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post #21 of 84
8/22/05 at 5:56pm
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why does everyone say that zone alarm hogs resources, right now its only using 10mb of ram. I have 2gb so this isnt an issue, how is sygate for protection and resources?
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post #22 of 84
8/22/05 at 6:10pm
Actually you don't need any third party firewalls. Update XP (I take that's what most people are using) to SP2 and use the built-in firewall. It has program control, blocks incoming, and it masks ports well (I did a port 135 test and it stealthed it), that's all you really need. It uses close to zippo resources too. I've used it on college networks, home networks, even in the airport and absolutely no one got in
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post #23 of 84
8/22/05 at 6:19pm
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still, cant people take files from you on a large network?
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post #24 of 84
8/22/05 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by stev310
still, cant people take files from you on a large network?
Not unless you share them. Also, don't install any programs that allow them access to your computer.
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post #25 of 84
8/22/05 at 6:27pm
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Originally Posted by Mr. K6
Not unless you share them. Also, don't install any programs that allow them access to your computer.
so windows firewall is just as good as zone alarm pro? you cant customize is good though.
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post #26 of 84
8/22/05 at 6:43pm
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Originally Posted by Doc.Caliban
I've been running ZA Pro for a very long time. I used to test 3rd party firewall software and I know my way around it pretty well which might be why I have no problems with it at all. I have no annoying pop-ups, all my games and special apps work fine, etc.
Agreed.... except I use the free version, along with a hardware NAT/firewall.
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post #27 of 84
8/22/05 at 6:48pm
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Originally Posted by stev310
so windows firewall is just as good as zone alarm pro?
No, as Windows firewall does not monitor/notify of outgoing traffic--only incoming. That's the main reason I use Zone Alarm's free version.
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post #28 of 84
8/22/05 at 7:02pm
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if you want my za pro cd key its corporate, i can give it to ya odin
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post #29 of 84
8/22/05 at 7:32pm
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if you want my za pro cd key its corporate, i can give it to ya odin
ygpm
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post #30 of 84
8/22/05 at 7:44pm
dont know what the hell is going on with all this za bashing...i use the pro version and it works flawlessly. its blocked many viruses and access attempts and also finds/deletes a good amount of spyware.

when checking the resources, zlclient.exe is only using 9mb...no complaints there either...
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post #31 of 84
8/22/05 at 8:00pm
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Originally Posted by BigNips
dont know what the hell is going on with all this za bashing...i use the pro version and it works flawlessly. its blocked many viruses and access attempts and also finds/deletes a good amount of spyware.

when checking the resources, zlclient.exe is only using 9mb...no complaints there either...
yup same here, vsmon is only using 8mb of ram...and i have 2gb of ram total no big deal
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post #32 of 84
8/22/05 at 8:00pm
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Originally Posted by stev310
why does everyone say that zone alarm hogs resources, right now its only using 10mb of ram. I have 2gb so this isnt an issue, how is sygate for protection and resources?
Perhaps, but there are several admittedly large holes in the stability... VSMON especially will shoot to outrageously high memory usage (100mb+) due to memory leaks. Like I said, its not going to cripple the computer, but why should I have to worry about shutting down and restarting it everytime it does this? Also, even when it wasn't suffering a leak, VSMON would consistantly be around 30mb or so. To put it in perspective, Tiny uses 3mb.

But yeah, ZA is far from being a bad program, it just isn't nearly as stable as it could and should be. That's just my preference, though... like I said, its still a fantastic firewall.

EDIT: This is not its "normal" state when VSMON is using hundreds of megabytes of RAM... its happened to what seems to be a decent amount of people, so its obviously something with the programming.
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post #33 of 84
8/22/05 at 8:03pm
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redmumba how much is tiny firewall and how are its reviews?
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post #34 of 84
8/22/05 at 9:43pm
A little history.
Once upon a time, there was a powerful little firewall called Tiny Personal Firewall. For sheer power, you couldn't do much better. However, it was...shall we say, difficult to configure? Actually, some people likened it to a masochist's dream.
Then some folks decided that they wanted to build an easier-to-use version of Tiny PF, and voila! Kerio Personal Firewall was born! Since then (a few years back), the two codebases have diverged.
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post #35 of 84
8/22/05 at 10:04pm
Hmm... this thread is making me paranoid. I might try kerio if it's that good. Windows firewall monitors outgoing by blocking programs, so it's been good for me. Originally I had McAfee firewall. Although it was fantastic it was a resource hog (35MB+ constantly) and it was $25 a year. Hmm... what's the kerio site again?
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post #36 of 84
8/22/05 at 10:12pm
Kerio Personal firewall and ZoneAlarm are the two best personal software firewalls. Even if you have a hardware firewall on your system you still want a software firewall installed because a hardware firewall only prevents data coming in and doesn't monitor whats going out from your system. You also want that added layer of protection if anything gets into the network.
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post #37 of 84
8/22/05 at 10:59pm
Well, to be fair though, most firewalls (just the firewall, not the whole package) are the same, and unless you're preparing to go up against an attack directed at you and you alone, even the worst firewall would probably be alright. Anyways, Tiny is no longer difficult to configure, its fully automated... basically, if you can use ZA, you can use Kerio, Tiny, whatever. I just like Tiny because of its, well... Tiny...ness...
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post #38 of 84
8/22/05 at 11:04pm
If you want something light, take a look at Netveda (fee for home users) http://www.netveda.com/consumer/safetynet.htm . I'm still using ZA free v. 5.5 (v.6.0 has caused me too many issues). If you're willing to pay, I agree that Outpost Pro is a great choice. BTW, ZA free is consuming only just under 8MB memory. KPF 4.2 used about the same on my notebook, but it failed to pass a couple firewall tests. I'm sticking w/ ZA 5.5 unless I decide I want to pay for Outpost.
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post #39 of 84
8/22/05 at 11:10pm
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Originally Posted by Mr. K6
Windows firewall monitors outgoing by blocking programs, so it's been good for me.
Not true--it only monitors incoming traffic. Were you thinking of Zone Alarm?
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post #40 of 84
8/22/05 at 11:14pm
I wouldn't trust Windows firewall to protect you from anything. I mean it is a Microsoft product were talking about here and it naturally has security holes.
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