Firewall replacement

OS Vista Ultimate SP2
Firewall Zone Alarm 8.0.298.000 free edition

I have random slow bootups that I have traced to the Zone Alarm file
VSMON.EXE I would like to replace Zone Alarm with another Firewall.

I would like to hear your suggestions for another free firewall
replacement. Please advise.

Regards,

"Mellowed" <> wrote in message
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> OS Vista Ultimate SP2
> Firewall Zone Alarm 8.0.298.000 free edition
>
> I have random slow bootups that I have traced to the Zone Alarm file
> VSMON.EXE I would like to replace Zone Alarm with another Firewall.
>
> I would like to hear your suggestions for another free firewall
> replacement. Please advise.
>
> Regards,

How about the built-in Windows one? If you're behind a NATS router, that's
all you need...

Gordon wrote:
>
> "Mellowed" <> wrote in message
> news:h5hpkf$fca$...
>> OS Vista Ultimate SP2
>> Firewall Zone Alarm 8.0.298.000 free edition
>>
>> I have random slow bootups that I have traced to the Zone Alarm file
>> VSMON.EXE I would like to replace Zone Alarm with another Firewall.
>>
>> I would like to hear your suggestions for another free firewall
>> replacement. Please advise.
>>
>> Regards,
>
> How about the built-in Windows one? If you're behind a NATS router,
> that's all you need...
Yeah, I was thinking about that. But ZA asks if a program wants to
connect to the Internet. I didn't think that the Windows FW did that.
BTW, I am behind a router.

: Yeah, I was thinking about that. But ZA asks if a program wants to
: connect to the Internet. I didn't think that the Windows FW did that.
: BTW, I am behind a router.

Why do you feel that is important?
:
:
:

Mellowed <> wrote:

>Gordon wrote:
>>
>> "Mellowed" <> wrote in message
>> news:h5hpkf$fca$...
>>> OS Vista Ultimate SP2
>>> Firewall Zone Alarm 8.0.298.000 free edition
>>>
>>> I have random slow bootups that I have traced to the Zone Alarm file
>>> VSMON.EXE I would like to replace Zone Alarm with another Firewall.
>>>
>>> I would like to hear your suggestions for another free firewall
>>> replacement. Please advise.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>
>> How about the built-in Windows one? If you're behind a NATS router,
>> that's all you need...
>
>Yeah, I was thinking about that. But ZA asks if a program wants to
>connect to the Internet. I didn't think that the Windows FW did that.
>BTW, I am behind a router.

Windows firewall doesn't do that.

Think about it: if something "bad" has gotten in, then it's probably
way too late to worry about it getting back out... right?

Use the built-in firewall and find something else to worry about.

Tom Willett wrote:
> : Yeah, I was thinking about that. But ZA asks if a program wants to
> : connect to the Internet. I didn't think that the Windows FW did that.
> : BTW, I am behind a router.
>
> Why do you feel that is important?
> :
> :
> :
>
>
Don't you want to know if some program from your computer is trying to
connect to the Net?? Many times a program being used within the PC is
trying to connect even though the connection was not necessary and with
ZA I could refuse the connection. Of course, you wouldn't know that a
connection was being attempted if your FW doesn't advise you of same.

On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:08:35 -0700, Mellowed <> wrote:
>Gordon wrote:
>> "Mellowed" <> wrote in message
>> news:h5hpkf$fca$...
>>> OS Vista Ultimate SP2
>>> Firewall Zone Alarm 8.0.298.000 free edition
>>>
>>> I have random slow bootups that I have traced to the Zone Alarm file
>>> VSMON.EXE I would like to replace Zone Alarm with another Firewall.
>>>
>>> I would like to hear your suggestions for another free firewall
>>> replacement. Please advise.

>>
>> How about the built-in Windows one? If you're behind a NATS router,
>> that's all you need...

>Yeah, I was thinking about that. But ZA asks if a program wants to
>connect to the Internet. I didn't think that the Windows FW did that.
>BTW, I am behind a router.

Remove ZA, activate the Vista firewall and install this:
http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/index.html
(free version available)
http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html
Now you can see which programs want to go out.

--
Fred W. (NL)

On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:32:27 -0700, Mellowed <> wrote:

>Don't you want to know if some program from your computer is trying to
>connect to the Net?? Many times a program being used within the PC is
>trying to connect even though the connection was not necessary and with
>ZA I could refuse the connection. Of course, you wouldn't know that a
>connection was being attempted if your FW doesn't advise you of same.

Unfortunately a lot of the folks around here have a theory that you
only need to know what MS thinks you need to know.

+Bob+ wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:32:27 -0700, Mellowed <> wrote:
>
>> Don't you want to know if some program from your computer is trying to
>> connect to the Net?? Many times a program being used within the PC is
>> trying to connect even though the connection was not necessary and with
>> ZA I could refuse the connection. Of course, you wouldn't know that a
>> connection was being attempted if your FW doesn't advise you of same.
>
> Unfortunately a lot of the folks around here have a theory that you
> only need to know what MS thinks you need to know.
>

Amen

FredW wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:08:35 -0700, Mellowed <> wrote:
>> Gordon wrote:
>>> "Mellowed" <> wrote in message
>>> news:h5hpkf$fca$...
>>>> OS Vista Ultimate SP2
>>>> Firewall Zone Alarm 8.0.298.000 free edition
>>>>
>>>> I have random slow bootups that I have traced to the Zone Alarm file
>>>> VSMON.EXE I would like to replace Zone Alarm with another Firewall.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to hear your suggestions for another free firewall
>>>> replacement. Please advise.
>
>>> How about the built-in Windows one? If you're behind a NATS router,
>>> that's all you need...
>
>> Yeah, I was thinking about that. But ZA asks if a program wants to
>> connect to the Internet. I didn't think that the Windows FW did that.
>> BTW, I am behind a router.
>
> Remove ZA, activate the Vista firewall and install this:
> http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/index.html
> (free version available)
> http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html
> Now you can see which programs want to go out.
>
Thanks Fred. I'll check it out. Maybe that is the answer.