I've had avast and i just downloaded Zone Alarm firewall and it says its not compatible with avast what do i do ? I got zone alarm cause i heard its really good and my mcafee expired .
2007-03-31 11:49:34 · 7 answers · asked by I hate dial up 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
get rid of zone alarm, avast has a built in fire wall, and don't use avg, it's weak
2007-03-31 13:22:26 · answer #1 · answered by Shadowfyre 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the thing with zone alarm as well as all symantec products is that they consume so much resourses. if you have a pretty hefty system then it's not much of an issue. But avast is a really good antivirus and uses about a quarter or so of the resources as zone alarm. Kerio firewall is the firewall I personally use as well as Avast Pro. I've seen Norton in action and haven't ever been impressed with it. Here is a link to show you the top ten antivirus's but i can't find a link to show the top ten firewalls
2007-03-31 20:58:58 · answer #2 · answered by robert s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Zone Alarm Pro and Avast have had incompatibility problems for years.
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2007-03-31 20:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dump the Avast, ZoneAlarm is superior. You may have to re-install it once you cleared the Avast, but you won't regret it. Symantec or Norton's is another excellent security system, but running two firewalls at once only serves to confuse your system and you'll be without protection. www.zonealarm.com will offer you a more detailed explanation plus provide you with free tech support.
2007-03-31 19:04:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go ahead and use them both together. I get the same thing here and I have yet to have a problem. Been doing that for over 5 years without any problem. As always you mileage may vary.
2007-04-02 12:24:38 · answer #5 · answered by mcgranem 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as firewall software goes usually you can only have one firewall on a machine at a time
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2007-03-31 18:56:02 · answer #6 · answered by Matthew K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get AVG free edition. I have it and it works with zonealarm. You can find it at grisoft.com
2007-03-31 18:59:01 · answer #7 · answered by niterdr47 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋