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Originally Posted by KRorschachZ
With regard to the views of clear advertising, flash, java too? etc ... I can only laugh, of course if "navigate" in text mode, it will be very safe, but deadly boring.
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Yes, obviously it would be very boring, because the interesting thing(s) on the net is the blinking, bleeping flash and java stuff and not the information and interaction available. And ads just about anywhere bring so much more to the browsing experience...
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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald
ZoneAlarm's real value, however, is to keep programs I don't want phoning home from doing so plus, if a nasty should get past the AV and tries to phone home, it's not likely to be able to do so.
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I use a personal firewall for the same reason, although you have to bear in mind that software running on the same box as the firewall does is, in theory, able to just bypass the firewall, whereas an external firewall application (i.e. on the router or as a dedicated box) is not that easily fooled.