it is a good firewall "ZONE ALARM"?

Answer 1

Zone Alarm is an exellent firewall. ive used it for a long time, and it has never failed me. best of all it is free.

Answer 2

YES!

What is a Firewall?

A firewall is exactly what it sounds like, it's a wall or a barrier, meant to protect agains fires, but I am not talking about fires here. A properly configured firewall helps keeps online predators from accessing your computer and your personal data.

There are two different types of firewalls: hardware firewalls and software firewalls. Here I will briefly discuss how a software firewall can help protect your computer from malicious software and hackers.


What a firewall does

* A properly configured software firewall helps keeps the 'bad guys' out! How? A good firewall monitors both the inbound and outbound network traffic to/from a computer. Rules, or filters, can be setup to give access to certain applications and processes which legitimately need access to the network. Many of the free firewalls found here come with a setup wizard to help you configure the firewall, so don't be intimidated, every computer connect to the internet should be running a firewall, especially if the computer is connected using a highspeed connection such as T1, cable, DSL etc...



5 free firewalls
- see them all here - http://www.malwaresolutions.com/tools_firewalls.html

1. ZoneAlarm
2. GoldTach Firewall
3. Omniquad Personal Firewall
4. Comodo Personal Firewall
5. Primedius Firewall Lite

Need a free firewall for Windows 98 or Windows ME?

Try Jetico Personal Firewall
http://www.malwaresolutions.com/tools_firewalls.html

How to turn on the Windows XP firewall

* click the Start button
* click Control Panel
* click Window Security Center
* click Windows Firewall
* check either On or Off

Other ways to enable the Windows XP firewall

1.
* click the Start button
* move your mouse cursor to Connect To until it is highlighted
* click show all connections
* right click the internet connection you use,
* click Properties on the drop down menu
* click the Advanced tab on the window that appears
* under the first area called Internet Connection Firewall click on the box next to protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the internet to turn the firewall on
* to turn it off click on the same box to take the check mark out
* click Ok

2.
* click Start
* click Settings
* click Network Connections
* right click your internet connection you use to connect to the internet
* click Properties
* click the Advanced tab on the window that appears
* under the first area called Internet Connection Firewall click the box next to protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the internet to turn the firewall on
* to turn it off click on the same box to take the check mark out
* click Ok

3.
* click Start
* click My Network Places
* on the left-hand side click View Network Connections
* select your Internet connection
* right click and choose Properties
* click on the Advanced tab
* click on Settings
* click On (Recommended) if it's not already selected

Answer 3

I have used McAffee and also ZoneAlarm both have been great but I use Comodo Free firewall now and like it better then the others. It was tested to be one of the best in the "leak test".

Answer 4

Ive use it its great.

If you have a router remember to turn on the firewall, ive seen idiots who turn of their router firewall totally for the sake of convenience when playing online games.

Answer 5

I had sooooo many issues of Zone Alarm, it did no longer take care of me from a malicious virus which wiped out my hardrive. I replaced it with McAfee and my problems are long gone. i might advise you run to the keep and do a similar.

Answer 6

zonealarms a great firewall, alot better than some and windows firewall which is lacking.

Answer 7

It's decent. Window's firewall + hardware router is pretty good too.

Answer 8

I'm currently using two programs, from Webroot, for my computer repair business. Here they are:

http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/desktopfirewall/index.html?acode=af2&rc=3202
Webroot Desktop Firewall

http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeperwithantivirus/index.html?acode=af1&rc=3202
Webroot Spy Sweeper w/Antivirus

They both work flawlessly and I recomment them to all of my clients. They both have a VERY small "footprint" and are very user friendly.

Answer 9

I have been using it without any problem so far

Answer 10

Yes, it is what I use and it has protected me.