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    Windows Firewall vs ZoneAlarm Free

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by AndroidFan, Aug 8, 2012.

  1. AndroidFan

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    I have had very bad experience with some Software firewalls slowing down my internet browsing such as Bitdefender Internet Security's built in firewall which is why I uninstalled Bitdefender Internet Security even though I have a valid 2 year license

    Now I have been running the built in Windows Firewall for 2 weeks with 0 problems and internet has never been faster.

    That being said, I just saw ZoneAlarm Free on MajorGeeks and was wondering is the Built in Windows Firewall good or is something like Zone Alarm a must?

    I have avast! Free Antivirus as my antivirus and MBAM + SAS (On Demand Scanners), do I really need to bother or will thus slow my internet browsing / downloading of files just like Bitdefender did?

    In this thread I read the d00d is saying running a software Firewall is just asking for trouble to happen = Should I use ZoneAlarm or Windows Firewall? - Microsoft Answers
     
    AndroidFan, Aug 8, 2012
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