Augie Doggie said:
And I have to ask..........why did you uninstall Zone Alarm? It is
certainly a much better firewall app than the Microsoft firewall. Zone
Alarm will stop malware from getting to your system, and if something were
to get to your computer, Zone Alarm would stop it from propogating out from
your system which Microsoft"s firewall will not do. Think about it!!
Though I am not the one you are asking, for me, I removed my Norton
Firewall in favor of the Windows SP2 firewall because I noticed after
loading SP2 that there was a little lag loading pages vs the Windows SP2
firewall. I have a 3000 Kbps down/250 up with cable. I play a web-based
game where a slight lag is noticeable and hindering, even just a fraction
of a second.
Actually, I don't even need to run a software firewall, as I am behind a
router on a home network, the router acting as a hardware firewall.
Windows firewall does inform me when a new program sets itself up to call
out the first time. I also run "Netmeter", a speed reporting freeware
utility (up & down speeds), so if something were to start uploading out
I'd know something was up, & then I guess the task manager would tell me
what.
To tell you the truth I'd like to shut off the Windows firewall and just
go with my router's hardware firewall. But, Windows XP SP2 has a glitch
and is screwy. Unlessthis problem has been addressed with an update.
When you run with no firewall, Windows, as it should, tells you that you
are in danger. And keeps telling you. So what you do is go into security
settings click the box that basically says "yes I know I am at risk, this
is my choice, do not keep informing me". Well, that works for a little
while, but for some reason Windows re-sets itself after a few reboots it
seems to me. And there I am getting the warning balloons again.
...D.
