frustration

[Bob]

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I have never had a clear idea of this problem:

I run Norton AV 2005, which has "worm protection". Windows security center
recognizes this as a "firewall". I also have ZoneAlarm (most recent free ed)
as my firewall. If I turn off ZoneAlarm, NAV is my recognized as my
"firewall". If I disable "worm protection" in NAV2005 settings, ZoneAlarm is
recognized as my firewall. If I run both NAV worm protection and ZoneAlarm,
my Windows security center states: At least one firewall is
running....................What gives? What should I do? I understand that I
should run only one firewall.

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Bob

 

[Malke]

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Bob wrote:

> I have never had a clear idea of this problem:
>
> I run Norton AV 2005, which has "worm protection". Windows security
> center recognizes this as a "firewall". I also have ZoneAlarm (most
> recent free ed) as my firewall. If I turn off ZoneAlarm, NAV is my
> recognized as my "firewall". If I disable "worm protection" in NAV2005
> settings, ZoneAlarm is recognized as my firewall. If I run both NAV
> worm protection and ZoneAlarm, my Windows security center states: At
> least one firewall is running....................What gives? What
> should I do? I understand that I should run only one firewall.
>

Probably NAV or ZoneAlarm is disabling the other one when you try and
run both at the same time. As you have stated, this is not a good idea.
In NAV's options, disable the Internet Worm Protection. Use ZoneAlarm
and not the Windows Firewall.

Malke
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[Guest]

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I personally think ZoneAlarm is overkill, just use a small AV like AVG
or Symantec Corp, and choose a simple firewall.