Firewall

[Hugh]

I use the free version of ZoneAlarm. Is it as effective
as the firewall in XP? Also, I understand most of the
programs it asks about connecting to the internet, but
there are a couple of programs it asks about that I'm not
sure:

-Common Client (Symantec) to act as a server?
-Generic Host Processes for Win32 Services
-IP configurationUtility
-Run DLL as an App

Thanks in advance for the advice. -- Hugh

 

[cspz]

Hi - I was wondering which was more effective as well,
but I get the sense that Z.A. can block more than Windows
XP firewall. When I installed Z.A., it caused my XP to
crash next time I booted, went into a loop, kept
restarting, kept scanning my files, and wouldn't let me
connect with the internet. I uninstalled it, and now
don't know how to reinstall without getting the same
annoying result. Am looking for info about this, but
can't find it on the Zone Alarm site. Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I use the free version of ZoneAlarm. Is it as effective
as the firewall in XP? Also, I understand most of the
programs it asks about connecting to the internet, but
there are a couple of programs it asks about that I'm not
sure:

-Common Client (Symantec) to act as a server?
-Generic Host Processes for Win32 Services
-IP configurationUtility
-Run DLL as an App

Thanks in advance for the advice. -- Hugh

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