Another Silly Question - Sorry (Split)

[root]

{QUOTE-> quoting: user formerly known as mfreemanhcp17 link=board=24;threadid=20105;start=0#msg122644 date=1074763432]For info I have the following security software installed - would also appreciate any general comments here:

Zone Alarm (Free) - (Sygate -Free ON TRIAL) <-QUOTE}

User, I noticed you have two Firewalls installed. Not a good idea. Having two firewalls installed can cause problems you might not even be aware of. Not the same as AVs with one running resident.
Also, running with two resident AVs can cause problems that may no be apparent. Any time you have two pieces of software trying to do the same thing at the same time, in the same place, there will likely be conflicts.

- Edit made to allow split-off of firewall portion - LWM

[mfreemanhcp7]

Thanks root,

RE: Firewall, actually I am running only one. I had been running ZA but since trialling Sygate have disabled autostart on ZA and do not have the program running. I don't really won't to uninstall it as I have my programs and other settings already established.

This should be OK shouldn't it?

P.S. Don't want to start a FW cross thread here.

Thanks

[StarFox]

Hy user17 ,
even if you took ZA out of startup there still could be a process running called >TrueVector< [C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE-service]

[LowWaterMark]

{QUOTE-> Don't want to start a FW cross thread here. <-QUOTE}

Actually, we can split the firewall posts off and move them to the other firewall section since a few have already been made here. I'll do that later - So long as anyone replying from this point forward doesn't mix AV and FW answers in a single reply. ;)

{QUOTE-> quoting: user formerly known as mfreemanhcp17 link=board=24;threadid=20105;start=0#msg122718 date=1074787336]RE: Firewall, actually I am running only one. I had been running ZA but since trialling Sygate have disabled autostart on ZA and do not have the program running. I don't really won't to uninstall it as I have my programs and other settings already established. <-QUOTE}

Well unfortunately, just having two software firewall packages installed can cause unseen conflicts that you may never know or realize. Most firewalls install drivers that still load even if you don't have their processes running. It is strongly recommended to only have one installed and when removing any firewall, be sure it all is removed.

My recommendation in your case would be once you decide which you'll use, remove both entirely and check your registry for leftovers, then reinstall the one you decide to keep.

[root]

{QUOTE-> My recommendation in your case would be once you decide which you'll use, remove both entirely and check your registry for leftovers, then reinstall the one you decide to keep. <-QUOTE}
I agree! ;)