Norton vs Zone Alarm

[aviwil]

I have an ASUS A7V with Athlon 1Ghz , 128 MB Memory , ATX Midi case 300 W and 4 yrs old ,Win '98 SE . Am currently using Norton Internet Security and an ADSL 750 kbps connected via modem/router to an network interface card on the PC . The Norton Internet Security slows the system down somewhat . Was considering changing to Zone Alarm Security Suite . Would this be any better/worse than the Norton Internet Security re system slow down ? Any other cons/pros ?
Thanks

 

[Malak]

Ditch norton, and forget ZA. Both suck. Check the thread with the free programs, get something there. Although, if you practice safe web browsing, your router is probably sufficient protection.

 

[Schadenfroh]

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...ey=y&keyword1=firewall

 

[SaintTigurius]

norton 2005 is slow , zone alarm it to crappy cause

 

[Slogun]

After being a ZA users for years, I am now happier with zygate (also free).

 

[Rottie]

I have used ZA Suite 5 on my speedy desktop I can't tell the difference about slow down and also used Sygate on my laptop...not noticable slow down so you might want to try Sygate cuz it is free.