Is Zone Alarm Pro worth Buying?

WeezleXX89 · 09-16-06, 05:23 PM

I have zone alarm basic firewall and i love it it tells me who's looking at my computer or bad behavior from hackers. I thought of buying Zone alarm pro because of the triple defense firewall and its not too expensive too. Give me you idea. All opinions are excepted

InThrees · 09-16-06, 07:48 PM

If you're going to actually SPEND MONEY on a firewall, please please make it a hardware firewall.

Use something like tiny personal firewall (or if you must, zone alarm free) to see what programs try to send outbound traffic, but for a firewall-firewall that you depend on, don't use software. They're intrinsically insecure on windows machines.

jcw122 · 09-16-06, 08:45 PM

No, not even Zone ALarm personal is worth it. It is run by a company out of Israel and ZA has been known to send custom .dll's back to their servers in Israel....it's very suspicious.

I myself use Filseclab firewall now.

WeezleXX89 · 09-16-06, 09:12 PM

Filseclab firewal does it tell when intruders enter your computer or any websites?

jcw122 · 09-16-06, 11:41 PM

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Filseclab firewal does it tell when intruders enter your computer or any websites?

Nah it's a more advanced firewall, but that's more or less why I like it. But it is free, and like I said, more advanced so it's easy to customize and see EXACTLY what is going in and out of your computer, from what IP, and port, etc. You can set rules for all programs, all kinds of options for those rules, etc. It's a very slim program too, unlike many firewalls.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · 09-16-06, 11:54 PM

Sygate Personal Firewall is what I use. Zone Alarm was crap for me.

ZL1 · 09-17-06, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by InThrees

If you're going to actually SPEND MONEY on a firewall, please please make it a hardware firewall.

Use something like tiny personal firewall (or if you must, zone alarm free) to see what programs try to send outbound traffic, but for a firewall-firewall that you depend on, don't use software. They're intrinsically insecure on windows machines.

a hardware firewall will be a lot more secure and a good one can tell you a lot more than a soft fw (but it does require a certain level of know-how)
they're cheap too these days, you can get a pretty good one from netgear in form of router/fw

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Lancelot · 09-17-06, 02:11 PM

smoothwall.org is what all my systems are behind...

You can build a 'hardware' firewall from old computer parts for cheap!

Route44 · 09-17-06, 03:18 PM

I've had ZoneAlarm Pro firewall versions 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 and as soon as my 6.0 subscription was up I ditched it. It will slow your computer down in many ways, interfere with net surfing, and takes some serious memory usgae to run. I'm not the only one who has experienced this.

If you want further reviews of firewalls go to the Wilders Security Forums and scroll down to their Other Firewalls forum. Very, very informative.

WeezleXX89 · 09-17-06, 05:09 PM

so your saying GET RID OF ZONE ALARM? Ill try that advanced one
Thanks guys. lol

WeezleXX89 · 09-17-06, 05:29 PM

Is the Filseclab personal firewall professional edition Free?

hafa · 09-17-06, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by WeezleXX89

so your saying GET RID OF ZONE ALARM? Ill try that advanced one
Thanks guys. lol

The main proviso most have pointed out is that you should not depend on ANY software firewall, as a hardware firewall is vastly superior, readily available and may even cost less than what you would have paid for ZA Pro.

fabulouscoops · 09-17-06, 07:44 PM

I agree, stay away from internet protection software and buy a cheap router with a hardware firewall.

WeezleXX89 · 09-17-06, 08:40 PM

when you install Filseclab fire wall. Profession edition. when you first connected to the internet, do you get alot of thing popping up like allow or chioce? so far its cool. I know nothing about do you think you could tell me hints or how to run it. lol

09-16-06, 05:23 PM	Thread Starter #1
WeezleXX89 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Earth	Is Zone Alarm Pro worth Buying? I have zone alarm basic firewall and i love it it tells me who's looking at my computer or bad behavior from hackers. I thought of buying Zone alarm pro because of the triple defense firewall and its not too expensive too. Give me you idea. All opinions are excepted __________________ Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V Power Supply XFX GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 DVD RW IDE Combo Drive http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=60257
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09-16-06, 07:48 PM	#2
InThrees Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Southeast US	If you're going to actually SPEND MONEY on a firewall, please please make it a hardware firewall. Use something like tiny personal firewall (or if you must, zone alarm free) to see what programs try to send outbound traffic, but for a firewall-firewall that you depend on, don't use software. They're intrinsically insecure on windows machines.
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09-16-06, 08:45 PM	#3
jcw122 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA	No, not even Zone ALarm personal is worth it. It is run by a company out of Israel and ZA has been known to send custom .dll's back to their servers in Israel....it's very suspicious. I myself use Filseclab firewall now. __________________ "YES! I AM INVINCIBLE!!!" Folding for Team 32! Gaming Nick: new_Faction64 or CharminULTRA CPU-AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0Ghz@2.2Ghz (was 2.4) Socket 754, VENICE Memory-Crucial Ballistix 2x512MB @ 220mhz 2.5-2-2-5 Motherboard-No Idea My DFI Died Video Card-MSI ATI 9800XT---412/390(was 424/395)---w00t! Flashed PSU-Forton Blue Storm 500w Currently Air Cooled w/ Scythe Ninja and AC VGA Silencer R.I.P. Project: Humidity Heatware
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09-16-06, 09:12 PM	Thread Starter #4
WeezleXX89 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Earth	Filseclab firewal does it tell when intruders enter your computer or any websites? __________________ Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V Power Supply XFX GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 DVD RW IDE Combo Drive http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=60257
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Lancelot Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: the Netherlands	smoothwall.org is what all my systems are behind... You can build a 'hardware' firewall from old computer parts for cheap! __________________ :: Xeon E3-1220v2 @3745 on Asus P8H77-V with 8GB Corsair DDR3 @1712
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09-17-06, 03:18 PM	#9
Route44 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southern New Jersey	I've had ZoneAlarm Pro firewall versions 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 and as soon as my 6.0 subscription was up I ditched it. It will slow your computer down in many ways, interfere with net surfing, and takes some serious memory usgae to run. I'm not the only one who has experienced this. If you want further reviews of firewalls go to the Wilders Security Forums and scroll down to their Other Firewalls forum. Very, very informative. __________________ Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H > IB 3570K Crucial Ballistix Sport (8 gigs) Sapphire 6950 > Samsung 830 SSD > Seagate 1TB Corsair TX 750 > Asus DVD drive Logitech Z-640 5.1 speakers Windows 7 64
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09-17-06, 05:09 PM	Thread Starter #10
WeezleXX89 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Earth	so your saying GET RID OF ZONE ALARM? Ill try that advanced one Thanks guys. lol __________________ Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V Power Supply XFX GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 DVD RW IDE Combo Drive http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=60257
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09-17-06, 05:29 PM	Thread Starter #11
WeezleXX89 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Earth	Is the Filseclab personal firewall professional edition Free? __________________ Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V Power Supply XFX GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 DVD RW IDE Combo Drive http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=60257
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09-17-06, 08:40 PM	Thread Starter #14
WeezleXX89 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Earth	when you install Filseclab fire wall. Profession edition. when you first connected to the internet, do you get alot of thing popping up like allow or chioce? so far its cool. I know nothing about do you think you could tell me hints or how to run it. lol __________________ Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V Power Supply XFX GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 DVD RW IDE Combo Drive http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=60257
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