----------------------------------- josh Tue Oct 05, 2004 9:40 pm Azureus and Zone Alarm ----------------------------------- I just read [url=http://azureus.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/ZoneAlarm] this article that says Zone alarm will mess up Azureus and ever since I installed one alarm a few dyas ago my azureus hae been stuck on yellow and they have been crawling along. uit recomends three other free firewalls and I was wondering if n e 1 here used them and if so which is the best 1. thanx ----------------------------------- Andy Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:00 pm ----------------------------------- yea i had some problems wit zone alarm too.. thats y i switched to norton internet security.. and everything is fine now ----------------------------------- josh Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:03 pm ----------------------------------- I would prefer a free option. it mentions: * Sygate Personal Firewall http://soho.sygate.com/download_buy.htm - bottom of the page. * Kerio Personal Firewall http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html * Outpost Firewall http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html ----------------------------------- Paul Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:26 pm ----------------------------------- or u could NOT use a firewall at all, I've been using the internet for 6 years without a singer firewall, and I've yet to have anyone hack me. A router is fine for me. no hassle ----------------------------------- rizzix Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:30 pm ----------------------------------- now why would a hacker tell you that you have been hacked.. only the script kiddies do that. a real hacker uses ur comp to hack larger corp networks.. :P you have been hacked.. most likely.. specially if ur on an always-on-connection ----------------------------------- josh Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:31 pm ----------------------------------- I have a router, but I still get trojans and stuff. I ran this san from trendmicro called housecall and it piked up a trojan that nortan antivirus did not. I have an always on connection and I still get probes through my router firewall so I want to have another line of defense. ----------------------------------- Dan Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:15 pm ----------------------------------- What kind of router are u using, most linsys ones should be able to stop that.... ----------------------------------- josh Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:24 pm ----------------------------------- I have a D-Link and just finished wiring my room for wired internt last nite :D no more dropping out of range for me. I think the firewlal is O.k. but i still got probes and a torjan, adn my dads PC downstrs thta my bros go on had over 12 trojans that norton did not pik up. ----------------------------------- Andy Wed Oct 06, 2004 3:44 pm ----------------------------------- who said my norton internet security wasnt "free"? ----------------------------------- Paul Wed Oct 06, 2004 3:54 pm ----------------------------------- meh, I still haven't had any problems, the SMC barricade router and me turning off my computer when i leave the house is good enough for me.