Norton vs Zone Alarm firewalls
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From: Luis Ortega on 24 Nov 2007 06:31 My Zone Alarm Pro firewall subscription expires in a few days and I recently bought a Norton Internet Security 2008 package that contains a firewall. I currently have the Norton firewall turned off and just use the Zone Alarm Pro firewall. I don't use the Win XP firewall because I heard that it's not a good idea to have several firewall on at the same time. We get internet through a Belkin pre-N wireless router that is supposed to have some sort of firewall built in and that one is turned on. My computer connects to the router with an ethernet cable and my son's computer uses a Belkin N usb wireless adapter. They both have the same current setup I describe regarding firewalls. Can anyone please advise on whether the Zone Alarm Pro firewall is any better than the Norton firewall in my situation? Should I renew the Zone Alarm Pro subscription or uninstall it when it expires and turn on the Norton firewall? Thanks for any advice.
From: John on 24 Nov 2007 07:14 Luis Ortega wrote: > My Zone Alarm Pro firewall subscription expires in a few days and I recently > bought a Norton Internet Security 2008 package that contains a firewall. > I currently have the Norton firewall turned off and just use the Zone Alarm > Pro firewall. > I don't use the Win XP firewall because I heard that it's not a good idea to > have several firewall on at the same time. > We get internet through a Belkin pre-N wireless router that is supposed to > have some sort of firewall built in and that one is turned on. > My computer connects to the router with an ethernet cable and my son's > computer uses a Belkin N usb wireless adapter. They both have the same > current setup I describe regarding firewalls. > Can anyone please advise on whether the Zone Alarm Pro firewall is any > better than the Norton firewall in my situation? > Should I renew the Zone Alarm Pro subscription or uninstall it when it > expires and turn on the Norton firewall? > Thanks for any advice. > > Good luck if you should decide to try and uninstall Norton. John.
From: Luis Ortega on 24 Nov 2007 07:42 You don't understand. I'm not trying to uninstall Norton, I'm wondering whether to renew the Zone alarm if Norton already comes with a firewall. I'm interested to know which might be the better firewall. Does anyone have any relevant advice on this? "John" <zen(a)zen.co.uk> wrote in message news:5qqit1F119k12U1(a)mid.individual.net... > Luis Ortega wrote: >> My Zone Alarm Pro firewall subscription expires in a few days and I >> recently bought a Norton Internet Security 2008 package that contains a >> firewall. >> I currently have the Norton firewall turned off and just use the Zone >> Alarm Pro firewall. >> I don't use the Win XP firewall because I heard that it's not a good idea >> to have several firewall on at the same time. >> We get internet through a Belkin pre-N wireless router that is supposed >> to have some sort of firewall built in and that one is turned on. >> My computer connects to the router with an ethernet cable and my son's >> computer uses a Belkin N usb wireless adapter. They both have the same >> current setup I describe regarding firewalls. >> Can anyone please advise on whether the Zone Alarm Pro firewall is any >> better than the Norton firewall in my situation? >> Should I renew the Zone Alarm Pro subscription or uninstall it when it >> expires and turn on the Norton firewall? >> Thanks for any advice. > Good luck if you should decide to try and uninstall Norton. > > John.
From: badgolferman on 24 Nov 2007 09:12 Luis Ortega, 11/24/2007,6:31:59 AM, wrote: > My Zone Alarm Pro firewall subscription expires in a few days and I > recently bought a Norton Internet Security 2008 package that contains > a firewall. I currently have the Norton firewall turned off and just > use the Zone Alarm Pro firewall. I don't use the Win XP firewall > because I heard that it's not a good idea to have several firewall on > at the same time. We get internet through a Belkin pre-N wireless > router that is supposed to have some sort of firewall built in and > that one is turned on. My computer connects to the router with an > ethernet cable and my son's computer uses a Belkin N usb wireless > adapter. They both have the same current setup I describe regarding > firewalls. Can anyone please advise on whether the Zone Alarm Pro > firewall is any better than the Norton firewall in my situation? > Should I renew the Zone Alarm Pro subscription or uninstall it when > it expires and turn on the Norton firewall? Thanks for any advice. A couple of years ago Norton took over one of the smaller firewall software companies and integrated it into their own product. The name escapes me at this time. I am sure either will be adequate for your peace of mind, but not necessarily in reality. If you are comfortable with ZA then upgrade your subscription. If you have already paid for the NIS then you will be wasting your money, but that is your decision. You are probably getting more protection from your NAT-enabled router than from either one of those products. But then again I am no expert so do what seems right to you.
From: bojimbo26 on 24 Nov 2007 09:42
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:31:59 GMT, "Luis Ortega" <lortega(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: >My Zone Alarm Pro firewall subscription expires in a few days and I recently >bought a Norton Internet Security 2008 package that contains a firewall. >I currently have the Norton firewall turned off and just use the Zone Alarm >Pro firewall. >I don't use the Win XP firewall because I heard that it's not a good idea to >have several firewall on at the same time. >We get internet through a Belkin pre-N wireless router that is supposed to >have some sort of firewall built in and that one is turned on. >My computer connects to the router with an ethernet cable and my son's >computer uses a Belkin N usb wireless adapter. They both have the same >current setup I describe regarding firewalls. >Can anyone please advise on whether the Zone Alarm Pro firewall is any >better than the Norton firewall in my situation? >Should I renew the Zone Alarm Pro subscription or uninstall it when it >expires and turn on the Norton firewall? >Thanks for any advice. > Many a computer * screwup * is caused by Norton . |