How Good Is Zonealarm Compared To Norton?

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12-23-2003, 06:53 PM
Monkeee

i've been hearing Zonealarm is that damn good! is it like 100% better then norton....? i might use both... :unsure:
12-23-2003, 07:02 PM
muchspl2

no use
if you want added security
add the bad ip's in your block list
fuck norton
12-23-2003, 07:24 PM
sharedholder

Get Sygate Pro.
12-23-2003, 07:31 PM
Tmpj

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Originally posted by sharedholder@23 December 2003 - 20:24
Get Sygate Pro.

I agree, Sygate is much better, ZoneAlarms blocks even stuff like Apache! :angry:
12-23-2003, 07:32 PM
Monkeee

where do i get Sygate? is it free? :blink:
12-23-2003, 07:33 PM
sharedholder

Go to my site you can get the free version ,but its recomandable to get the pro from some warez site.
12-23-2003, 08:12 PM
skelley521

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ZoneAlarms blocks even stuff like Apache

Did you configure zone alarm properly? :blink:

I have zone alarm prompt me for every attempt and then I can allow or block each action. On that same screen, if its a program that myself or the network uses often it has an option box to check to always allow. That way it never bothers to alert you when those actions happen again.

edit: as for the topic, sorry, norons (nortons) products take far to many resources (cpu cycles/memory) and seem to give false warnings. It's zone alarm for me :P
12-23-2003, 10:19 PM
DVD PIRATE III

Its the general understanding that nortons is crap...It wouldnt stop a determined 5 year old, Ive never used Sygate, but all the reviews on it are really good and I know lots of people that use it..
The people that give Zone Alarm the thumbs down just dont know how to configure it properly, and they should go back to playing solitaire against the computer..
Zone Alarm is an excellent firewall, but i suggest that you try different ones till you find one that you feel comfortable with, and one that does the job
12-23-2003, 10:45 PM
skelley521

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Its the general understanding that nortons is crap...It wouldnt stop a determined 5 year old, Ive never used Sygate, but all the reviews on it are really good and I know lots of people that use it..
The people that give Zone Alarm the thumbs down just dont know how to configure it properly, and they should go back to playing solitaire against the computer..
Zone Alarm is an excellent firewall, but i suggest that you try different ones till you find one that you feel comfortable with, and one that does the job

Both ZA and SG are equally good in my book, I prefer ZA, but as you stated it can be tricky to set up if you dont watch what you are doing, especially with a network. Still only takes a few minutes to do it right.

My saying is: "Try them all and keep the one that works best for you and your system"......gonna have to add it to my sig. :D
12-23-2003, 10:57 PM
ck-uk

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Originally posted by DVD PIRATE III@23 December 2003 - 21:19
Its the general understanding that nortons is crap...It wouldnt stop a determined 5 year old,

Mate its not that norton are shit..there just shit on systems that at contantly active & with programs being installed/uninstalled all over the place. :)
12-25-2003, 04:07 AM
Soak

Norton can't hold a candle to Zone Alarm. ZA is simply the best firewall and it is not a resource hog like Norton. I use ZA and Visual Zone 5.7 (freeware). With Visual Zone 5.7I can track hacker right to his friggen address..lol
12-25-2003, 04:15 AM
wenze1

I use Norton only because i have used it for years and never had any problems but that's my opinion i can't say for sure cause i have not tried any others but both have good reviews. :beerchug: :pimp: :newyear: