alternative to zone alarm

Scarlett1

I can no longer update zone alarm because im on win 98se (it says on their website), so would be grateful for a suggestion of an alternative programme please :j

I currently have other protection, spyware blaster, AVG and ad-aware if thats any help

espresso

Scarlett1 wrote:

I can no longer update zone alarm because im on win 98se (it says on their website), so would be grateful for a suggestion of an alternative programme please :j

I currently have other protection, spyware blaster, AVG and ad-aware if thats any help

Well as you won't be able to update WIN98SE in six days time, why worry. Check your firewall using this.

:eek:

albertross_2

The existing one will still work, so nothing to worry about. If you have broadband, and a broadband modem, a router is a good layer of protection to have - the traffic never gets near your PC.

kipper_2-2

Hi Scarlett :hello:


an alternative
http://www.simtel.net/product.download.mirrors.php?id=53687




Use Sygate as Kerio doesnt support win98 and also http://www.oldversion.com/ and scroll down to security and have a look at some older programs

robnye

what about sygate?

Scarlett1

kipper wrote:

Hi Scarlett :hello:


an alternative
http://www.simtel.net/product.download.mirrors.php?id=53687




Use Sygate as Kerio doesnt support win98 and also http://www.oldversion.com/ and scroll down to security and have a look at some older programs

hiya kip, thanks for that :j

thanks for the advice all :T

ashby

albertross wrote:

If you have broadband, and a broadband modem, a router is a good layer of protection to have - the traffic never gets near your PC.

What is a router please, and what does it do. I thought you only had one if you were operating wirelessly??

espresso

ashby wrote:

What is a router please, and what does it do. I thought you only had one if you were operating wirelessly??

You are thinking of a wireless router i.e. a router with a wireless access point.

Read all about routers here.

HTH

Rex_Mundi

I don't see the need to change firewall to Sygate. You want to change from Zonealarm because you can't receive updates anymore for this on W98, but Sygate is no longer supported as well, so you wont get updates with this either.

You might as well leave Zonealarm in place seeing as it's already installed and working on your system. It's pointless changing to another unsupported firewall just for the sake of it.

ashby

espresso wrote:

Read all about routers here.

HTH

Thanks for trying espresso. I did look at Wikipedia before but can't make head or tail of what it's saying.
Will try again when my brainfog is not so bad.

kipper_2-2

Rex_Mundi wrote:

I don't see the need to change firewall to Sygate. You want to change from Zonealarm because you can't receive updates anymore for this on W98, but Sygate is no longer supported as well, so you wont get updates with this either.

You might as well leave Zonealarm in place seeing as it's already installed and working on your system. It's pointless changing to another unsupported firewall just for the sake of it.

Sygate does not recieve updates as such only new versions and as seeing as Sygate is still very very good its worth taking a look at also win98 attacks are quite low these days.