Vista - Zonealarm

Hi

I used zonealarm in XP do I need it with vista or is the default programs
enough

Thanks

Vista own Firewall is very good, and quite sufficient for what you need.

Below are some compatible security Programs you might want to use with Vista.

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Avast Anti-Virus is Vista compatible (32bit and 64bit Versions), FREE,
auto-updating, and a low resources user of your computer.
And, only have 1(one) Anti-Virus installed / running on your computer at any
one time..
Conflicts may occur if you have more than 1(one).

http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6 is a very good, FREE Anti-Spyware Program.
Download, install, update, and immunize your System with it.
Then SCAN with it.
Update it, and scan your System once a fortnight.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SpywareBlaster 4.1 is a non-intrusive, FREE Anti-Spyware Program that runs
in the background (no scanning by you!).
SpywareBlaster prevents the installation of many so-called spyware, adware
and malware programs by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX
controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage
Update it once a fortnight, and let it do its work in the background!

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Malwarebytes is as the name says, a Malware Remover!
Download, then update, the FREE version from one of the sites listed below:

Download from Download.com
Download from MajorGeeks.com
Download from GT500.org

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Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"Dajan" wrote:

"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@xxxxxx> schreef in bericht
news:A35534B3-7451-4219-942C-8613819B83C3@xxxxxxI wouldn't advise Avast. It is not so safe. Try Avira.

"I wouldn't advise Avast. It is not so safe. Try Avira"

I think that is a very dangerous statement by you.
I hope that you are prepared to back it up.
Companies don't appreciate statements like the above.

"Avira": install to get NAG screens!
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Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"Flight" wrote:

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:17:46 +0100, Dajan wrote:
No, you don't!
Use this:
http://zonealarm.donhoover.net/uninstall.html
You are not going to find anything better than the Vista FW and Vista in
itself due to the advanced features the FW and Vista are using.

Managing the Windows Vista Firewall
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/m.../cc510323.aspx

Tap into the Vista firewall's advanced configuration features
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...7-6098592.html

Configure Vista Firewall to support outbound packet filtering
http://searchwindowssecurity.techtar...247138,00.html

Vista Firewall Control.
http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/
The free version may be all you need, check the comparisons under
the "Download and Buy" link.

"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@xxxxxx> schreef in bericht
news:7165530D-02CC-49C6-8556-11F62455C8D2@xxxxxxLook at the test results from many antivirustesters. What's wrong with that?
But do whatever you want, I stop with comments on this subject.

"Flight" <jPUNTvoorbeeld@xxxxxx> wrote:
When asked whose ass he pulled that one out of, he replied:
Didn't cite any, because there aren't any that call Avast "not so
safe".

DDW
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I cannot figure out what that built-in Vista FW is good for.
All incoming connections are blocked by the router anyway,
and, I heard, that software FW are not as secure as hardware.
But what I really need is control over outgoing connections.
I hate when applications connect to the Web behind my back,
gobble up my net bandwidth, report on my usage patterns,
download and install upgrades without my approval, etc.
So, I used ZoneAlarm for years, but, alas, it is not available
on Vista 64. For now I switched to Comodo. It is much harder
to configure, but appears to be more flexible.

"jhnlmn" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:521a1a20fea2789effd702b9bd29aa98@xxxxxx-gateway.com...Makes sense for a laptop - where you might not
always be behind *your* router - or I suppose
a desktop setup when *your* router isn't *yours*
anymore due to intrusion.
More a want than a need. Outgoing connections come
from software already executing on the machine you
are "protecting" - this is not really a firewall's function.

> when *your* router isn't *yours* anymore due to intrusion.

Well, if they managed to hijack your router, then all is lost
and software FW will not help either (neither built-in nor third party).

But, as I already said, my problem is not with viruses
(the last time I had a real damage from a virus was back in 92),
but with "legitimate" software, such as Acrobat reader,
Media player and many others, which connect to Internet
behind my back without my permission and send who-knows-what
about me to their headquarters. For that reason I never run
a PC without outgoing firewall, which significantly improves
my network connection speed by blocking unwanted connections. It would be nice if MS will build outgoing FW
into the Windows and protect it from being disabled
the same way as MS protects Vista internal modules from
being overwritten. Until then I have to rely on third party solutions.