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Poster
For the last couple of weeks, when I've been downloading anything, my pc slows up after a while, when I checked the task manager there was a program called smc.exe(part of Sygate) hogging 80% of my cpu, had to uninstall Sygate and install Zonealarm until I find something better.
Anyone else have this problem?
Any tips on a good firewall that uses little resources?
ps, had Sygate running on my pc for a couple of years with no problems at all, was really happy with it but it's gone tits up now.
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04-24-2005, 08:51 AM
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Computer Abuser
BT Rep: +3
Look 'n' Stop but only with enhanced rules set enabled.
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04-24-2005, 10:10 AM
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no problems with sygate here
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04-24-2005, 11:37 AM
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puter ghost
I just spent a month testing between ZA; Sygate and Outpost.
It was funny how I have the same surfing habits and Sygate reported numerious attacks when ZA and Outpost reported 0 to very few. All of them were the latest builds also.
My conclusion: I went back to an older version of ZA 4.5.594.00.
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04-30-2005, 12:07 PM
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Phantom Gander
I've been using Zone Alarm for over a year now...have to configure it to your surfing habits, but works great.
I'd keep and update ZA...it's the best.
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04-30-2005, 12:24 PM
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Out of order
Sygate is good, but only if you avoid the later builds.
Seems like the Sygate devs took a program that was working perfectly and screwed it up more with every release.
I've found version Sygate 5.5 build 2516 to be reliable, so that's what I'm stickin' with.
Any build after that throws weird errors on shutdown or chews up system resources for no apparent reason.
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04-30-2005, 03:02 PM
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Pneuberator.
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04-30-2005, 03:26 PM
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Look an stop is way better on system resources . I'll never go back to ZA . Thanks again zapjb.
http://www.looknstop.com/En/index2.htm
Last edited by peat moss; 04-30-2005 at 03:27 PM.
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04-30-2005, 03:35 PM
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Pneuberator.
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04-30-2005, 05:01 PM
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Well give it a try nothing to loose . Heed zapjb advice on the enhanced rules tho. I had trouble setting up at first.
Last edited by peat moss; 04-30-2005 at 05:03 PM.
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