SPEED or SECURITY

[reddick]

I install 'Zone Alarm Pro 5.5' in my PC n using BSNL 'NetOne' as my ISP for surfing! The problem is that when d FireWall is turned on,my browsing speed becomes so slow.But whn I turned it off,my net speed boosts up high.In this case i have 2 choose one thing,SPEED or SECURITY...but i wana both of them.Because internet is full of threats!Plz tell me how 2 gain high speed not 2 turning Firewall off?I have 'WinXP SP1' as my OS.

[QwertyManiac]

Install SP2 for ur XP , it comes with a good firewall, basic but good enough...

Also, Zone is light, but wats ur sys config ?

Also, Speed vs. Security has always been a never ending debate...

[anandk]

dunno........i have installed zass and while on the net, dont experience a drop in speed....... basic config is what i have; inclu 256mb ram.

[mariner]

well i too recently installed zap 5.5 few days back but no issues here.

[expertno.1]

theres no any problem in that i am not sevn using any firewall in that

is there any harm in not using firewall ?

[mako_123]

Windows Firewall does the JOB well.

[shivaranjan.b]

@expertno.1

Lot of problems will happen if you donot use firewall.......

[Charley]

Originally Posted by reddick

I install 'Zone Alarm Pro 5.5' in my PC n using BSNL 'NetOne' as my ISP for surfing! The problem is that when d FireWall is turned on,my browsing speed becomes so slow.But whn I turned it off,my net speed boosts up high.In this case i have 2 choose one thing,SPEED or SECURITY...but i wana both of them.Because internet is full of threats!Plz tell me how 2 gain high speed not 2 turning Firewall off?I have 'WinXP SP1' as my OS.

For trusted sites u can disable it and for the others use it even if its slow.

BTW thats a weird prob. Ive been using without any hassles.

[QwertyManiac]

looks like many spieswares are residing on his comp and zap is busy defending em all...

Post an hijack this log and also see the amount of process zap takes when conneced to the net...usig the Task Manager of course...

[Biplav]

well my speed did drop but initially i think give it some time it will put the sites that u regularly visit into secured zone .
and yes a weird problem.
i wud prefer za to windows sp2 firewall as it is more configurable.period.
and can u test ur speeds with www.zdnetindia.com and post ur results with firewall on and off?

[superuser]

Install SP2 for ur XP , it comes with a good firewall, basic but good enough...

I totally agree to it. Yes windows Xp SP2 firewall is good enough

[superuser]

Originally Posted by QwertyManiac

Install SP2 for ur XP , it comes with a good firewall, basic but good enough...

I totally agree to it. Yes windows Xp SP2 firewall is good enough

[reddick]

Is their is no way 2 skip SP2 installation 2 gain good speed?Did u heared abt any other Firewall software which is light than ZoneAlarm and can do good job while surfing :roll:

[Charley]

Originally Posted by reddick

Is their is no way 2 skip SP2 installation 2 gain good speed?Did u heared abt any other Firewall software which is light than ZoneAlarm and can do good job while surfing :roll:

I suggest u go for Tiny Firewall....

U cud try these also...

Black Ice Defender

Mcafee Personal Firewall

Sygate

[shivaranjan.b]

@reddick

You can use Sygate as it is very light in system resources...... I my self use it...

[reddick]

Frm where can i gt it 4 FREE Is it can b compared 2 ZoneAlarm in features

[Charley]

Originally Posted by reddick

Frm where can i gt it 4 FREE Is it can b compared 2 ZoneAlarm in features

Google search it....

[theraven]

windows firewall sux ..
its not for novice users ..
usage of security software depends largely on ur own knowledge ..
and windows firewall is not for any novice ..
it cant protect ur system from jack **** ..
its the most vulnerable firewall out there ... im ashamed to even call it a firewall ..

there is something really wrong with ur system. .. cuz a firewall can NEVER slow down ur net speed.
im using zone alarm and there is no way its slowed my net speed in any way ... except it uses a lil bandwidth to check for program updates .. which ofcourse u can turn off ...

i cant figure ur problem ... but zap is one of the best out there .. try shuttin the autoupdate feature and see if it makes a difference ..

anyways whats the speed of ur connection ?

[anomit]

1. Personally, I won't recommend using both the Win Firewall and a third-party firewall together. Turn off the Win Firewall of and use only ZA.

2. Check the logs of your firewall. Too much activity shows the signs of spyware activity. Do a thruogh spyware scan to be sure.

[reddick]

anyways whats the speed of ur connection ?

I'm using internal modem n d speed is 33kbps approx. I scan whole my system 4 spyware n aidwares but found nothing...I defrag my HDD regularly too...This speed suxs...i gona FU*K BSNL

[theraven]

thats the problem..
33kbps. . not za ..
the boost is probably cuz of the automatic updates ...
just try shuttin it off ...

[reddick]

I have disabled it...No gains yet...Still i have 2 shut off d firewall while surfing Than i have to scan whole my PC 4 viruses everytime after browsing

[theraven]

yaar ek kaam kar

post ur hijack this logfile here once .. so we have that out of the way

[reddick]

Wht is "hijack this logfile"? I'm newbie to computing...plz tell me in brief

[theraven]

ok sorry my bad ...
here download the hijackthis program from here
then run it and copy paste the log file it creates here

[reddick]

Here is the log file:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 6:34:02 AM, on 01-Aug-05
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
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C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\NVATray.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\LaunchApplication.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\PCSuite\DataLayer\DataLayer.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\iTouch\iTouch.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Logitech\MOUSEW~1\SYSTEM\EM_EXEC.EXE
C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\PcSync2.exe
C:\Program Files\PowerMenu\PowerMenu.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\PCSuite\Services\SERVIC~1.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Nokia\MPAPI\MPAPI3s.exe
C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntvdm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\WINZIP\winzip32.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Rana\Local Settings\Temp\HijackThis.exe

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O2 - BHO: (no name) - {206E52E0-D52E-11D4-AD54-0000E86C26F6} - C:\PROGRA~1\FRESHD~1\FRESHD~1\fdcatch.dll
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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_EMC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
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O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ZONELABS\vsmon.exe

Now tell me where is d problem n how to resolve it...cheers bro!!!

[expertno.1]

hey is it necessay to use firewall coz i dont use anyone ?

[reddick]

[reddick]

Yeah it so imp. 2 install it in ur PC...As internet is flodded with various types of viruses,worms n hackers...They can infect ur machine...It's better 2 install firewall n it's a must so that u remain safe n secure...u can gt it free in DIGIT CDs

[godsownman]

Thats a pretty interesting thread but I have one simple straight forward solution.

Sacrificing safety for speed will lead you to the dumps !

I hope you get the point.