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| 524356 | 2007-02-14 00:22:00 | Wow why do so many of you even have a software firewall for?? They are unnecessary and worthless, such a scam, if you have a router then you dont even need a firewall just a good av program. |
dolphinJuice (11882) | ||
| 524357 | 2007-02-14 00:45:00 | Wow why do so many of you even have a software firewall for?? They are unnecessary and worthless, such a scam, if you have a router then you dont even need a firewall just a good av program. Because not all of us are on broadband, (so you won't have / need a router, and since its so crappy). It isn't worth getting it. So, you need some kind of software firewall. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 524358 | 2007-02-14 03:16:00 | Wow why do so many of you even have a software firewall for?? They are unnecessary and worthless, such a scam, if you have a router then you dont even need a firewall just a good av program. Really. Show me a router that alerts you to outgoing programs. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 524359 | 2007-02-14 04:29:00 | Obviously a router wont do that but if you have a router and AV why would you need to know outgoing programs except out of pure interest? Software firewalls are worthless. And if you want to know outgoing connections you dont need a software firewall you can use netlimiter or tcpviewer or whatever you like. They cause more problems than they solve and are a waste of system resources. They also give a load of false or misleading reports and about how they have supposedly prevented various types of attempts to get access to your system. |
dolphinJuice (11882) | ||
| 524360 | 2007-02-14 04:42:00 | OK-it seems Comodo gets the nod. A couple of final questions, should you disable the Windows firewall before installing Comodo or disable it at all? Is there anything I should know as to setting it up in relation to NOD32? I have had enough problems in the last month or so with b******d up programmes due (I suspect) to IE7 being installed. Running XP with SP2 installed. | Gordon62 (11771) | ||
| 524361 | 2007-02-14 05:47:00 | Wow why do so many of you even have a software firewall for?? They are unnecessary and worthless, such a scam, if you have a router then you dont even need a firewall just a good av program. Oh gosh, not this argument again. :groan: |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 524362 | 2007-02-14 06:01:00 | Oh gosh, not this argument again. :groan: Why not? Are you out of popcorn? :p |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 524363 | 2007-02-14 06:09:00 | Dolphin Juice, if it stills your beating heart, think of software firewalls as primarily for the PBKAC factor. Tech savvy cool people need not bother with a software firewall, which is why I feel I need one. | Murray P (44) | ||
| 524364 | 2007-02-14 06:13:00 | Oh gosh, not this argument again. :groan: well excuse me :p Sorry to bring this subject up but never ceases to amaze me why people are still buying into the need to have a software firewall. As mentioned they are useful if you dont have a router and using dial up. If you are running a router with NAT and firewall setup then nothing will get past that that your norton or comodo will detect in any case. Hence why only a good AV program like NOD32 is necessary. Some argue the need to monitor outgoing connections but there are other better options to do this. |
dolphinJuice (11882) | ||
| 524365 | 2007-02-14 06:15:00 | Like? | FoxyMX (5) | ||
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