Re: Norton vs. ZoneAlarm

<googlemail2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I just got a new computer. It came with Norton Internet Security. My
> previous computer, running Windows 98, had the personal (free) version
> of ZoneAlarm.
>
> Which is better?

A false sense of security is a bad idea.

>
> If I use Norton are there certain options I should change to give more
> protection?
>
> I connect via cable modem so I'm always connected. ZoneAlarm had a
> setting that allowed me to virtually close the Internet connection
> after a certain amount of time passed with no activity. I cannot find
> anything similar in Norton.

Disconnect the network cable.

>
> Any help would be appreciated.

Do you know what every line in the list produced by this tool is doing?
http://80.237.140.193/downloads/hijackthis_199.zip
If you do then that's a start.
Are you using a user account on your new PC and only running as
administrator when you have to?
Are you using a web browser which is less likely than the default browser to
accept malware from a web site? If not then try
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Does your new computer have all updates from
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Including SP2?
Do you have the most recent updates for any other software you use?
Do you know what the computer is connecting to and why?
If not then
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/tcpview.shtml
may be useful.
Do you know what can be seen from outside?
If not then try some of these
http://www.google.com/search?q=security+scan

I would advise you to have anti-virus software installed and to make sure it
is kept up to date.
Personal firewall software is not likely to be of benefit.

Jason

>
> Thanks
>
Received on Thu Sep 29 19:53:16 2005