
Mcafee and Zonealarm
#1
Posted 08 September 2004 - 09:57 AM
I have aol broadband which gives me access to a free mcafee firewall but have already got zonealarm. Which should I chose?
#2
Posted 08 September 2004 - 11:36 AM
That's the way I do it. The router on the firewall, and I use Kerio as a monitor. I like to see/know what an application is doing.
#3
Posted 08 September 2004 - 12:39 PM
Edited by black goku, 08 September 2004 - 12:40 PM.
#4
Posted 08 September 2004 - 12:42 PM
-J
#5
Posted 21 September 2004 - 02:06 PM
-Hydroponic Garden
I have DSL, never been hacked, never had any issues, period. I have Zone Alarm Pro version 5.1.011.000
#6
Posted 21 September 2004 - 04:39 PM
Helpful link: SpywareBlaster...
MS MVP 2006 and ASAP Member since 2004
Please read the Instructions for posting requested logs and the article "So how did I get infected in the first place?"
#7
Posted 21 September 2004 - 08:35 PM
I purchased ZA Pro, installed it and found that I no longer had firewall protection... I attempted to contact ZA and found that they have some of the worst customer support/technical support in software and that is pretty bad... I eventually had to manually uninstall the program and download an update from the web to get it working again... I use Sygate now....
I think that's probably bad luck, like I mentioned there are reasons why ZoneAlarm Pro has won so many awards and commendation in the personal firewall software segment - The ZoneAlarm firewall is itself , IS industry leading. I never had any problems with the customer/tech support, they seemed fine with me. Anyway, I've heard Sygate was good too so I guess it all works out. It all comes down to prefrence. And experience varies.... like my anti Spybot S&D.... I wouldn't be so anti about but I had to buy a new PC because of it, I probably could have fixed the issue, however I'm lazy... I'd rather buy something new ^-^
-Hydroponic Garden
Edited by Hydroponic Garden, 22 September 2004 - 05:38 AM.
#8
Posted 21 September 2004 - 08:46 PM
As for ZA Pro... The bad install was bad luck... The miserable service was company policy... I have had to deal with a lot of bad service over the years that I have worked with computers and this stood out in the top 3 of worst I have seen... It was pathetic and I will not recommend that anyone buy ZA Pro because of it... Use the free version, they don't claim to support that....
Helpful link: SpywareBlaster...
MS MVP 2006 and ASAP Member since 2004
Please read the Instructions for posting requested logs and the article "So how did I get infected in the first place?"
#9
Posted 22 September 2004 - 05:42 AM
-Hydroponic Garden
#10
Posted 22 September 2004 - 05:50 AM
-Hydroponic Garden
EDIT: It all comes down to prefrence. And experience varies.... expert, you should know that by now.
Edited by Hydroponic Garden, 22 September 2004 - 05:52 AM.
#11
Posted 22 September 2004 - 08:31 AM
My other point is that you come out of nowhere and start recommending a few decent programs from your personal experience, sprinkle in some really bad programs and a few dubious ones... You act like an expert and you haven't established the credentials to back it up... It is not simply a matter of personal opinion... when you have dozens of people who fight malware every day recommending certain products, you can be pretty sure those products are good... We don't have a commercial interest in promoting these products where most of the reviews that one can read do have an interest in advertising dollars from the products... We don't know you, so we have no way of knowing if you have a financial interest in the products you are promoting, but we do know what works from personal experience and testing...
You can continue to try to turn this into a personal thing and misinterpret what I am saying and impugn delusions of grandeur, but the truth is that you have not established credibility while the malware fighters in this forum have....
Helpful link: SpywareBlaster...
MS MVP 2006 and ASAP Member since 2004
Please read the Instructions for posting requested logs and the article "So how did I get infected in the first place?"
#12
Posted 22 September 2004 - 08:46 AM
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#13
Posted 22 September 2004 - 09:52 AM
"You act like an expert and you haven't established the credentials to back it up... It is not simply a matter of personal opinion... when you have dozens of people who fight malware every day recommending certain products, you can be pretty sure those products are good"
How do you figure I act like an expert.... I mentioned that I did not like SpyBot S&D, which got you over obsessive with me. Then, the icing on the cake was that toptenreview list I put out which another site claimed it was bogus, etc. Which I never claimed you were wrong and I was right I'm just very skeptical about getting advice from people telling me how to run my PC when my PC is running fine. I came to the forums for one reason, "INFO".... I like to see other peoples opinions, unlike you who belittles any person who doesn't agree with you..... forgetting that you don't know me, my friend.
-Hydroponic Garden