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| 819732 | 2009-10-12 04:34:00 | Hi All, Which would you say is the best, least obtrusive Freeware Firewall? Currently using Sygate which has been taken over by Symantec & apparently discontinued updating. Thanks. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 819733 | 2009-10-12 05:02:00 | I switched from Sygate to Outpost's free firewall a few weeks ago and found it quite different to Sygate with regards to rule making. I like to block a number of Windows apps running off to the internet, eg Explorer, and accidentally locked the internet up whilst doing so. Had to use System Restore to get it back again. :blush: :p If you are unlike me and disinclined to fiddle with the rules then it would probably be fine for you out of the box. Once you tell it you want to use its "Rules based" settings tou just have to tell it when it is OK to allow or block the apps other than the usual browser, email, etc. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 819734 | 2009-10-12 07:08:00 | Personally I reckon Comodo's still best. Paired with Defense+, you almost don't need an AV! Does annoy you quite a bit though. |
Blam (54) | ||
| 819735 | 2009-10-12 07:10:00 | Personally I reckon Comodo's still best. Paired with Defense+, you almost don't need an AV! Does annoy you quite a bit though. Yes I have tried that one & it IS annoying. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 819736 | 2009-10-12 07:22:00 | Out of interest, why do you want a firewall? | Blam (54) | ||
| 819737 | 2009-10-12 07:25:00 | If you're using Sygate on a Windows PC from XP or older then Sygate will still work fine on it. | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 819738 | 2009-10-12 07:26:00 | Out of interest, why do you want a firewall? It seems thright thing to do. I have had Sygate for quite a while now & am wondering if I should get something better. My Wife, Maryann, has no firewall & a baddie got thro, which was taken out by MSS. She has no firewall at all. I wasn't aware of that. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 819739 | 2009-10-12 07:33:00 | It seems thright thing to do. I have had Sygate for quite a while now & am wondering if I should get something better. My Wife, Maryann, has no firewall & a baddie got thro, which was taken out by MSS. She has no firewall at all. I wasn't aware of that. PJ That not what a firewall really does(doesn't *really* keep out malware) but TBH I reckon that the Windows firewall+the router firewall is good enough for the majority of *normal* users... And your wife probably did have a firewall(the XP default), but its unlikely that because she didn't have a more powerful firewall, that a peice of malware got through... |
Blam (54) | ||
| 819740 | 2009-10-12 07:34:00 | Why not use the default windows firewall? | convair (13650) | ||
| 819741 | 2009-10-12 07:51:00 | I've tried: Comodo Outpost Online Armor Zone Alarm Kerio Not one of them is perfect. I still like the way you control ZA - the pro version that is, forget free. Its user friendly. But like I said they all have problems. One weird thing with Outpost - its rules thing. I have a very very old little desktop game, when it launches Outpost pops up and asks if I want to allow it to record my keystrokes. What??? Runs just the same whether I say yes or no. And no it doesn't connect to the net either....... |
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