Zone Alarm

Brian

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Zone Alarm

« on: November 13, 2001, 06:04:00 AM »

we have this lovely new section of hte forum, so i guess i'll use it. Zone Alarm is a firewall. It helps protect your computer from potential threats such as hackers, or malicious programs on your computer from connecting to the internet if you don't want them to. I use zone alarm, and i highly recommend it. there is a free version, which is the one i use, its good.

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Santos

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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2001, 06:34:00 AM »

Zone alarm is good, but pro version has security leaks.

Here A vulnerability exists in ZoneAlarm, which could allow an unauthorized user to connect to a host with local intranet security settings.

If the first two octets of a visitors IP address are identical to those of the local host, ZoneAlarm will allow the visiting user to access the host with local security settings.

Just givin ya heads up, i do believe Zone Alarm is best free firewall.


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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2001, 06:38:00 AM »

I use the free version of Zone Alarm and it's awesome.

Providing u check "for personal use" (and use it that way) their is no charge.

It's super easy to set up and not at all intrusive on your pc settings.


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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2001, 11:57:00 AM »

Ive used a few such as zone alarm/za pro ,norton , macafee , neo watch, and many many more. zone alarm gets my vote, but i use zone alarm pro plus neowatch in conjunction with each other.
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P.S. a freind of mine had probs with zone alarm, but he's the only one i know


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« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2001, 06:02:00 PM »

I just use Zone Alarm. I don't understand how the Pro could let someone in...even with the similarity in IP, unless some of its permissions have been relaxed. Heck, I gotta ask it permission to get to my own (local) web server!


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« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2001, 08:44:00 PM »

If i told ya .... That would be bad hehe, but yes there is that vulnurablility thought its quite rare mainly colleges and such large places should worry for across campus hacks.


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