Re: Norton vs. ZoneAlarm

From: Vanguard (Vangu_at_rd.invalid)
Date: 05/30/05 

Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 00:32:04 -0500

<googlemail2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1117387203.428232.82180@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>I just got a new computer. It came with Norton Internet Security. My
> previous computer, running Windows 98, had the personal (free) version
> of ZoneAlarm.
>
> Which is better?
>
> If I use Norton are there certain options I should change to give more
> protection?
>
> I connect via cable modem so I'm always connected. ZoneAlarm had a
> setting that allowed me to virtually close the Internet connection
> after a certain amount of time passed with no activity. I cannot find
> anything similar in Norton.

Did you get stuck with the pre-installed 60-day trial version of NIS?
If so, in 2 months you will be looking for a free replacement (Symantec
doesn't provide any) or buying NIS. So if NIS won out on the
comparison, are you really intent on paying for it? Or are you going to
drop the expired NIS and go with some freebie alternatives (which will
have to include both a firewall plus an anti-virus program since NIS
includes AV but ZoneAlarm Free does not)?

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