- Sep 26, 2014
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Thank you for your reply.
I want to learn a few things about ZoneAlarm Firewall because i am thinking of giving it a try ( only the firewall not the hole ZA suite).
By the way my system is dual core Intel P8400 and 4 GB DDR2
Morvotron's config (updated)
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I want to learn a few things about ZoneAlarm Firewall because i am thinking of giving it a try ( only the firewall not the hole ZA suite).
By the way my system is dual core Intel P8400 and 4 GB DDR2
- Jan 29, 2016
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Only the firewall?
Requirements only this, from the website ZoneAlarm Free Firewall - Personal Computer Firewall Software
Microsoft® Windows® 8, 8.1, 10 - All versions
- 32-bit / 64-bit, 2 GB RAM
- 2 GHz or faster processor
- 1.5GB of available hard-disk space
- Jan 29, 2016
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1.5 GB hard-disk space?
Is this too much just for a firewall?
Norton Security needs about 650 MB of disk space.
About RAM and CPU i am ok maybe i will try it.
Just in case i think
not really 1.5GB...
Hope you enjoy zonealarm firewall
- Sep 26, 2014
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The security config has been updated as requested by the new policy
GData is a total different type of protection. Long ago i would avoid it because of high resources usage, but know, thanks so @safe1st i gave it a try and it's awsome. Not only it's very low on the system, but detected "infections" (pretty much annoying junk) Kaspersky never did. Highly recommended. Much more lighter than KAV.
Talking of ZoneAlarm, when i had it on my 4GB RAM, Intel Celeron notebook, it did cause a system impact that forced me to uninstall. Now, with a 8GB, Intel Core i5 notebook it gives me no trouble at all. If i were you, i'd give it a try and test how it works, it's a really nice protection.
When i arrive home i'll post you some screens on the RAM usage.
GData is a total different type of protection. Long ago i would avoid it because of high resources usage, but know, thanks so @safe1st i gave it a try and it's awsome. Not only it's very low on the system, but detected "infections" (pretty much annoying junk) Kaspersky never did. Highly recommended. Much more lighter than KAV.
Talking of ZoneAlarm, when i had it on my 4GB RAM, Intel Celeron notebook, it did cause a system impact that forced me to uninstall. Now, with a 8GB, Intel Core i5 notebook it gives me no trouble at all. If i were you, i'd give it a try and test how it works, it's a really nice protection.
When i arrive home i'll post you some screens on the RAM usage.
- Aug 30, 2015
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I think you should add Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit to your config.
- Sep 26, 2014
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@Morvotron thank you for your reply.
About ZA Firewall i gave it a try and you are it's light on system and it uses 20-30 MB of RAM.
GData i will try it another day.
Please do post some screens of your current config showing GData and ZA Firewall.
About ZA do you have the free firewall or the Pro version?
And do you have on default settings or did you set it on maximum protection?
About ZA Firewall i gave it a try and you are it's light on system and it uses 20-30 MB of RAM.
GData i will try it another day.
Please do post some screens of your current config showing GData and ZA Firewall.
About ZA do you have the free firewall or the Pro version?
And do you have on default settings or did you set it on maximum protection?
Should i? GData includes anti exploit, is it better than this one?
I downloaded ZoneAlarm Free Firewall (not the antivirus complement included). I left all default, so it asks me just a few things and do it's job. It's an auto learning mode based on your behaviour.
GData works with the defaults settings, just configured to ask me more before desinfecting or deleting stuff, since it has been detecting "malicious activity" on system folders. Possibly false positives, just don't wanna lose my SO.
Posting screens when i leave work.
@tonibalas Here you have the screenshots of the required processes
GData
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
My system hardware
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
My system hardware
- Aug 6, 2015
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Thank you!!Very nice config.
I liked your combo of Gdata & Zonealarm. Super combo IMO.
UPDATE: despite ZoneAlarm was good, i chose to uninstall it because of great incompatibilities with League of Legends Client. Replaced with Comodo Firewall Free.
By now, all i can say from Comodo Firewall is:
-installation pretty long
-seems to protect very well, has different modes (training, safe, gaming) and asks when not know what to do
-internet connection has slowed down a bit
-system performance is a bit slower as well
Hope this two get better after a few reboots and registry cleaning.
By now, all i can say from Comodo Firewall is:
-installation pretty long
-seems to protect very well, has different modes (training, safe, gaming) and asks when not know what to do
-internet connection has slowed down a bit
-system performance is a bit slower as well
Hope this two get better after a few reboots and registry cleaning.
I'm trying Gdata total protection, I confirm that Gdata is low on the system. very satisfied with detection and protection.
It's pretty awsome. It uses BitDefender's engine and own, still very light. Even lighter with one engine only, but i wouldn't recommend.
You are testing malware on this machine without a Virtual Machine, hence putting your system at risk.
Smartscreen is enabled by default in Win8 , so i edited your config summary. Crystal Security is not really necessary and bloat your system.
Smartscreen is enabled by default in Win8 , so i edited your config summary. Crystal Security is not really necessary and bloat your system.
Hi! By "testing malware" i mean downloading and scanning, of course not running. Is that still unsafe? Why's Crystal Security not necessary?
Sure?
When you play with malware you should always use a virtualized environment. By downloading, scanning and .... a few wrong mouse clicks and you are infected!
