Advice Request Is ESET Endpoint AV and ZoneAlarm Firewall Pro compatible?

[Bergo]

Hello MalwareTips Users!
One question: Eset Endpoint AV compatible with Zonealarm Firewall Pro?

According to their website, ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall is only compatible with Windows Defender......

 

[EndangeredPootis]

ESET is fine just a lone, and still, Zonealarm products are highly unstable and are notorious for crashing operating system or slowing them down to a crawl.

 

[blackice]

When you say ESET endpoint, do you mean you are using the enterprise endpoint version?

 

[Bergo]

When you say ESET endpoint, do you mean you are using the enterprise endpoint version?

I using ESET Endpoint Antivius 6.6

 

[blackice]

I am not familiar with their business offerings, but if it includes their firewall there is no need to mess with zonealarm.

 

[Dave Russo]

I Agree with blackice ,Esets firewall is really good maybe even better than Zone alarms

 

[Kermit80]

Unfortunately, there's not a firewall in ESET Endpoint Antivirus

 

[blackice]

Unfortunately, there's not a firewall in ESET Endpoint Antivirus

I guess it depends what you want the firewall for. If it's for incoming connections Windows firewall is fine. To control outgoing connections zonealarm will work. Comodo firewall is also an option, and there are some very helpful threads here on that.

 

[Dave Russo]

I googled and this came up saying Zonealarm pro firewall is only compatible with Windows Defender(not sure of date but here is link)

ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall

Download ZoneAlarm Firewall and Anti-phishing professional grade software for PC. Two-Way Firewall, Identity Protection and Zero-hour Protection

www.zonealarm.com

If you scroll down at this link it says...
Compatibility Requirements
ZoneAlarm is only compatible with MS Windows Defender, and is not compatible with any other antimalware software.

 

[Kermit80]

I guess it depends what you want the firewall for. If it's for incoming connections Windows firewall is fine. To control outgoing connections zonealarm will work. Comodo firewall is also an option, and there are some very helpful threads here on that.

I also believe that Windows Defender Firewall would suffice. I would be more concerned about strengthening script-based malware protection by installing an application like OSArmor or possibly applying hips rules as suggested by ESET:

[KB6119] Configure HIPS rules for ESET business products to protect against ransomware

 

[blackice]

I also believe that Windows Defender would suffice. I would be more concerned about strengthening script-based malware protection by installing an application like OSArmor or possibly applying hips rules as suggested by ESET:

[KB6119] Configure HIPS rules for ESET business products to protect against ransomware

Those are good HIPS rules. OSArmor is a great tool and can also help with scripts. I have used it in harmony with ESET multiple times.

 

[blackice]

I also believe that Windows Defender Firewall would suffice. I would be more concerned about strengthening script-based malware protection by installing an application like OSArmor or possibly applying hips rules as suggested by ESET:

[KB6119] Configure HIPS rules for ESET business products to protect against ransomware

In fact if you are looking for firewall hardening syshardener can help harden windows firewall for you, as well as @Andy Ful ’s firewallhardening tool.

 

[Vitali Ortzi]

No just no choice one product .
Basic windows firewall can be good enough more important is a dedicated appliance I recommend an old PC and a 5usd pci e Ethernet
Adapter as Hardware for home usage and zeek as a nice IDS
And suricata as a nice high performance IPS.