Re: [OT] ZoneAlarm alternatives ??

["domdevitto" <dom@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I still think that knowing that application 'X' is communicating with
here, there and everywhere is useful.
Oh, and only running this stuff "when you need it" is a bit
weird,
unless you are often offline?

Dom

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "milesy1981" <chrismiles@...> wrote:
>
> The best suggestion I can give you is NOT to use a software
> firewall. They simply are not nessessary. Get a router, and you then
> have a hardware firewall protecting you, and not slowing your
> machine.
>
> Only software you need is
>
> Anti Virus - AVG
> Anti Spyware - Ad-Aware
> Anti Rootkit - F-Secure blacklight
>
> the latter two only needing to run when you need them running.
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dean Barrett" <dean@> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone got any suggestions for a lightweight anti-
> virus/firewall product
> >
> > I'm getting fed up with Zonealarm hogging resources at the
moment.
> >
> > I'm not sure which is best - previously Symantec seemed to work
> fine on
> > other machines but then seemed to slow them down. I also just
> removed McAfee
> > from my fathers laptop as that seemed to be having quite a
> detrimental
> > effect on performance.
> >
> > Any suggestions appreciated.
>
> > Dean.
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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