Norton Internet Security / Norton AntiVirus

[Dieselman743]

You DO NOT have to run the scanner in Comodo. You have the option to skip it. Its an on demand scanner only to double check if you have a virus. If your system is clean then skip it. Comodo is a firewall with HIPS. See here for an explanation. I used it for many of years.

Comodo is just a firewall with HIPS. Youcan also opt out of the HIPS when you install it. It gives you these options. When installing any software you need to read and understand everything.Do not just click next,next,next.

 http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/benefits.html

Message Edited by Dieselman743 on 10-14-2008 01:24 PM

[Kalma]

OK. My PC is now running well after installation. No crashes. Thank you, Diesel, for your suggestion. Now I guess I must "play" with the settings in order to tune the program as well as understand how it works. I have open some threads on their forums.

Jut to clarify: I agree with you it is always very important to exactly know what you are doing on your PC. In fact, I read that page you attached before even downloading it. Nevertheless, I believe program providers should be as clear as possible. I still don't find anything related to a previous virus scanning and the comsecuences of skipping ir or not. Furthermore, I cancelled the scan and then (and only then), the program prompted with something like "If you are sure that your PC is clean, then you can skip this step...". I think this should have been said before, don't you agree?

[Dieselman743]

There is no tweaking needed with Comodo. Just put D+ and the firewall in Safe Mode. Also if your pc is clean wy do a scan. Just cancel it.

[LanaK]

Hi everyone, thanks for chiming in on this thread.

In Norton AntiVirus 2009 we removed the firewall to give our customers the flexibility to select a firewall of their choice.  However, firewalls that include additional security layers like the anti-spyware protection included as part of ZoneAlarm Pro 7 (ZAP) conflict with the security features included in Norton AntiVirus 2009.
 
While we are currently planning to address the incompatibility between Norton AntiVirus 2009 and ZoneAlarm’s basic firewall with a product patch early next year, it is not likely we will be able to address the conflict with ZAP due to its inclusion of antispyware protection which conflicts with Norton AntiVirus 2009’s security and protection features.  For this reason, we message the user that they have an incompatible software product on their system when they attempt installation of our product over ZAP.

For the best experience, customers should choose a standalone firewall to compliment their installation of Norton AntiVirus 2009, or if they do not already have one, consider upgrading to a suite like Norton Internet Security or N360 which both have the Norton Smart Firewall included.

[huwyngr Norton Fighter]

Thanks for coming in on this with some hard information. Much appreciated.

Is it correct -- I've been quoting this from another message -- that ZA themselves recognize something needs fixing and are working on it themselvs?