 reasons not to get black ice and save money..., 2001-09-04
it slowed my cable service down so much that I am thinking about going back to the good old dial up. It was very hard for me to set up and to keep everyone out as the speeds that I have created took sometime to get to and only one second to slow down. from a 2 meg down load to a 33600 on the rictor scale of slow thats slow.. to tell you all the truth I really wasted $40.00 of hard earned money.. so now when it is not being used it gets turned off and thats it. if you want speed then try something else or just do what I am doing ,,turn the damn thing off.. this red alert thing got everyone so paranoid that they all want to get in side this old beast to see whats up...
18 of 19 customers found the following review helpful:
 Any Defense is Better Than None, 2001-08-24
I received a Compaq Presario Notebook last Christmas as present. I began learning how to use it's various features. I have taken free trials of various internet services such as AOL to see which I would like best. I consider myself a computer novice and it was months before I realized that I needed Anti-Virus protection as well as hacker protection. So far I've subscribed to McAfee for my AntiVirus. For hacker protection, I downloaded the free basic ZoneAlarm program and then bought the CD software from Black Ice. I find that ZA and Ice work OK together. ZA acts like a doorman and whenever I'm on the internet and I want to download a free program, ZA always answers the knock and asks me if I will allow admittance. After allowing admittance I have found out that while downloading free programs, my Black Ice Defender will allow downloading but will block attempts by the downloading program to access my files and send back info to its source. I get a free download and my personal computer info stays in my computer and isn't allowed to be sent back for anyone's scrutiny. I feel that I have a guard at the door and a guard on patrol. I think the combination of the free zone alarm program and Black Ice Defender make for a dynamic duo that can stop hackers in their tracks. I recommend Black Ice as well as Zone Alarm but Black Ice keeps a detail record of all hacker type attempts as well as pointing a finger back to where the attack came from. I realize that one man's meat is another man's poison and that there are some computer users that may not like Black Ice. All I can say is that any defense is better than none and Black Ice is tough enough for the job needed.
7 of 9 customers found the following review helpful:
BlackIce vs. ZoneAlarmPro, 2001-07-25
I have tried both and ZoneAlarm wins hands-down. Try it for yourself, put your system through the independent security test found at The fact is BlackIce can't help control what access an application has to the internet. An important plus in ZoneAlarm in an age when many viruses are internet-aware.
Intruder List & Applying Updates, 2001-07-05
When looking at the intruder list you can see that if you use the right slide bar you can display more info (click on the sidebar until End Of List). Noticing this: when looking at the list of Advanced Firewall Srettings you can determine that the Intruder Name only appears when the entire list of Intruders has been loaded (clicking on the slidebar until End Of List). If you remove the Intruder list there is no name displayed next to your trusted/denied list. You do not know who's IP is who's trusted or denied.Applying Updates: the entire trusted/denied list is wiped out and you have to reenter it thing to do Using the update option available withing the Black Ice Defender program: very difficult. making a copy of this list may not work as I noticed a change made within - it so placing Trusted or denied users in the list may be difficult.
Excellent Product, 2001-06-29
This is the 1st Firewall product I have used, however I did review several others before choosing BlackIce. I purchased this product for home use. The reason I especially like this product is that it logs as much information on the "intruder" as possible for future referance. The installation was very easy (Windows ME), as well as Internet updates. I have experienced no problems or conflicts with any of my computer gaming or my LAN. This product is as important as your your Anti-Virus software and it should always be running if you are online.
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