Earthlink Firewall

means: You don't have any clue about serious security measures.

Uninstallation.

Sounds like a swell product to me...

IMPORTANT: If you decide to download and install the Protection Control Center, it will uninstall any current anti-virus software you may have on your computer. Please note that this is an industry standard to prevent any software conflicts. The Protection Control Center is for users of Windows 2000 and XP operating systems only. All others, please see Norton Security Products for alternative software options.

Ouch. As if malware removable was anything one could actually want (in terms of expecting it to work reliable)...

o_O ?

Good idea. These will damage your system that the malware can't damage it any further.

John, I'd stick with ZoneAlarm if it's already working for you. Other folks here might have some better recommendations but it's certainly better than using the one that comes with XP. Do you use your DSL or dialup directly from your PC or do you have something in between?

OT: I wonder if Cisco's Windows VPN client will still bundle the ZA engine for a while even though they're now part of Checkpoint. They must have a licensing agreement that's not expired yet.

-Gary

Certainly that's not the case. I wouldn't recommend replacing a simple TCP/IP-stack-integrated filtering module with a big buggy additional driver, a lot of useless and defective application control and a weird unusable GUI from a really filthy vendor.

Wow, you've given an almost perfect description of Windows and Microsoft.

Gary wrote: [Zone Alarm]

It isn't. Pleaze provide arguments, if you have other opinions.

Yours, VB.

On 18 May 2006, Volker Birk

My experience is limited to the trimmed down version of ZA that comes with Cisco's VPN client for Windows. I don't know if the stand-alone version works the same way or not but the bundled version works quite well.

-Gary