About 10 days ago I asked for an easy to set-up and use shareware/ freeware firewall. I received 15 mails in reply, and 13 recommended Zone Alarm. I downloaded the installation file for the free version of Zone Alarm. Last night I got up enough courage to install and set-up.
Well, the program basically sets up most things itself during installation. Since I am running Norton SystemWorks, I read the help files about how to include other files/programs requiring internet access, so I manually added "Live Update" and "Symantec NetDetect". Still yet to see if a virus def "automatic live update" makes it through OK :-) :-) The Help Files are great and very easy to understand. I have been running a computer for 4 years with no firewall, so I did not really think I had a problem with hackers - boy was I wrong. After running computer for 4 hours last night and 2 hours this morning I have had 92 intrusion alerts. 81 of these were "pings" (internet noise - low threat), but 11 were high threat alerts where my ports were trying to be accessed or scannned. Sure made a believer out of me for the need for a firewall. Thanks all for your help - Larry K4WLS P.S. Would someone please fix the bands. I have been through 4 solar cycles, and this is the worst "decline" and the worst long time bad prop I have seen on the bands in 45 years !! Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
