Zone Alarm question...CLI applications?

[Dogdaysdude]

I have never seen this before, but when looking at the upper right area of ZA, I have two icons in the programs area that are CLI applications that are listening to two TCP ports.
Is this a problem? :confused:
Thanks.

[Stoney]

If you have the 6.0xx version of ZoneAlarm you are not alone in having problems. This version is causing many people issues and some have reloaded ZA 4 because of it. Some have suggested to boot up in safe mode and find out where your corrupted files are. I am going to dump ZA because of its bloated propensity to interfer with internet surfing, downloads, freezing screens, ghost positives, and even interferring with Office applications.

I love their firewall but they bundle so much with this program that it boggs things down, eats memory, and gaming is impossible unless you shut it down.

[Dogdaysdude]

I'd prefer in that case to dump Zone Alarm. Any recommendations?

[Stoney]

I am seriously looking into Grisoft's AVG anti-virus with firewall combination. I have heard great things about their anti-virus from experienced people. I have sent them an email about where I can read more about their firewall and am waiting for a reply.

What I really like about their products is that they are considerably less demanding than ZA, McAfee, and Norton memory wise. Plus they update constantly, sometimes daily.