Zone Alarm v122 (free version)

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Njord

Have just downloaded, but not installed, ZA v122 and would appreciate
comments pro or con before I do.

Thanks

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Njord

"Lord, your sea is so big, and my boat is so small"

Anonymous
 
Same here, just downloaded but haven't installed yet.
Does anyone know if I can leave the built in Windows XP firewall
running with Zone Alarm or do I have to de-activate it.
Thanks
B-)

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TKO said:
Same here, just downloaded but haven't installed yet.
Does anyone know if I can leave the built in Windows XP firewall
running with Zone Alarm or do I have to de-activate it.
Thanks
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Let it run. There's no conflict. If one stops incoming stuff the other
won't see it and the XP firewall doesn't handle outgoing stuff. Of
course, I use "stuff" in the sophisticated technical sense.
 
TKO said:
Same here, just downloaded but haven't installed yet.
Does anyone know if I can leave the built in Windows XP firewall
running with Zone Alarm or do I have to de-activate it. Thanks
B-)

Dans son message pricident, "Njord" a icrit :
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It has been a while since I used Zone alarm but from what I remember
you do not have to disable the windows xp firewall in order to use it.
HTH maybe someone will come along that is currently using it and can
give a hand.

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tully

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Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's
relativity. - Albert Einstein
 
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Sorry about the certification. I dislike seeing it too; but AVG turns it
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Njord said:
Have just downloaded, but not installed, ZA v122 and would appreciate
comments pro or con before I do.

Thanks
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The current version of ZoneAlarm is 3.7.211. Why are you using such an
outdated version?
 
Njord said:
Have just downloaded, but not installed, ZA v122 and would appreciate
comments pro or con before I do.

Thanks

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Zone Alarm is a resource hog, and has well documented uninstall issues.
Several versions were also buggy. I'd stay away from it.

I prefer Kerio. Version 2.1.5 is free for home use.

www.kerio.com
 
George Richards said:
The current version of ZoneAlarm is 3.7.211. Why are you using such an
outdated version?
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I found that sometimes my web-browsing would slow to a crawl. If I killed
ZA, then traffic would speed up. Otherwise, it seemed a good product.
 
donutbandit said:
Zone Alarm is a resource hog, and has well documented uninstall issues.
Several versions were also buggy. I'd stay away from it.

I prefer Kerio. Version 2.1.5 is free for home use.

www.kerio.com
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I hated Kerio and have had no problem with ZoneAlarm. Each to their own!
 
I hated Kerio and have had no problem with ZoneAlarm. Each to their own!
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Yes, I feel the same. The only complaint I have about the latest free version
of ZoneAlarm (v3.7.211) is the inability to turn off DNS lookup for all alerts -
this is a tremendous waste of resources in the current climate with thousands of
alerts every day.
 
Exiddor said:
The only complaint I have about the latest free version
of ZoneAlarm (v3.7.211) is the inability to turn off DNS lookup for all
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alerts -

Wow, really? I'm gonna wait on this one for sure. I wonder what genius is
responsible for that one...

dude
 
I hated Kerio and have had no problem with ZoneAlarm. Each to their own!
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Zone Alarm is a firewall for know nothings. Install it, forget about it,
and blindly hope that it's protecting you. Kerio requires a little
knowledge.

There more that you don't know, like what it's doing behind your back! Try
denying access to the kernel which must stay connected to ZA Central at all
times. Now what kind of information could that thing be sending?

It has been intimated more than once in more than one place that ZA just
may be harvesting info about it's users, which would make it spyware
masquerading as a firewall.
 
donutbandit said:
Kerio requires a little knowledge.
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What about this statement from the site. Does this mean that very soon
there will be no support for Win98 users, the largest number of users on the
net?

(quote)
For Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000 and XP.
NOTE: Windows 95 is no longer supported due to discontinued support by its
producer.
(end quote)

dude
 
Sorry about the version in my original post. I must be getting addled in my
old age. I meant to say version 211. Also, I did not intend to start a ZA
versus other firewall debate either. I have been using ZA for some time and
have had no trouble with it. It would be nice, however, if it would support
ICS at the high security setting. What I really would like to know from
those who have installed v211 is there experience with it--pro or con.

Thanks.
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Njord

"Lord, your sea is so big, and my boat is so small"

Anonymous
 
dude said:
What about this statement from the site. Does this mean that very
soon there will be no support for Win98 users, the largest number of
users on the net?
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KPF 2.1.5 supports Win98 and up, and that will not change. The software is
mature, and is not updated unless a security problem is exposed.

Kerio has been working on a new firewall, one that has been plagued with
problems from the get go, and one that I wouldn't recommend to anybody. It
is also crippleware.

KPF 2.1.5 will work fine for Win98 and above for the foreseeable future.
 
donutbandit said:
own!


Zone Alarm is a firewall for know nothings. Install it, forget about it,
and blindly hope that it's protecting you. Kerio requires a little
knowledge.
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Install it and rather than blindly hoping it is protecting you check out
some of the sites that test your firewall and discover it appears to do
exactly what it says on the tin.
There more that you don't know, like what it's doing behind your back! Try
denying access to the kernel which must stay connected to ZA Central at all
times. Now what kind of information could that thing be sending?

It has been intimated more than once in more than one place that ZA just
may be harvesting info about it's users, which would make it spyware
masquerading as a firewall.
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There has been a bit of talk with no proof.
 
Install it and rather than blindly hoping it is protecting you check out
some of the sites that test your firewall and discover it appears to do
exactly what it says on the tin.
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Like grc.com?

What a laugh.
 
donutbandit said:
Like grc.com?

What a laugh.
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Yeah one of a few I've tried. It's been recommend in the computer press
both online and off as has Zonealarm. I've did a Google search on Gibson
Research and most of it is positive, with a few negatives that don't seem to
have any substance. It's seems based on personal opinion without any hard
evidence. If you know better let me know.

The problem I have with other Firewalls is I don't have the time, well
desire really to learn about TCP/IP and ports or to sit and mess about with
switching them on/off manually. I don't do anything other than browse the
web, read newsgroups and download email while online so I doubt I need to
know much about it all anyway. To me manually setting up such stuff would
be akin to asking the average car driver to set their timing belt correctly,
or the tracking on the wheels. Yes I know that for many that would be great
but for me I just want to get on and use the computer. Nothing I have read
in the computer press suggests ZA is anything other than a decent Firewall.
Until I know different I'm happy to use it.
 
Have had the free version for about three years. Never had a problem.
Turned off the "Hit" notices a while back and check the log periodically and
it just keeps running along. Occasionally, when I think of it I run some of
the various schemes to try to defeat it, but they never do.

Completely satisfied.

Don
 
Have had the free version for about three years. Never had a problem.
Turned off the "Hit" notices a while back and check the log periodically and
it just keeps running along. Occasionally, when I think of it I run some of
the various schemes to try to defeat it, but they never do.

Completely satisfied.
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I used to run V2.6.x until the recent upsurge in port 135 traffic
brought ZA to a standstill. So I upgraded to the latest version - and
ended up with BSODs and crashes.

Decided it was time to look elsewhere, and tried Outpost again. Seems
there's a still an issue ( for me, at least ) with it slowing down the
mouse cursor when navigating the web - and it quadrupled the shutdown
time on my 266 laptop.

I'm using Sygate ( 5.5 ) now, and thus far I'm really pleased with it.
It's just as easy to configure as ZA, and it has some more advanced
capabilities if you wish to use them.

Regards,
 
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