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| Thread ID: 137561 | 2014-07-21 03:21:00 | FYI: Windows 7 firewall and useful 3rd party accessory | braindead (1685) | Press F1 |
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| 1379767 | 2014-07-21 03:21:00 | I was a little scared when switching to Win 7 Ultimate after years of XP and ZoneAlarm firewall, which would not work with 7. A friend turned me on to 7's own firewall and in its advanced mode it scared me even more! As far as alternatives went, I was really turned off by Comodo which to my eyes looked verbose and complicated. The free 7 Zonealarm drove me round the twist with all its deliberate hindrances and annoyances so I gave that up too. I took a couple of valiums and decided to take a deeper look at 7's firewall and came away with the feeling that it was well thought out and highly effective. I was a bit bothered by the lack of a management console/interface and quite by accident came across a place called called "Windows Firewall Control". Go here (http://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php" target="_blank">www.binisoft.org/ who have put together a superb and easy to use "plug-in" called "Windows Firewall Control". Go here (http:) and you'll find a good overview of his software. It's donation ware and the $10 asked is great value for what you get: a great management system for win 7 firewall. I've been using it for some months now and it makes configuring 7's firewall a breeze. Block all traffic in/out instantly, etc - it's all there. I won't go into more detail here. Have a look for yourself. My vote = excellent value for a $10 donation. |
braindead (1685) | ||
| 1379768 | 2014-07-21 04:02:00 | Yup seen that around. Altho I rarely look or touch anything in the firewall settings. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1379769 | 2014-07-21 05:44:00 | Never felt the need to fiddle with the firewall, myself. | linw (53) | ||
| 1379770 | 2014-07-22 08:47:00 | Never heard of it before, looks alright. I'll be keeping Comodo though ;) |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1379771 | 2014-07-22 23:06:00 | The free version is not very useful though. Just installed it and it doesn't prompt you about blocked connections unless you pay for a license :badpc: Think i might give Comodo another try |
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