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purplediane
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March 2nd, 2002 10:00
Zone Alarm needed even with router?
Several days ago, olefin56 wrote:
- Flapjack wrote:
- but the guy that
-- installed my cable modem told me that Zone Alarm can
-- be "problematic".
-
- Flapjack:
-
- I did a self install when I got my cable so there
- was no "cableguy" and I missed out on the "technical
- advise".
-
- I use free ZoneAlarm with both my New Dell and my
- older IBM using W-95. I have never had a problem
- with either. I would NEVER want to be on line
- without ZoneAlarm and I'm hid behind my router.
I have DSL hooked up through a Linksys BEFSR41 router. My understanding was that this was secure (well, there are still email viruses and stuff like that) as long as none of the "local users" is exposed to the Internet through the DMZ host feature of the Linksys router.
Is this incorrect? Have I been running in blissful ignorance while in actuality I'm not secure?
Would you folks out there still recommend using something like ZoneAlarm even with the router?
I have a Dimension 8100 with Windows 2000 Pro. I don't use MS Outlook; I use Eudora Pro for email instead. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Diane
- Flapjack wrote:
- but the guy that
-- installed my cable modem told me that Zone Alarm can
-- be "problematic".
-
- Flapjack:
-
- I did a self install when I got my cable so there
- was no "cableguy" and I missed out on the "technical
- advise".
-
- I use free ZoneAlarm with both my New Dell and my
- older IBM using W-95. I have never had a problem
- with either. I would NEVER want to be on line
- without ZoneAlarm and I'm hid behind my router.
I have DSL hooked up through a Linksys BEFSR41 router. My understanding was that this was secure (well, there are still email viruses and stuff like that) as long as none of the "local users" is exposed to the Internet through the DMZ host feature of the Linksys router.
Is this incorrect? Have I been running in blissful ignorance while in actuality I'm not secure?
Would you folks out there still recommend using something like ZoneAlarm even with the router?
I have a Dimension 8100 with Windows 2000 Pro. I don't use MS Outlook; I use Eudora Pro for email instead. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Diane
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Posted March 2nd, 2002 13:00
purplediane wrote:
- Several days ago, olefin56 wrote:
-- I use free ZoneAlarm with both my New Dell and my
-- older IBM using W-95. I have never had a problem
-- with either. I would NEVER want to be on line
-- without ZoneAlarm and I'm hid behind my router.
Would you folks out there still recommend using
- something like ZoneAlarm even with the router?
- Thanks!
-
- Diane
-
Hi Diane:
I'm sad that you didn't believe me
Dimension 8200 @ 1.8GHz
In Service 12/06/01
512MB RDRAM
40GB, HD
21 in. P1130 Trinitron Monitor
Windows XP Home
Toshiba PCX1100 Cable Modem
Linksys BEF SR41 Router
IE 6.02, Communicator 4.9 and 6.2
Zone Alarm (Free)
Criminals love gun control
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Posted March 2nd, 2002 15:00
I agree, use ZoneAlarm in addition to your hardware firewall. I have a cable connection to an Asante FR3004LC Router. The hardware firewall is really all you need but ZoneAlarm has the added advantage of controlling what leaves your computer. ZoneAlarm is very stable and runs quietly in the background. So running a double firewall (hardware and software) is the maximum protection.
Firewalls will not affect viruses. Also run an antivirus program
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Posted March 3rd, 2002 03:00
Thanks to all who answered so quickly! I will get ZoneAlarm and AdAware and give them a try. I have been using Cookie Pal for cookies and have liked its capabilities.
Sorry Olefin56, it wasn't so much that I didn't believe *you*, but that I was so astonished to think I had been so seriously misinformed by someone who I [erroneously] thought knew what he was talking about. :-)
diane
arcorob
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Posted March 2nd, 2002 13:00
Get zonealarm (the free copy is okay ) and you will see what I mean. It will ask you TONS of questions at first ...LIKE
DO you want to allow Explorer to acces the internet - YES
Do you want to allow windows update to access - YES
DO you want to allow WORKS to access the internet - NO!!! (why so Bill Gates can track you)
Stuff like that.
Also, get AD-AWARE. Run it. Wait till you see what has been loaded to your PC. Then go to Explorer (after cleaning ) and turn off 3rd party cookies. You do this by going to
Internet OPTIONS
Privacy
Custom or advanced
Disable 3rd Party cookies (not first party)
If you want to see about cookies from OTHER places, change it to PROMPT instead. Every site you go to wants to add tracking cookies....You will soon get tired of answering so change it to DISABLE. THRID PARTY only. NOt first party