Re: Sygate ??

In article <o0tpg1hhfvdrbqeuuusqr7rdtpaee75q0q@4ax.com>,
DELETEthomasj1@arczip.com says...
>
> Having just read that Sygate was purchased by Symantic, and I just
> started using Sygate about a month ago, I'm wondering if I should be
> looking for something else or continue to use Sygate.
>
> Overall, I like Sygate but I'm still in the learning stages.
>
> I realize no one can see the future, but are the upgraded versions
> really that important. I mean Sygate is working now, but in six
> months or a year would technology outpace it??
> [Assuming no further upgrades are issued]
>
> Many moon ago, I used Zonealarm but it seemed to get flaky after
> awhile. Version 3 I think.
> Was using Norton until it expired. Came with new Dell System.
>
> Currently using:
> XP Home
> Sygate
> AVGuard
> Firefox
> Agent
> Both AOL & MSN messenger.
>
> No other apps have access to net. If anything comes up and asks to
> enter or leave computer I say no. So far nothing has barfed.
>
> I've been reading this group and a virus group. Learned a lot, but
> I'm no expert in computers. Just looking for any info about
> situation.
>
> Tom
>
Hi Tom. Guess I am one of the diehards who will keep using Sygate
for as long as possible. It has served me well for 4-yrs and without
causing any problems. When I heard the bad news last week, I began
having the same concerns as you. I see it this way:
1) Our installed Sygate contains all of the basic firewall requirements.
i.e. control of applications, IPs, ports, and protocols. About the only
thing overlooked is local host control 127.0.0.1. Sygate was going to
fix that but I guess they won't get to it :-(.
2) One big concern is the probable loss of signature updates. You didn't
say if you have the free or pro version. Only the pro has Intruder
Detection
System (IDS) and the intrusion signature updates. Compare them at:
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf/comparison_spf.htm
I prowled around looking at the files in my Sygate pro and found
trojan.dat. Looks like that is where the downloaded signatures go.
I contains a listing of hundreds of trojan applications. If you
continue to use Sygate pro you might want to make a backup of
file trojan.dat. You could supplement the use of the retained
data with a good hosts file:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt
Good luck in making a choice.
Casey
Received on Thu Sep 29 20:04:14 2005