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| Thread ID: 70333 | 2006-06-29 12:38:00 | Zone Alarm is retiring from Win98 ........ | paradox (1082) | Press F1 |
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| 467349 | 2006-07-12 02:26:00 | Is there a free firewall out there that supports WIN98? Have used Zone Alarm for years with no problems at all. Zone Alarm does not support either WIN98 or WINNT 4.0 (I have a few PCs) Would be grateful for some help & advice. :confused: Thanx in anticipation. |
Kate_vkv (10646) | ||
| 467350 | 2006-07-12 03:18:00 | It is only recently that ZA ceased support so you could get a slightly older version that will run on Win98. It will still be fine. There is also Sygate which, although now discontinued, should be still available if you look. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 467351 | 2006-07-12 03:55:00 | Older versions of firewalls (and other good stuff) can be downloaded from these sites: www.321download.com http://www.oldversion.com/ |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 467352 | 2006-07-12 07:26:00 | While we are on this topic - I've been using W98SE for years without a firewall of any sort, and I've never had any problems from viruses, malware etc. Admittedly that's on dial-up, if that makes much difference. I believe though that W2k wouldn't last 10 minutes without a firewall. What is the significant difference between 98 and 2k in this regard? |
rumpty (2863) | ||
| 467353 | 2006-07-12 07:58:00 | w2k is not much better than XP is that regard. 9x is better simply because w2k/xp is more sort after and what most pc illiterate users run. don't forget most infections are self inflected so how you use a pc is important, with good net use you will very rarely get infected. however i've seen it more than a few times of people who claim they are virus/malware free only to find various infections running on their pc. ignorance is bliss. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 467354 | 2006-07-12 09:11:00 | While we are on this topic - I've been using W98SE for years without a firewall of any sort, and I've never had any problems from viruses, malware etc. Admittedly that's on dial-up, if that makes much difference. I believe though that W2k wouldn't last 10 minutes without a firewall. What is the significant difference between 98 and 2k in this regard? On broadband you probably wouldn't want to use a softwall firewall anyway as they wouldn't be as reliable as hardware firewall. My router does the job and no need to run a software firewall. On dial up on XP you'd be ok on the built in firewall, and on 98 Kerio would do the trick. Not sure why anyone would want to run 98 but each to their own. Windows 98 is no longer supported and would be a sitting duck for exploits I'd imagine. |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 467355 | 2006-07-12 09:15:00 | My router does the job and no need to run a software firewall. <groan> not again...thats so begging for a flameing and a swift kick in the....... | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 467356 | 2006-07-12 09:30:00 | <groan> not again...thats so begging for a flameing and a swift kick in the....... "Most people don't think of common NAT routers as hardware firewalls, but ANY NAT router inherently provides terrific security and protection against incoming malicious traffic. Learn how and why this is, and which default settings MUST be changed to lock down the security of your NAT router" Steve Gibson - Security Now podcast www.grc.com Kick away. |
Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 467357 | 2006-07-12 09:45:00 | I'd think a big problem could exist with the Telstra cable modem, no NAT, so a software firewall would be essential. I dont think highly of Telstra passing the buck down to subscribers who wouldn't have any idea about security, they should either supply cable modems with NAT, or at least offer to supply a suitable device/router, and advice. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 467358 | 2006-07-12 09:51:00 | NAT really only helps partitially. it still doesn't stop any malware on you pc from gaining access OUTWOULDS. windows firewall and NAT only do half the job...if anything the minor half of the job. | tweak'e (69) | ||
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