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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (20132)	2/27/2000 1:59:00 PM
From: arno	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

AG, I like their solution of being able to monitor unauthorized data being sent from your computer. NetBus and Back Orifice, from my understanding, can ride along with an email from a known but unsuspecting sender with a .jpg or other attachment. However, the lack of coverage in the trade mags has me wondering why. I've heard great things about BlackIce and JXM's recommend from his friend sounds solid, but it doesn't seem all security problems originate from hacks from the outside. I try to run my virus checker frequently, but. What to do...What to do.... arno

To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (20132)	2/27/2000 2:17:00 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

Here's the link to ZoneAlarm: zonelabs.com

To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (20132)	2/27/2000 2:22:00 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 63513

I may try the ZoneAlarm. Price is right and the product is getting good reviews. A comment from infoworld.com: Until then, ZoneLabs -- the San Francisco company that produces ZoneAlarm -- looks like it has a winner. Steve Gibson, a beta tester of ZoneAlarm 2.0 and the prime developer at Gibson Research, says ZoneAlarm "blows away BlackICE," a $39.95 software firewall I described in my Nov. 1, 1999, column (see "Software solutions can provide remedies for Windows security risks lurking on the Internet," www.infoworld.com/printlinks). BlackICE "does nothing about outbound traffic," Gibson says, giving ZoneAlarm a major advantage in features. infoworld.com Other comment: pcworld.com zdnet.com