Sygate updates? - Tech Support Forums

Mombo323 · August 18th, 2006, 10:28 AM

Is there any updates for Sygate Personal Firewall Version 5.6? This one takes forever to load and so does Avast. Or maybe there is a better firewall program out there than Sygate? Maybe Kerio or Zone Alarm? Recommendations ? Thank you

nomaxim · August 18th, 2006, 10:37 AM

Sygate was bought out by Norton last year, so no there are no updates for it.

**Martoch** · August 18th, 2006, 10:57 AM

I currently use Sygate, but I'm wondering when I should switch over to another firewall...not sure when Sygate will no longer be effective enough.
[shrug]

I didn't like the old Zone Alarm, but I hear good things about the new version.

stroyal · August 18th, 2006, 11:14 AM

I use Sygate also, I used to use Zone Alarm, until the thread about it spying on you.

Did we ever figure out if that was true??

http://www.techimo.com/forum/t161395.html

**Martoch** · August 18th, 2006, 11:34 AM

Zone Labs says its firewall is no spy

How to Disable ZoneAlarm Server Communications

SeanC · August 18th, 2006, 12:08 PM

I'm wondering when I should switch as well, and what to switch to. None of the others are recommended as highly as Sygate was (except Zonealarm which IMO has become a bit of bloatware).

BTW, it's probably Avast that's slowing down your system. I'm running AVG with Sygate and things boot up normally.

I wish Symantec hadn't bought Sygate. I wish Symantec would buy out all the crap firewalls out there to get them off the market.

stroyal · August 18th, 2006, 12:35 PM

I'll probably go back to Zone Alarm in the near future, I used it for years, and liked it.