Help regarding Zonealarm

imported_krish · 11-23-2005, 05:46 AM

I have installed ZoneAlarm security suite on my system and it works fine.

One of my friend told me that "It will reduce the performance of your PC and also it also slows down the speed of the net."

If this is true, then what is the best firewall to use?

Will.Spencer · 11-23-2005, 07:28 AM

Any personal firewall will use memory and CPU cycles. This will slow your PC down -- just like any other application you run on your PC.

Firewalls will also slow your networking, because they must inspect each new packet flow. However, unless you have a very old PC and a very fast Internet link, this performance hit will not be noticeable.

ZoneAlarm is a fine product, but you can look at some of the competitors at What are some free personal firewalls?

Personally, I prefer to have the firewall run on a separate computer. For dedicated firewalls, refer to Where can I download a free firewall?

Rob · 11-23-2005, 08:49 PM

I can't say I have ever noticed Zone Alarm slowing my PC down.

It does take longer to boot up, but after that I don't notice any changes in system performance.

cmpolis · 12-08-2005, 06:54 PM

I've never used that program, but from personal experience, unless you have a really bad computer, virus programs like this will very rarely slow your computer down except when you are scanning.

-C

Bender · 12-11-2005, 04:32 PM

Zone alarm isnt a virus program, its a firewall.
Firewalls will often slightly slow down your PC but not at a rate you can notice.
Its worth it for the extra protection anyway.

Fry · 12-15-2005, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by cmpolis

I've never used that program, but from personal experience, unless you have a really bad computer, virus programs like this will very rarely slow your computer down except when you are scanning.

-C

ZA doesnt scan your system.
It blocks access to your system by blocking ports.. and it does not slow your computer down at all.