Re: ZoneAlarm Bloatware
- From: "Keith Marshall" <tooladdict@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 10:26:54 -0400
"Errol Groff" wrote in message
About two weeks back I needed to renew my subscription for my Zone
Alarm Pro firewall. I stupidly elected to upgrade to the "Suite"
version of the software and had nothing but aggravation since.
I had a similar problem with Trend Micro's Internet Security Suite. A
couple of years ago I was using Norton AV but they increased their $20
subscription fee to something like $50 so I researched replacements. Trend
Micro looked good and I bought a 3-license version for $50. I was really
happy with it until they offered me a free upgrade to the 2007 version.
As soon as I installed it my system slowed to a crawl!! After a bit if
digging I found a few "new" options I could turn off that made it almost as
fast as the earlier version so I left it at that until renewal time. Then I
found they had also upped their renewal fee but they increased to the same
price as buying a new copy. Why would I want to stick with a program that I
had to buy all over again once a year?!?!
I did a bit more research and switched to Avast Free which is free for
noncommercial use and have been happy with it ever since! It doesn't slow
my system down noticablly and it's caught quite a few trojans that tried to
sneak in with emails.
Best Regards,
Keith Marshall
tooladdict@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"
Dozens of "server closed the connection" messages and assorted other
grief. Finally, yesterday I dumped the "Suite", reinstalled the ZA
Pro and life is good again. All (so far) aggravating messages gone
and for the first time in two weeks I am able to view my newsgroups.
Nice to be back.
Errol Groff
Instructor, Manufacturing Technology
H.H. Ellis Technical High School
613 Upper Maple Street
Danielson, CT 06239
New England Model Engineering Society
www.neme-s.org
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