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| Thread ID: 34382 | 2003-06-11 07:25:00 | Sygate Personal Firewall vs. Zone Alarm | heni72847 (1166) | Press F1 |
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| 151796 | 2003-06-11 07:25:00 | which one is better and just easier to use and provides enough protection for dialup.. zone alarm seems to be bulky and Sygate Personal Firewall seems more simple but do they do the same thing? |
heni72847 (1166) | ||
| 151797 | 2003-06-11 09:21:00 | Haven't tried any other firewalls other than zone alarm, and don't find it a problem to use, and I am only a basic user. and my sis who has owned a puter less than 2 years uses it, and finds it easy to use also. :) | supergran (108) | ||
| 151798 | 2003-06-11 09:57:00 | Kerio or Outpost from Agnitum. Both free for the non pro versions. Outpost also has an add blocker. Have not tried Sygate but found ZA a pain. Cheers Murray P |
Muzzer (238) | ||
| 151799 | 2003-06-11 11:47:00 | Steve Gibson (http://grc.com/) rates Zonealarm very highly and from my use of it that is justified. I have never had any trouble with it but many others have even though I have not been able to understand their problem | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 151800 | 2003-06-11 11:51:00 | Hi. Had ZA with XP Pro. Caused a few hassles but nothing major. Worked well. Now use Sygate free edition. Does the job just as well with less hassle. I need a good firewall with some of the sites I visit and Sygate does its job well. |
*Sparky* (311) | ||
| 151801 | 2003-06-12 23:24:00 | I,m a fan of sygate personal firewall, set it and forget it, had problems with zone alarm conflicting with my onboard sound strangley. Tried some of the others but too complicated for me. | Danger (287) | ||
| 151802 | 2003-06-13 00:41:00 | I too am a fan of Sygate. I have had no probs with it, and I use the free edition. I gave up on Zone Alarm because of problems with it, and installed Sygate because it was recommended in a PC World article. Have never regretted making the change. As a previous writer suggested, install it, set it (ie give permissions or denials for each programme that seeks to connect with the internet - Sygate will alert you), and then forget it. If you are unsure about a particular programme what I do is to say no, but I don't make that a permanent rule (you will see what I mean when the Sygate dialogue box comes up). Then you will find out generally if a problem comes up during your next computer session, and whether you need to give permission for that particular programme. John |
John H (8) | ||
| 151803 | 2003-06-13 00:55:00 | FWIW I've used ZoneAlarm for several years on WinME and have not had any problems. Very reliable. John |
braindead (1685) | ||
| 151804 | 2003-06-13 01:24:00 | > FWIW I've used ZoneAlarm for several years on WinME > and have not had any problems. Very reliable. Same, I have only have a few little problems, but now it is on XP we have not had any problems at all so far :) |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 151805 | 2003-06-13 11:29:00 | Having never had any problems with ZA and I have set it up on numerous PC's (probably about twenty) I have not been able to fathom the so called problems people have had with it and as I said in a previous post Steve Gibson gives it a very high rating. I personally also use the Hosts file and that has caused a few problems but if a site does not allow blocking of adds that is their problem. Virtually any software firewall would be better than the one that comes with XP. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
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