I've narrowed my choice down to Norton's security suite or Zonelabs security suite.

Which would you say is best and why? I've been very impressed with Norton during the trial period.

Hello Flummoxed,

I can advice Norton Security suite; there are many problems for some time now with the ZoneAlarm Security suite.

Take a look at ZoneAlarm’s forum to learn about the problems

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/supp...m_agreement.jsp

With kind regards,

Richard

hi

ZoneAlarm is the best firewall on the market, nobody has any doubt about it now.

but use it as a firewall, and get yourself a good antivirus (norton, avp, fsecure).

beside this, if you want a tool to maintain your system in good health I would advise to use System Mechanic in version5, better and does what all the others do, but after using quite a lot of them, it looks that it is the most efficient

francois

I would second francois recommendation of ZoneAlarm for your firewall (unless your on broadband, in which case a hardware router/firewall offers more security, than software).

Would not recommend any "suite" of programs, eg: Symantec, McAfee, ZoneLabs, VCom or any others. I have never seen a "suite" of utilities where everything worked as advertised. Most cause more problems than they solve.

Best to pick and choose the best in each category. Most companies offer trial versions, so utilize this option and pick the ones which work best for you.

Good hunting.

if zone alarms firewall is used , should the xp firewall be switched off or can both be on at the same time?

if zone alarms firewall is used , should the xp firewall be switched off or can both be on at the same time?

Yes, switch off the XP firewall if you run ZoneAlarm, or visa-versa.

If you installed WindowsXP Service Pack 2, the XP firewall is automatically activated. Disable it before running ZoneAlarm.

(Shush..........don't tell anyone, but Microsoft's XP firewall is based on a stripped down version of ZoneAlarm.)

thanks waldwolf.

if zone alarms firewall is used , should the xp firewall be switched off or can both be on at the same time?

Yes, switch off the XP firewall if you run ZoneAlarm, or visa-versa.

If you installed WindowsXP Service Pack 2, the XP firewall is automatically activated. Disable it before running ZoneAlarm.

(Shush..........don't tell anyone, but Microsoft's XP firewall is based on a stripped down version of ZoneAlarm.)

I agree and Zone alarm is still the best.See here for more.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...105&hl=freeware

Firewalls:

Kerio (Kerio Personal Firewall is FREE for home and personal use) - http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html

Outpost Firewall (version 1 is free) - http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html

Sygate (FREE for personal use) - http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

Zonealarm Basic firewall - http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/comp...reeDownload.jsp