Re: ZA alternatives & taskbar internet-traffic grapher needed

"Phluge" <phluge1@yafarthoo.com> wrote in message
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> "GaryT" <gtemplemanPAINT@proaxis.com> wrote in message
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>> "Yrrah" <Yrrah.spamnothere@hitmail.com> wrote in message
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>> > "frogliver" <f_gliver@nospam.com>:
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>> >> 1) What is a good freeware firewall that does not require huge temp
>> >> files?
>> >> I am aware of a few possibilities but would like some suggestions from
>> >> user
>> >> experience, not people who just like to list freeware.
>> >
>> > The taskbar internet-traffic grapher is an interesting and useful
>> > feature. You could use a less resource hungry older version of ZA
>> > (e.g. 5.5.094). The log files are easily deleted automatically with
>> > e.g. CCleaner.
>> > FYI, that's what I use and do.
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>> > Yrrah
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>> From a pure firewall standpoint, do older versions have any
> vulnerabilities
>> that are eliminated in later versions?
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>> Gary
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> It wouldn't seem so -- they get major and minor updates almost daily. I
> have
> a feeling that no matter which version you start with, when you have a
> large
> major update you're getting the latest upgrade, because some of the
> updates
> are huge.
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> Pflu

Ummm.... I think you are talking about something else. Anti Virus programs
get frequent updates. Those are not *program* updates but definition
updates. I have been using ZoneAlarm for years and program updates were
certainly not that often.

But that begs the question, which was if one wants to use an older version
such as 5.5.094 and NOT update to versions 6x or 7x, are there exploits that
the earlier versions do not block? I know the newer versions of ZA
(particularly Pro) add additional "features" such as monitoring your A-V
program, cookie control, and identity protection. The question is whether
the earlier versions have weaknesses purely in their function as a
*firewall*.

Gary T
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