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From: Jon Purkey on 10 Jul 2008 12:24 I finally uninstalled Zone Alarm. The recent conflict between Zone Alarm and the latest Microsoft Hotfix was the final straw. My computer is now running a lot faster (especially on boot-up), so I am glad I did. And I still have good inbound protection between the router and WIndows Firewall, well at least the router. Since getting FiOS two years ago I do not believe Zone Alarm has even logged a single inbound intrusion attempt. Everything has been stopped at the router, even if it does not stealth my computer. I had really only been running Zone Alarm for the outbound protection it provides, but every ZA update got bigger and slower... So I would like to get a good, non-resource hog, outbound software firewall for controlling what programs can and can not access the net. The program does not even have to provide any inbound protection. I am not so much worried about Trojans, which would hopefully be stopped by my anti-virus software and safe computing. However, I do not want legitimate programs "phoning home", sending whatever information they want. Can anyone offer any suggestions? The smaller the program the better. Free would be best, but I'd be willing to pay for a good program.
From: Cantril rasheedin on 10 Jul 2008 13:36 "Jon Purkey" <room321_email(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:mdcc74p004tc34qft599ksd48uua9v10sc(a)4ax.com... <snip> > The program does not even have to provide any inbound protection. I am > not so much worried about Trojans, which would hopefully be stopped by > my anti-virus software and safe computing. However, I do not want > legitimate programs "phoning home", sending whatever information they > want. Then configure the legitimate programs so that they don't "phone home". > > Can anyone offer any suggestions? The smaller the program the better. > Free would be best, but I'd be willing to pay for a good program. You really don't need to add unnecessary complexity to your computer, but if you are going to insist on doing so then the following was mentioned recently in another thread. http://force.coresecurity.com/index.php?page=about
From: Jon Purkey on 10 Jul 2008 14:23 On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:36:56 -0400, "Cantril rasheedin" <notvalid(a)donotemail.invalid> wrote: >"Jon Purkey" <room321_email(a)verizon.net> wrote in message >news:mdcc74p004tc34qft599ksd48uua9v10sc(a)4ax.com... ><snip> >> The program does not even have to provide any inbound protection. I am >> not so much worried about Trojans, which would hopefully be stopped by >> my anti-virus software and safe computing. However, I do not want >> legitimate programs "phoning home", sending whatever information they >> want. > >Then configure the legitimate programs so that they don't "phone home". Easier said than done sometimes. Though it has been a while since a program has tried to connect to the net, thus causing a ZA alert, without first asking permission. When a program tries to connect without first informing me of the connection I am more likely to ask what type of information is being sent? >> Can anyone offer any suggestions? The smaller the program the better. >> Free would be best, but I'd be willing to pay for a good program. > >You really don't need to add unnecessary complexity to your computer, but if >you are going to insist on doing so then the following was mentioned >recently in another thread. > >http://force.coresecurity.com/index.php?page=about Thanks. I've bookmarked that site and will research the program some more later. I haven't ruled out to just sticking with what I am using now. But if I can add an extra layer of defense without negative effects on my computer then I figure, why not?
From: Cantril rasheedin on 10 Jul 2008 14:41 "Jon Purkey" <room321_email(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:6ekc74d3euas8k7otv9lhrh3pdpail3c5e(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:36:56 -0400, "Cantril rasheedin" > <notvalid(a)donotemail.invalid> wrote: > >>"Jon Purkey" <room321_email(a)verizon.net> wrote in message >>news:mdcc74p004tc34qft599ksd48uua9v10sc(a)4ax.com... <snip> > I haven't ruled out to just sticking with what I am using now. But if > I can add an extra layer of defense without negative effects on my > computer then I figure, why not? Ok, do you have any or all of the following installed? And if so, do you have the most recent version and all available security updates? Windows XP Adobe Reader Flash Player Shockwave player Real Player Java Other software not listed If you find that you are lacking security updates (and are thus vulnerable to intrusion), ask yourself what stopped you getting notification that a critical update was available.
From: Joan Archer on 10 Jul 2008 16:40
I did the same thing to my husbands machine and got rid of ZA at the moment it's running the windows one but I will probably install Online Armor which is the firewall I have on my machine and I can tell you that it is a far superior firewall without all the bloat and is a lot more informative and easier to understand. Have a look at the Tallemu website. -- Joan Archer http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher http://lachsoft.com/photogallery "Jon Purkey" <room321_email(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:mdcc74p004tc34qft599ksd48uua9v10sc(a)4ax.com... > I finally uninstalled Zone Alarm. The recent conflict between Zone > Alarm and the latest Microsoft Hotfix was the final straw. My computer > is now running a lot faster (especially on boot-up), so I am glad I > did. And I still have good inbound protection between the router and > WIndows Firewall, well at least the router. Since getting FiOS two > years ago I do not believe Zone Alarm has even logged a single inbound > intrusion attempt. Everything has been stopped at the router, even if > it does not stealth my computer. I had really only been running Zone > Alarm for the outbound protection it provides, but every ZA update got > bigger and slower... > > So I would like to get a good, non-resource hog, outbound software > firewall for controlling what programs can and can not access the net. > The program does not even have to provide any inbound protection. I am > not so much worried about Trojans, which would hopefully be stopped by > my anti-virus software and safe computing. However, I do not want > legitimate programs "phoning home", sending whatever information they > want. > > Can anyone offer any suggestions? The smaller the program the better. > Free would be best, but I'd be willing to pay for a good program. > |