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(@jules-j)
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My version of ZoneAlarm stopped working yesterday. I uninstalled it and enabled the MS firewall for a short time. I'm in need of a firewall. I run XP Pro. What do Ya'll recommend. What works?

Thanks,

Jules J.

 
Posted : October 21, 2011 4:39 pm
Wendell
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I haven't run XP for ages, but when I did, I swore by PCTools Firewall.

http://www.pctools.com/firewall/

 
Posted : October 21, 2011 5:20 pm
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ZoneAlarm is still working on my XP machine. Was the problem triggered by an update? Have you tried a fresh install of ZA?

 
Posted : October 22, 2011 6:51 am
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Hey Bill.

I got busy. Still haven't installed a firewall yet.

I don't know what happened? Last week I started noticing when turning the computer off I got a message ZoneAlarm was not ending. So I chose to end now. Then I tried to inter or run ZoneAlarm and the program would not open. A sure sign that something was not working right. Beats Me!

Thanks,

Jules J.

 
Posted : October 23, 2011 4:06 pm
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Might be worth the time to check your machine for viruses or malware. I've had both disable my anti-virus and MS built-in firewall in the past.

 
Posted : October 23, 2011 7:01 pm
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Nope! Clean as of now. Ran Malwarebytes, Advast, and Hitman Pro.

 
Posted : October 24, 2011 6:47 am