The freeware one still regularly maxes out CPU. It was good once, it's not
now.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> Behalf Of Raffaele Fragapane
> Sent: 26 April 2007 08:15
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: OT: software firewall
>
> same as I said before Kim, ZA AV is crap, the FW is a different thing,
> and they are separate things, installs and all if you want them to be.
>
> ZA or SPFW + AVG always worked pretty well and transparently for me,
> and
> I'm on a 4+ years old laptop on which re-installed xp the last time
> nearly 2 years ago.
>
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>
> Kim Aldis wrote:
>
> >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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> >>| Rising Sun Pictures |
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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
> >>>>>
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