generally, most people won't be cracked, windows systems aren't generally that bad security wise, as long as you don't run any server software you're generally alright

people are way to paranoid about being cracked, crackers aren't interested in some random ip which isn't running any known servers or trojans

if i didn't run a spare linux box as my server and stuff, i wouldn't even bother with a firewall, if i'm not running any servers and stuff, i don't really need it, i'm not retarded enuff to get trojaned either

all zonealarm (and the rest of these personal firewalls) do is feed off peoples fear and total lack of clue

when i was an aoheller *shuder* all that time ago i used to get a ton of alerts, mostly from AOHell itself, all it does is make you panic, and think you're under attack by some 1337 h4xx0r they've pissed off