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From ZASS to OA, to NIS 2008, then to...?

 
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:04 pm    Post subject: From ZASS to OA, to NIS 2008, then to...?
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I've been a Zone Alarm user for years, going back at least to 2.0, possibly to 1.0. With my ZASS license expiring, I decided to try out OA as my software firewall, and NOD32 as my AV solution. I ran into a lot of "overnight errors" with OA, so much so that I had to uninstall and reinstall ZASS. I didn't like going back to ZASS, so I went back to OA. Same problem. After reading several reviews, I decided to install the trial version of Norton Internet Security 2008. Well, my first impression is that I'm not impressed. I mean, come on, you can't even selectively turn Internet access on/off. And what's up with the syslogs (or absence of them)? I think it's a fairly polished application, but appears to be geared towards the non-security types.

I like all the features of ZASS, but I just don't like the resources it consumes. I don't want to ask, "What's the best Internet Security Suite", because I'll probably get too many different opinions. So how about if I ask, which one is most like ZASS in features and protection?

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:01 am    Post subject:
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you are already trying some of the best Smile Another one to try is Kaspersky

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Be careful with Zone Alarm. It has back doors. I suggest Comodo or F-Secure.


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:57 pm    Post subject:
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Be careful with Zone Alarm. It has back doors.

There might be some reason to be careful with ZA but back door is not one of them

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