think that gives protection against a virus, trojan or worm.
if that's enough protection from things like virus
by dawillie - 1/24/05 7:53 PM In reply to: Router firewall or ZoneAlarm??? by are_emma firewall will not protect you from virus infection, but no one in the form of Trojans can get through.
you / your mother shld also run AV protection.
several free ones availabe and a lot of ppl here use AVG.
you can either go to
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-03,GGLD:en&q=free++antivirus
and down load the one of your choice, or you can go to
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
and d/l AVG free version.
or you can purchase whatever AV you want.
but that is the most important of all three, firewall, Spyware Protection and AV.
hope this helps.
please post back if further clarification is required.
ZONE ALARM PRO and Anti-Virus
by lbmurray - 10/14/05 12:22 PM In reply to: if that's enough protection from things like virus by dawillieMy Zone Alarm Pro also has Anti-Virus and also the SK Spyware Killer; for a while I also ran the free AVG anti-virus but there seemed to be a conflict with Zone Alarm. So, since I had paid for the package, I decided to keep the whole Zone Alarm. As extra protection, I open my POP3 mail through Yahoo which has a different anti-virus and it seems to work well.
re: Router firewall or ZoneAlarm???
by sp_100 - 1/24/05 9:22 PM In reply to: Router firewall or ZoneAlarm??? by are_emmYou must have an antivirus application – firewall is NOT a substitute.
Since you already have a routed (with rudimental firewall options), you may get away with Windows Firewall. However, if doing a lot of "bad" stuff (porn, p2p, etc.), install ZoneAlarm or Sygate Personal Firewall (both are free), and disable Windows Firewall.
Spyware information is here:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm
(Local Tools, Online Scans ...)
One more thing
by holtnr - 1/26/05 6:51 AM In reply to: re: Router firewall or ZoneAlarm??? by sp_100Just don't neglect an occasional check of your router manufacturer's web site for firmware updates. Nothing out there is invulnerable.
Hardware Firewall not rudimental
by tbcass - 1/28/05 3:33 AM In reply to: re: Router firewall or ZoneAlarm??? by sp_100Consensus is that the firewealls built into routers is better than the software ones. That said I would use both. If you have more than one computer connected to the router you should definitly have software firewalls installed on all your computers.
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