Norton Internet Security/NAV 2002 Warning

[UD_Delt]

Just a quick warning to any of you using the same outdated software I am that Symantec is no longer supporting NIS/NAV 2002. Not only that but they managed to break the shit out of it in one of their recent updates and have no intention of fixing it.

I figured this out a couple days ago when I did a LiveUpdate for NIS and suddenly my internet connection went to hell. It took me a while to put the two together and realize one of the NIS .exe's was using 95-99% of my CPU.

Anyone know of a good free Firewall? I tried Kerio a while back but I didn't like it. Any others out there?

[Gong]

Sygate Personal Firewall is a pretty solid, completely free firewall.

[Azhrarn]

http://www.samspade.org/d/persfire.html

[Riley]

If you're looking for a good AV/firewall suite, check out Trend Micro.  Their stuff is top notch and is not nearly so invasive as Norton is.  Norton tries to do so much, it tends to fuck up your OS any time they make any kind of mistake.  And I cannot believe Symantec is no longer supporting a product that is only 2 years old - what the hell?

[Ookii]

I tell ya, recently I had ZoneAlarm crap out on me, so I was in a market for a new firewall.  With this also happening recently to good ol' NAV (and finding Kapsersky, the greatest antivirus known to man), I knew there had to be something out there a little better.  I settled with Outpost by http://www.agnitum.com/">Agnitum, and basically this firewall is the #$(*@! (For reasons that are too boring too discuss here).

About that samspade shit... I'm not sure what is up with this lame ass website that hates all firewalls in existence, but i'm pretty sure my personal firewall makes a difference:

6/15/2004 4:27:02 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58071   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:27:02 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58068   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:27:02 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58070   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:27:02 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58075   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:27:02 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58074   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:27:02 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58076   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:27:02 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58069   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57836   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57834   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57835   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57828   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57829   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57831   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57830   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:41 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58076   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:41 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58075   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:41 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58074   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:41 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58071   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:41 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58070   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:41 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58069   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:41 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   58068   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57830   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57829   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57828   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57834   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57836   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57831   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:26:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   57835   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:24:20 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56210   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:24:20 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56209   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:24:20 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56208   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:24:20 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56205   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:24:20 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56202   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:24:20 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56204   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:24:20 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56203   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56012   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56013   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56014   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56015   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56018   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56020   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56019   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56204   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56210   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56202   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56203   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56205   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56208   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:59 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56209   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:49 PM   SYSTEM   UDP   142.167.146.243   2133   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:38 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56020   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:38 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56019   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:38 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56018   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:38 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56015   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:38 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56014   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:38 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56013   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:23:38 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   56012   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54410   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54409   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54408   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54405   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54404   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54403   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:43 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54402   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54403   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54410   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54409   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54408   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54405   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54404   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:21:22 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   54402   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:34 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53734   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:34 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53733   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:34 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53730   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:34 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53729   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:34 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53728   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:34 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53727   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:34 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53735   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:19 PM   SYSTEM   UDP   68.140.173.222   666   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:13 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53735   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:13 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53733   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:13 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53734   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:13 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53727   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:13 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53728   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:13 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53730   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:20:13 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53729   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53099   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53098   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53097   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53094   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53093   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53092   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53091   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:15 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53094   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:15 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53097   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:15 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53098   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:15 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53099   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:15 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53093   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:15 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53091   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:19:15 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   53092   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:45 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51436   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:45 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51437   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:45 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51435   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:45 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51432   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:45 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51430   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:45 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51429   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:45 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51431   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:24 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51436   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:24 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51435   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:24 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51432   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:24 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51430   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:24 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51431   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:24 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51429   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:16:24 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   51437   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:57 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42626   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:57 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42621   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:57 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42620   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:57 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42627   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:57 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42628   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:57 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42622   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:57 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42623   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42620   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42628   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42627   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42626   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42621   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42623   Packet to closed port
6/15/2004 4:02:36 PM   SYSTEM   TCP   69.42.74.6   42622   Packet to closed port

Is that "normal internet background traffic"?  I think the guy who does samespade.org is the Michael Moore of personal firewalls....

[Azhrarn]

Yay, a port that has nothing listening on it was successfully protected.  Congratulations. ;)