What is the best free version of Zone Alarm?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Riggs
  • Start date Start date
R

Riggs

I was using Kerio and it caused some problems for me on XP Pro. Looking to
switch to Zone Alarm and am wondering which version is functional with the
least bloat and system drain. Oldversion.com has 2.0, 2.1, and 2.6. I don't
need to be on the bleeding edge, just something that will keep the the
sassers and gobots from getting in. Thanks.
 
Riggs said:
I was using Kerio and it caused some problems for me on XP Pro.
Looking to switch to Zone Alarm and am wondering which version is
functional with the least bloat and system drain. Oldversion.com has
2.0, 2.1, and 2.6. I don't need to be on the bleeding edge, just
something that will keep the the sassers and gobots from getting in.
Thanks.
Click to expand...

I have never seen a compelling reason to move beyond ver. 3.7.211 .

A quick search found it available here:

http://tinyurl.com/3h8bc
 
Riggs said:
I was using Kerio and it caused some problems for me on XP Pro.
Looking to switch to Zone Alarm and am wondering which version is
functional with the least bloat and system drain. Oldversion.com has
2.0, 2.1, and 2.6. I don't need to be on the bleeding edge, just
something that will keep the the sassers and gobots from getting in.
Thanks.
Click to expand...

I have been very happy with version 3.7.143, running on XP Home.

You can get a copy of it from Son of Spy's excellent freeware site.
http://www.sover.net/~wysiwygx/Internet4.html
 
Riggs said:
I was using Kerio and it caused some problems for me on XP Pro.
Looking to switch to Zone Alarm and am wondering which version is
functional with the least bloat and system drain.
Click to expand...

The latest version is working great for me.
 
I was using Kerio and it caused some problems for me on XP Pro. Looking to
switch to Zone Alarm and am wondering ......
Click to expand...


So.. what version of Kerio were you using?

I have Win XP Pro here and Kerio Version 2.1.5 was by far better than Zonew
Alarm (which was bloated, ad was crashy for me).

Not trying to start a war, just curious if you had kerio version above the
2.1.5.

Thanks, and good luck
 
No_Name said:
I have Win XP Pro here and Kerio Version 2.1.5 was by far better than Zonew
Alarm (which was bloated, ad was crashy for me).

Not trying to start a war, just curious if you had kerio version above the
2.1.5.
Click to expand...

I had kerio 2.1.5 on XP Pro and had a networking problem with it that
I simply couldn't resolve. I gave up in the end and switched to
Sygate.
 
No_Name said:
So.. what version of Kerio were you using?

I have Win XP Pro here and Kerio Version 2.1.5 was by far better than
Zonew Alarm (which was bloated, ad was crashy for me).

Not trying to start a war, just curious if you had kerio version above
the 2.1.5.

Thanks, and good luck
Click to expand...

I was using the latest version, 4.0.16. Checking out Sygate now on a
recommend from another user. I even had a problem with my system rebooting
itself in the middle of virus scans when I ran AVG or the free version of
NOD which has also been remedied after uninstalling Kerio. I liked the
program, it just made my machine run a bit buggy.
 
Back
Top