Re: reinstalling Zone alarm
Re: reinstalling Zone alarm
On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:27:04 -0400, "Jeff@unknown.com"
<JeffMalka@orthohelp.com> wrote:
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:vobf74ddriv67qhemh3904ceubvahhm76c@4ax.com...
> > On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:51:09 -0500, "Cindy" <cinb@suddenlink.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Since I took Zone alarm off because of the problem they were having and
> >> it
> >> is now fixed and back in working order, would you suggest I reinstall
> >> Zone
> >> Alarm.
> >> I am running XP and I am using Microsoft Windows Security Center.
> >> The
> >> Firewall, automatic updates and virus protection are all ON. Would it
> >> be a
> >> good thing to be using both?
> >
> >
> > Do not use two software firewalls. You incur needless extra overhead
> > and you run the risk of conflicts between them.
> >
> > You can either leave the Windows firewall in place or reinstall ZA.
> > They both do pretty much the same thing. Personally I would just keep
> > the Windows firewall and forget about ZA; although I used to use ZA, I
> > no longer do.
>
> Why do you no longer use ZA Ken? Do you think it is unnecessary or do you
> prefer a different firewall?
Although I used to recommend ZA because of its outward protection,
I've more recently become convinced that outward protection is an
illusion. Once one of the nasties gets into your computer, it can
essentially do whatever it wants, including circumventing the
firewall. So the extra protection that a firewall that monitors
outbound traffic provides is more apparent than real.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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