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    ZoneAlarm ForceField - Free today only

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by John Ratsey, Aug 12, 2008.

  1. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Visit ZoneAlarm.

    With a 12 month 1 computer licence. Worth a look?

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Aug 12, 2008
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  2. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    Thanks a lot :) Nice find...
     
    fonduekid, Aug 12, 2008
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  3. Silas Awaketh

    Silas Awaketh Notebook Deity

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    What does it do?
     
    Silas Awaketh, Aug 12, 2008
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  4. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Who cares what it does? <grin> It is from the Zone Alarm folks, you remember them? They are the ones who provide BLOATED software that does everything but eat when all you really wanted was a simple firewall. Sorry for the rant. I used to really like Zone Alarm, but it became so much of a resource hog and was a pain in the ... to get rid of.

    No thanks. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice...

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Aug 12, 2008
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  5. Silas Awaketh

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    ROFL! :D Calm down Gary, calm down. :) Yeah, I just read about it on their website, it does some useless things.
     
    Silas Awaketh, Aug 12, 2008
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    idk how good it is but
    thanks for the heads up
     
    timtravel42, Aug 12, 2008
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  7. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Who me? Calm down? :chatterbox: I'm not excited. :eek2: Honest, I'm not. :realmad:

    ...big ol' grin...

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Aug 12, 2008
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  8. swarmer

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    Yeah, this doesn't look too exciting... but thanks for the info.
     
    swarmer, Aug 12, 2008
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  9. millermagic

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    I've always had zone alarm cut off my network connection for no reason.
     
    millermagic, Aug 12, 2008
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  10. knightingmagic

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    Zone Alarm is always mentioned as that security software that breaks connections :confused:
     
    knightingmagic, Aug 12, 2008
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  11. Baserk

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    Well, that does mean, less drive-by downloads... :D
     
    Baserk, Aug 12, 2008
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    According to the site, it has anti-phishing tools, blocking of downloads and software installations you don't want, and web surfing history erasing. So it sounds like it combines IE7's anti-phishing tool, Vista's User Account Control, and your favorite browser's "erase private data" function. Not too exciting if you ask me. Probably a bit more sophisticated than the aforementioned alternatives, but also probably more annoying.

    Disclaimer: I too have had negative experiences with Zone Alarm. For me it did everything including eating - eating all of my system's resources, that is. Sure Windows Firewall may not be quite as secure, but it's much, much easier to get along with.
     
    Apollo13, Aug 12, 2008
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  13. Silas Awaketh

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    I use Opera and NOD32-x64. Beat it.
     
    Silas Awaketh, Aug 13, 2008
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  14. ScuderiaConchiglia

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    ScuderiaConchiglia, Aug 13, 2008
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