 Do Zonealarm Firewall And Avast Free Coexist Well?, my chance for some experiments |
Welcome Guest ( Log In | Click here to Register a free account now! )
Register a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer.com
Welcome to Bleeping Computer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.| Important Announcement: We have two terrific contests running on the site that I wanted all our members and guests to know about. The first contest is the HP Magic Giveaway, which is underway as of November 28th. More information can be found at this topic, which will be updated very soon with further information. The second contests, is for the chance to win two Seagate FreeAgent external hard drives. More information about this contest can be found here. These are both amazing contests and I suggest everyone submit an entry for them. - BleepingComputer Management |
  |
 Jul 19 2006, 08:27 AM
Post
#1
|
|
|
Distinguished Member  Group: Members Posts: 968 Joined: 21-October 04 Member No.: 3,911  |
I now have a chance to try ZoneAlarm free and Avast free on Windows2000 computer. I'm uninstalling McAffee firewall and on-access scan (hope it does not leave traces!) I intend to take the latest Avast, and ZA 6.5.714 (not 722 which is current, but has some issues with the hosts file). There is also Pest Patrol running as resident on this computer, a corporate version, not the one from CA. I will be using Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D on demand. Any suggestions? advice? golden thoughts on the mix and installation? |
 |
 
|
|
Jul 19 2006, 09:22 AM
Post
#2
|
|
 Bleepin' Janitor Group: Global Moderator Posts: 13,529 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Virginia, USA Member No.: 26,513 |
That should work fine. I would include the following free programs to help prevent spyware, homepage hijacking and increase your browser security:
• SpywareGuard • SpywareBlaster • IE-SPYAD And use Ewido Anti-Spyware v4.0 as a stand-alone scanner to supplement your anti-virus program. Ewido Install and Scan Instructions -------------------- "THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?"
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security 2007-2008  |
|
|
|
|
Jul 19 2006, 09:41 AM
Post
#3
|
|
|
Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 968 Joined: 21-October 04 Member No.: 3,911 |
Thanks quietman7 (and thanks for all your security posts as well).
I have SpywareBlaster (that's the javacool thing, right? I'm at work not in front of computer) on XP. Can it coexist with PestPatrol? Or should I disable one? I haven't had much luck with Ewido on my XP (it loads and it loads and it loads and it loads ad infinitum), so I have been using a-squarei nstead, once a week or so. I plan to put a-square on this Windows2000 machine. I also forgot to mention that I use Linksys router and it too is locked up pretty tight. ZA has little to do really other than watch outbound stuff. One reason I'm doing all this is because at some point I want to transfer the knowledge to MY WindowsXP machine instead of using ZA security suite. This W2000 is just experimental ground and slated to be trashed at some point. On the other hand I need to keep it clean, because it'll be connected on my LAN and I want to be sure when I copy/use files I don't infect MY computer. |
|
|
|
|
Jul 19 2006, 09:55 AM
Post
#4
|
|
|
Bleepin' Janitor Group: Global Moderator Posts: 13,529 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Virginia, USA Member No.: 26,513 |
Spywareblaster blocks tracking cookies and restricts the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer by adding a list of sites and domains associated with known spyware, advertisers and marketers to Internet Explorer's Restricted Sites Zone. SB does not run in the background. Instead it only requires installation and then enabling of all protection. After that you only have to check periodically for database updates and then enable all protection again. Using it will not cause conflicts with PestPatrol.
-------------------- "THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?"
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security 2007-2008 |
|
|
|
|
Jul 19 2006, 10:43 AM
Post
#5
|
|
|
Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 968 Joined: 21-October 04 Member No.: 3,911 |
Great, thanks again. Now I understand what it does. I also reread the instructions here & it' beginning to sink in, finally
 Actually it's all very simple and slick, isn't it?Re:Ewido - I kinda remember what the problems were on my XP First, it was telling me that some java thingies weren't in. Well, they were. And ZoneAlarm Suite was allowing it all to go in. I think I then installed by getting the download at the office and bringing it in on a flash. I installed it as per instructions in these forums or CastleCops (don't recall). Specifically NON-RESIDENT (or equivalent wording). Only to find few days later that it was resident and conflicting a bit with the suite. That's when I gave up on Ewido. |
|
|
|
|
Jul 19 2006, 10:50 AM
Post
#6
|
|
|
Bleepin' Janitor Group: Global Moderator Posts: 13,529 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Virginia, USA Member No.: 26,513 |
After selecting "Change state" to inactivate 'Resident Shield' and 'Automatic Updates' and right-clicking on ewdio in the system tray to uncheck "Start with Windows", did you also do the following?
Go to Start > Run and type: services.msc
-------------------- "THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?"
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security 2007-2008 |
|
|
|
|
Jul 19 2006, 11:37 AM
Post
#7
|
|
|
Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 968 Joined: 21-October 04 Member No.: 3,911 |
Makes sense to me. I bet not. It was about a year ago. Had I been doing it today, I'd probably mess with the service. I've learned few things, here, since then, but didn't iterate to some old issues
 It's good that you posted this reply, in case I have to do it again and for others reading this as well. Thanks again! |
|
|
|
|
Jul 19 2006, 11:40 AM
Post
#8
|
|
|
Bleepin' Janitor Group: Global Moderator Posts: 13,529 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Virginia, USA Member No.: 26,513 |
Your welcome.
-------------------- "THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?"
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security 2007-2008 |
|
|
|
|
Jul 20 2006, 01:27 PM
Post
#9
|
|
|
Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 968 Joined: 21-October 04 Member No.: 3,911 |
Fedback: Zone Alarm free (6.5.714.000) and AVAST (4.7.844) are in, no problems whatsoever on Windows2000 computer.
AVAST installer saw ZoneAlarm. During the installation came an important dialog requiring correct answer. Apparently there is a conflict with a component of AVAST called "WebShield". AVAST and ZoneLabs are talking. WebShield is affecting users of ZAPro, and other products (Sygate & others), which have web privacy protection feature. It does not apply to ZAFree as the free version does not have the privacy feature (being just a firewall par excellence). More information: http://www.avast.com/eng/webshield_issues.html http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=16199.0 Bottom line - as the installer suggests – - answer NO if you use ZA free - answer YES, meaning turn off the WebShield feature, for ZA Pro None of this applies to ZA Security Suite, as it has all those features already built in. |
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 4th December 2008 - 04:07 PM |
© 2003-2008 All Rights Reserved Bleeping Computer LLC.