ZoneAlarm 3.1.395 Released

[Guru]

Changes from previous releases:

Improved performance & loading time
Improved interoperability with proxy server applications
Improved user interface with new maximize/minimize button

http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/updates/znalm/znalmDownloadUpdate.html

[The PIT]

Ah they haven't fixed suddenly lets disconnect your home network for ever more.

[ayoub_ibrahim]

since installing that update I keep finding the dialup box appearing on my desktop at startup without me wanting to go online.
check for trojans & spyware revealed nothing so I'm blaming it on this new version of ZA!

[Gurm]

Zone Alarm - the same features as other products, with twice the bugs and thrice the irritation!

- Gurm

[RedRed]

Anyone got any suggestions for anything better at the same price?

I currently use a w2K Professional box for my lan router to the web... My Norton subscruiption is up in the middle of next month....

Thanks
RedRed

[Gurm]

I use Black Ice Defender (now known as ISS BlackIce PC Protection).

- Gurm

[Guru]

Originally posted by Gurm
I use Black Ice Defender (now known as ISS BlackIce PC Protection).

- Gurm

[Greebe]

Guru you may really like it, but it's not practicle for those of us running multiple systems on a lan. It's quite limited to only a single PC use.

[Guru]

Originally posted by Greebe
Guru you may really like it, but it's not practicle for those of us running multiple systems on a lan. It's quite limited to only a single PC use.

I know! But Black Ice Defender used to crash my system!

[Greebe]

BID works fine here for me... heck even that system is an old POS Cyrix PR166 that's ages old running Win98... it handles all my NAT/Firewall functions and the wife uses it for email/surfing etc... gets rebooted maybe once every 1-2 months... dunno why it was messing up on you.

[Gurm]

BID goes through growth spurts. For example, every time MS patches their OS, BID needs to be patched.

But lots of proggies are like that.

- Gurm

[The PIT]

Originally posted by RedRed
Anyone got any suggestions for anything better at the same price?

I currently use a w2K Professional box for my lan router to the web... My Norton subscruiption is up in the middle of next month....

Thanks
RedRed

Just uninstall it and re-install it. That reminds me I need to do that soon.

[Ali]

I dont see what the problem is with ZA on a network. AS long as you have it on each computer you are fine

I run it at home, with 4 computers, and we have it in one of the offices that have 8 comuters. You just set up a IP range to allow connections from, and set your DHCP server to assign in that range.

I think if you had more than about 20 computers this would be a pain, but then you should be looking at a dedicated firewall anyway.

Ali

[Fogel]

Keiro Personal Firewall work better than ZA IMO and it is free for personal use.
I use Leaktest to verify the firewall.

[orangejulius]

Still looking for a reverse firewall.
ex. something that lets anything in but doesn't let things OUT.

Original ZoneAlarm was like this but they quickly added a firewall and bloated it up.