Kayman
Sat Jul 12 18:51:29 PDT 2008
On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:31:23 -0400, Alan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I used to have ZA installed, but stopped using it because it was causing my
> System Restore points to become really BIG.
>
> I now use only the native XP firewall and have absolutely no problems. You
> might want to consider this.
>
> Alan
>
> "tburg" <tburg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:96B21973-2555-496C-94B2-38A69D17F7DE@microsoft.com...
>>I am about to uninstall zone alarm because I cannot get online anymore even
>> after uninstalling the update and getting the patch from the link listed
>> in
>> several places on this site, downloading it and reinstalling the updates.
>> I
>> sent an e-mail to Zone alarm yesterday and I haven't heard back. I don't
>> know what to do. Any ideas?
This may solve your problem:
http://zonealarm.donhoover.net/uninstall.html
I echo Alan's advice!
The Windows Firewall deals with inbound protection and therefore does not
give you a false sense of security. Best of all, it doesn't implement lots
of nonsense like pretending that outbound traffic needs to be monitored.
Activate and utilize the Win XP built-in Firewall; Uncheck *all* Programs
and Services under the Exception tab.
Read through:
Understanding Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx
Using Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/security/winfirewall.mspx
Deconstructing Common Security Myths.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/05/SecurityMyths/default.aspx
Scroll down to:
"Myth: Host-Based Firewalls Must Filter Outbound Traffic to be Safe."
Exploring the windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/VistaFirewall/default.aspx
"Outbound protection is security theater¡Xit¡¦s a gimmick that only gives the
impression of improving your security without doing anything that actually
does improve your security."
In conjunction with WinXP SP2 Firewall use:
Seconfig XP 1.0
http://seconfig.sytes.net/
(
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Seconfig-XP-Download-39707.html)
Seconfig XP is able configure Windows not to use TCP/IP as transport
protocol for NetBIOS, SMB and RPC, thus leaving TCP/UDP ports 135, 137-139
and 445 (the most exploited Windows networking weak point) closed.
OR
Configuring NT-services much more secure.
http://www.ntsvcfg.de/ntsvcfg_eng.html
Good luck :)