Disk thrashing and CPU overload are known problems with ZA and have been for
two or three years now. The cpu thrashing comes about under certain
circumstances when the the virus scanner decides to run all by itself,
regardless of whether you've told it not to. Disk activity seems to be just
a part of this release, even if you turn all kinds of scanning off. It's
gone from being a fine little software firewall to a piece of useless crap
in just a couple of years. If you're lucky enough to have an early version
of ZA, keep it. Don't ever change it.
I'll give a couple of these things a go and see how they pan out.
Thanks everyone for the input.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> Behalf Of Raffaele Fragapane
> Sent: 20 April 2007 01:16
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: OT: software firewall
>
> you're probably using some heavier version then what I have installed,
> because mine is barely noticable in terms of resources used or setup
> needed.
> regardless, I use ZA on the laptop because it's there and can't be
> arsed
> changing it, but if you want a small footprint and efficient (free)
> firewall, kerio personal firewall is now back as sunbelt.
>
> www.sunbelt-software.com
>
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>
>
> Kim Aldis wrote:
>
> >It's bloated now and it's a resource hog. It will actually get to the
> point
> >where it denies all service.
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> >>Behalf Of Stefan Andersson
> >>Sent: 17 April 2007 13:35
> >>To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> >>Subject: Re: OT: software firewall
> >>
> >>I'm not sure what kind of problems you have with ZoneAlarm, but I
> used
> >>to find it to work pretty well. But I wasn't using the pro version,
> >>which I know is a cause of grief for some people.
> >>
> >>Are you using the pro or the free version?
> >>
> >>regards
> >>stefan
> >>
> >>
> >>On 4/17/07, Kim Aldis <XSI(at)kim-aldis.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I've finally had it with Zonealarm, it's spending most of the day
> >>>
> >>>
> >>hammering
> >>
> >>
> >>>either my disks or my cpu and it's way too complicated for what it
> >>>
> >>>
> >>does. I
> >>
> >>
> >>>need a nice, simple firewall that keeps me informed about what's
> >>>
> >>>
> >>going on,
> >>
> >>
> >>>which was the initial benefit of Zonealarm when it first appeared.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Just a
> >>
> >>
> >>>firewall, none of the other useless crap. Does anyone have any
> >>>
> >>>
> >>suggestions?
> >>
> >>
> >>>Free, of course.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Cheers, and sorry for the ot.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>www.kim-aldis.co.uk
> >>>
> >>>kim(at)kim-aldis.co.uk
> >>>
> >>>Gallery of Work
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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