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54593 2002-06-16 07:41:00 Ok so I spent hour upon hour downloading Nortons Internet Security and installed it. Great I'm protected right? Well a friend directed me to www.pcflank.com which has a firewall test which Nortons failed badly. Whats the story should I uninstall it a try another or is this test not kosher?

Any help?
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54594 2002-06-28 01:50:00 I cant vouch for the test but I can recommend that you try either Outpost or Zonealarm which are both very good firewalls and both are free so the price is right. They also are not as big in size as Norton Internet Security. Put one of those up and then see what happens at the test site. Most test sites are quite good and some run your firewall through the whole range of possabilities. The firewall also depends entirely on your security settings so read all instructions etc carefully. Its like fitting good locks to your door and then leaving the door open when you go out.
www.zonelabs.com for zonealarm
www.agnitum.com for Outpost
dipstick01 (445)
54595 2002-06-28 01:53:00 i've mad that wed site, sorry its **** and wrong, keep the fire wall its good. yankadoodle (446)
54596 2002-06-28 02:07:00 exactly which test did you do and what was the exact result?

mine came through fine, testing site seems ok. also take a look at www.grc.com for sheilds up and leaktest.
tweak'e (174)
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