 Jim GurdPremium
join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI | No more software firewall I don't even bother with a software firewall anymore. A router, IE-Spyad and safe hex are all the protection I need. I am even starting to turn off the resident protection on my virus scanner.
Simply watching where you surf will go a long way towards keeping malware off of your machine. |
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| i have a router with nat firewall and windows xp pro sp2 with it's firewall on and zonealarm 6 security suite and everything works fine just turn off the os program control and parental controls and it should fine. but a hardware nat firewall is the most protection one really needs anyhow but for use IT people we need more than on firewall running all the time on are servers. best i see with zonealarm 6 is a better virus and anit-spyware scanner. |
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 AnnaS8
join:2005-05-26
Annapolis, MD | reply to Jim Gurd
said by Jim Gurd:I don't even bother with a software firewall anymore. A router, IE-Spyad and safe hex are all the protection I need. I am even starting to turn off the resident protection on my virus scanner. Simply watching where you surf will go a long way towards keeping malware off of your machine. That approach is good if you are the only one on your network. I watch were I go but with 4 other PC users on the same network. I can't count on them to be as careful. I have had Zone Alarm(free version)for years and has served me well. The only issue I have had...well indirectly had was with my sisters Win98SE PC. She had a buggy upgrade so I just made a clean install and it worked fine after that. I found out later that there was a little bug with Win98 and the upgrades. I have tried the other firewalls and didn't like them. Zone Alarm was the most user friendly and ease of use. I even tried the Zone Alarm Pro version but I didn't like it much either. I went back to the free version. I just don't like all the bloat that Zone Alarm Pro has. To me a firewall should just be a firewall and not 10 million other things. I think when you start adding on features the program suffers. Look at Nortons Security Suite...I had that for a very short time. It screwed all kinds of things up for me. lol Anyway, that is my $.02 |
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 shrtckt1Fried RicePremium
join:2005-05-18
Athens, GA | reply to Jim Gurd
I use a router firewall, nod32 & kerio. Dropped the zone long ago. Have not had any problems since. I do dual boot w/ xp &
slack also & I do use linux 90% of the time. But, that other 10% of the time - I surf anywhere & never have problems (other that the normal windows crash problems - oops, not trying to start a war) Back on the subject, I think za needs to correct their problems or they will be finished very soon - if not already. |
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t3freak
join:2004-04-11
New Port Richey, FL | reply to Jim Gurd
How do you control outbound connections? |
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Jim GurdPremium
join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI | said by t3freak:How do you control outbound connections? I don't. By keeping the crap off of my machine to begin with I figure there's nothing to worry about. |
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