-=PCTechTalk=- Re: zone alarm question windows xp
- From: "~OoO~" <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:20:42 -0400
Everyone has different experiences. You really cannot go by just one =
person's opinion. People swear by ASUS motherboards, but the only two =
I've bought (and top of the line models, mind you) have been a disaster =
for me. They plain outright suck... IN MY EYES ONLY.
I've used Zone Alarm and Norton AntiVirus (integrated into the =
SystemWorks package) since the very beginning. We're talking about at =
least 6 years, probably much longer... way before Norton AV was going =
under the Symantec name. For Zone Alarm, I started using the free =
version, and eventually upgraded to the pay version. While the actual =
firewall is the same, the pro one gives you a few nicer, but =
UNNECESSARY, features. Do you need it? Probably not. That's regarding =
the PRO version. The free version, yes you should get. Well, let me =
rephrase that. You should get A firewall, but not necessarily Zone =
Alarm. You get what works best for you. You said you have wireless, so =
I'm assuming you're using a router. Router have firewalls built right =
into them. But, you should supplement it with a software firewall.
Again, you really need several opinions. But, if I were to recommend a =
software firewall it would no doubt be Zone Alarm. BUT... keep in mind =
that Zone Alarm has advanced much more than I think was necessary for =
them, being a firewall that is. They've expended their pro version to =
also include antivirus detection. On face value, it looks decent, but I =
can't say from any trial runs as I have not used it. Zone Alarm should =
stick to firewalling. They have all this other extra stuff. Back when =
they were new to the game, the firewall was very simple. And, well, the =
free version retains some of the simplicity, but not like the initial =
birth years of the product.
Just my opinion.
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Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 11:51 PM
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Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: zone alarm question windows xp
Well I am so confused now. Someone says it's great someone else says it =
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LOL What's a girl to do?
Cindra
In a message dated 7/11/2005 8:47:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time,=20
asgillean@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
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> Please, please stay away from ZA and most anything from Symantec, =
although
> their 'Ghost' program interests me. Fred, from 'Langa.com' tells me, =
and
> others, that Bootit NG is good but I have not been able to figure it =
out yet
> - and I used to be a tech teacher, mind you at the elementary level, =
and
> taught this stuff - screwed up my own machine many, many times in the
> attempt to find out what worked as advertised. Most programs do as =
they say
> they will, others do not and are theft.
> Again, my 3 and 1/2 cents worth.
> Andy
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