ZoneAlarm Firewall Config?

[sharkey]

Hey im in the middle of downloading zonealarm firewall and was wondering what the best ports to block are, and whats just the best setup to stop getting malware etc.

Any help is appreciated.

[Jupac]

I have zone alarm.. doesnt it block auto if you put in stealth mode?

[sharkey]

I dont know anything about the program yet just installed it now so ill see how it goes i thought you might have to block individual ports or somthing but that doesnt seem the case.


Thanks

[Jupac]

Having a router with a Firewall also helps.

[sharkey]

Kool ill look into that mate also.

Cheers

[ray326]

Zone Alarm is fairly automatic. It blocks all incoming requests and initially blocks all outgoing requests until you give each application permission to connect.

How do you connect to the Internet? If you're running other than dial up then absolutely put a hardware router/firewall between you and your modem. I just picked up a Netgear 4 port router/firewall/switch for a net $10 and I just saw someone else netting the same model out for $5. It works very well; even a little better at DHCP than the Linksys I was using before.

[sharkey]

Im on dial-up mate do you think i should still go for the router and that?

Cheers

[ray326]

On dial up I'd stick with Zone Alarm.

[sharkey]

Kool mate ill do that cheers

[Jupac]

Im thinking of buying Zone Alarm Pro ill see how it goes :D

[sharkey]

Kool mate tell me how it goes please to see if theres much point in upgrading if thats ok.

Cheers