*twacks hackers*

[Zifnab]

Just recently my firewall (Zone Alarm) has been blocking LOTS of hackers, I'm talking maybe one every 5 minutes? When I first got it it blocked about 11 hack attempts and then an occasional one, but I'm getting worries with this now I'm getting them all the time!

Is there someway I could stop them from being able to find me so easily? It's becoming a pain and I'm starting to get alittle worried about my computer's safty.

[Bulldog]

Real hacks? What sort of hacking are you talking about?

[Zifnab]

Maybe not hackers, but people trying to access my computer. Zone Alarm says they're not a major threat but I'm still concerned.

[Bulldog]

Maybe try to set your Internet Zone Security to "High"? Supposely it sets you in stealth, which means that REAL hacking is prevented 99%. Everything else is just cookies and ads.

[Zifnab]

I tried that, but everytime I click 'high' it sort of goes back down to 'medium'... is something I'm doing stopping it letting me alter the settings?

[Bulldog]

Old version perhaps? Or maybe it's something with registration.

[Zifnab]

Could be, it's not Zone Alarm Pro, just the free one from the site, but before it allowed me to set it to high/medium or whatever. Would it be safe to get Zone Alarm Pro from KaZaA?

[Bulldog]

Newest version: 3.1.395
Dunno how safe it would be to download the Pro version from KaZaA. It may as well contact the developer without giving you notice.

[Zifnab]

I just checked, 'high' setting is only availible in Zone Alarm Pro :/ and I got three alerts since my last post O_o

[Bulldog]

If you're not comfortable with Zone Alarm, you could try Tiny Personal Firewall. I think you should feel 'safe' though, because Zone Alarm tells you that it has blocked an intrusion. Try running Adaware a few times and feel as 'safe' as possible.

[crono_logical]

What exactly is it saying it's blocking?

I know ZoneAlarm alerts for a lot more than it really should be doing, and isn't one of my favourite firewalls

[Zifnab]

The attachment is the warning window.

[crono_logical]

Unless you're on german dialup, I'd guess the computer at the other end is poorly configured, that's all, seeing as its NetBIOS that's being blocked

[Dr Unne]

Just because a computer is trying to access yours doesn't mean it's a hacker trying to break in actively. All kinds of screwy stuff goes on over the internet. Some hackers have programs that probe a bajillion IP addresses at random looking for weaknesses too. Doesn't mean someone's after you necessarily.

What's the best (free) firewall program? I use Tiny Personal Firewall.

[Zifnab]

thanks alot, that gives me some peace of mind ^_^ if I checked the 'don't show this again' box, would it stop warning me all the time, or just for netbios? *last question*