ZoneAlarm

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-09-2003
ZoneAlarm
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Tue, 07-27-2004 - 3:58pm

Good Morning.    Just a quick question if I may.   I have a new computer and have been advised to put ZoneAlarm onto it.    At this stage I am running ZoneAlarm Pro.   The Boards are very slow and the little meter works overtime!


Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.    Graphic sites and others I visit seem to be OK.


Thanks a million.    This stuff is tough if you don't really know what you are doiing ::blush::

      Hilary  







         ~Fitness & Health ~

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-13-2004
In reply to: upanddownunder
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 4:33pm
Hi Hillary! These boards can run a little slow sometimes. There's no need to worry about adware though; there's nothing bad on here that would cause Zone Alarm to go nuts. I think these boards serve one or two popups, but that's it. The boards also drop some akami.net cookies, so if your ZoneAlarm pro is set to block cookies, that could be causing the extra activity.

You may want to check and see what programs are using Zone Alarm. You can double click on the icon on your taksbar and click on PROGRAM CONTROL on the left. On the right, click on the PROGRAM tabs and see what has a check next to it. What you want to be really suspicious of is anything acting as a server, that is, anything that has a check in the server column. I usually keep everything in the server column set to ASK, because I don't like anything acting as a server without my knowledge.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-09-2003
In reply to: upanddownunder
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 5:21pm
Thanks heaps.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-09-2003
In reply to: upanddownunder
Wed, 07-28-2004 - 6:27am
Just wanted to say thanks again and to let you know that the problems have all arisen from installing a router using
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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: upanddownunder
Wed, 07-28-2004 - 1:30pm

I agree don't worry about it. I buzz around the internet and then when I click on an iVillage link it is just like I drove right into the mud. I know they are working on it and can't seem to figure out why this happens but I have gotten to the point of not worrying about it, if I can go fast everywhere else but here then I know it isn't me.


I use the free Zone Alarm and really like it .


Janet


 


Have a nice day !.