[dba-Tech] Zonealarm v5

I've used full versions of ZoneAlarm, Sygate, and Black Ice.  IMHO ZoneAlarm
works best, though I'm not willing to trust them yet with my antivirus
protection.  I relied on an independent study that tested (over fifty IIRC)
different AV packages.  The one that came out on top was F-Secure
http://www.f-secure.com/estore/fsav2004.shtml.  I do my research and the
combination of Zonelabs ZoneAlarm, F-Secure Anti-Virus, SpyBot, Google
toolbar, a hotmail spam account, and a simple router has kept my system from
EVER getting hit.  I conduct a fair amount of online transactions (~1-2 per
week on average) with reputable companies that have agreeable privacy
statements.  Less than reputable companies get my hotmail account.  So it
should come as no surprise that I have no need for a spam filter on my home
email accounts...I don't get any.


Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: Haslett, Andrew [mailto:andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:23 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Zonealarm v5


I steer clear of Zonelarm, due to issues such as this and the fact that
older versions don't fully 'uninstall' and leave crap in the registry.

Been using Sygate Persoanl Firewall for years without any problems (free):
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

Cheers,
Andrew


-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart McLachlan [mailto:stuart at lexacorp.com.pg] 
Sent: Tuesday, 1 June 2004 8:05 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Zonealarm v5

On 1 Jun 2004 at 10:47, Jon Tydda wrote:

> Zonelabs have brought out version 5 of their firewall, and having
installed
> it on my brothers pc when I was rebuilding it, it's great - got loads of
> extra features, and is more stable than before.
>  
.....'
>  
> So I'm looking at downgrading my subscription to Zonealarm, although the
> other versions don't offer all the other features of the firewall - I
bought
> the Pro version, because it has ad blocking, and all sorts of other useful
> bits, which the others don't come with. So because they decided to include
> AV, all the customers get screwed over. Does downgrading mean I'll get
some
> money back from the licence I bought? No, I think not... Nice one lads. 
>  

Yep, there was a warning about it on the Langalist the other day. The bottom

line was:
"
.... and there are other letters too. In short, if you have a copy of ZA
4x, hang on to it. At the very least, the 5x version seems not ready for
prime time; and it may simply have become too big, too complex, and too
unwieldy for its own--- or our--- good."


 
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Lexacorp Ltd
http://www.lexacorp.com.pg
Information Technology Consultancy, Software Development,System Support.



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