firewalls

Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 179 Location: Wigan

just a quick ??

when playing on a game server if you disable your firewall and virus scan are you safe from attack?

Community Founder Joined: Jun 30, 2005 Posts: 2627

Never disable your firewall you will be hacked Sad

, I would personally keep all defences up as there is just so much out there waiting to pounce on your PC!
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|2es-mrix

Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 179 Location: Wigan

i dont drop my firewall but i do turn of my virus scan as i do notice a difference when i do thanks mrix(again) Very Happy

Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 1452

Yup i always have everything closed apart from the firewall. Smile

Joined: Sep 21, 2005 Posts: 48 Location: UK - Brighton

I've got a firewall and virus scanner install but I always turn them off before entering a game as they can be annoying when updating etc.

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:29 am

I turn of my av and just relay on windows fw more the fool me lol.. this is mainly because i use nortons which compared to most av's takes more juice to run and also as a habit with later versions 04-05 to scan even the transfer and use of files within your own pc not just when on the net. Not had problem so far with attacks in bf2 apart from if i run the standalone server, seem to get port scan attacks then.

NOTE: if you can't afford to fix it, dont try it......The thing with viruses/hacks/loggers you never know whats around the corner....... had a laptop once upon a time, sadly it caught bird flu and never recovered...

Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 1452

Sex without a condom is best Very Happy

but not with strange women! Razz

Leave ur windows firewall on and turn off ur virus scanner Smile

Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 193 Location: Leeds, UK

If your using norton you should upgrade to Zonealarm its so much better n doesn't eat your computers resources. I swapped over last week and noticed my frame rate at 1600x1200 2xAA and all settings on full go from around 40 to between 60 and 70 and it also found loadsa spyware that norton, adaware and spybot missed.

So there!!! Very Happy

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:20 pm

I Turn off AVG (VC), although its a good program as only updates as soon as PC boots, unlike others i know update when they feel like it.

I leave Zonealarm Firewall up and running, I find the game mainly fine, or some lag but other people seem to have the lag at the same time, usually at the start of a game when all the other players joining.

Its your PC Ade needs updating Twisted Evil

Joined: Jul 29, 2005 Posts: 428 Location: Weymouth

mrdickster wrote:

If your using norton you should upgrade to Zonealarm its so much better n doesn't eat your computers resources. I swapped over last week and noticed my frame rate at 1600x1200 2xAA and all settings on full go from around 40 to between 60 and 70 and it also found loadsa spyware that norton, adaware and spybot missed.

So there!!! Very Happy

WTF - you running some kind of pimped up overclocked SLi monster there m8 .... 1600 x 1200 @ 70fps !!!!!

Mad

Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 193 Location: Leeds, UK

sorry correction there think the resolution is 1152x864 or 1280x1024 pretty sure its 1152 tho sorry.

Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 179 Location: Wigan

i use mcafee
i dont drop my firewall but i do drop my vs as this does make a difference

and drew go grow a plant Twisted Evil

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:30 am

ade010 wrote:

and drew go grow a plant Twisted Evil

All good things comes to he who waits. Wink

Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 357 Location: Kent

LabRat wrote:

..... WOULD YOU HAVE SEX WITHOUT A CONDOM!!!

i would if it was as much fun as BF2 Very Happy

Joined: Aug 08, 2005 Posts: 309 Location: Yorkshire

ElGordo wrote:

LabRat wrote:

..... WOULD YOU HAVE SEX WITHOUT A CONDOM!!!

i would if it was as much fun as BF2 Very Happy

Your with the wrong woman m8 Shocked

I use AVG7 and ZA both of which I normally leave running. But the thought does strike me that I may get better results switching AVG off I'll have to try it thx guys Wink