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Hi Buntz , how do you find Comodo firewall I am using the old Sygate one ,
and need to be able to recommend a good free easy to use firewall to friends  

i think he means how do you think it is
not where to download it

do you find it easy?
do you find it good?

what is your review ?

Sorry |Buntz and thanks Just , I guess the Englsh/Ameruican fell apart there ,
yes I was asking is it easy to use for a novice /newbie , as my group that I suport are a bit basic , I have only just got them off of Norton and on to Grisofts AVG , so the firewall must be easy to use ,

I think it is easy to use. Like a lot of other firewall your have to give permission for firefox or IE or any other program to enter the internet,but if you check the [remember my answer for  this application box ] you only have to do it once.The only problem I every had with this firewall is with gaming. Some game will not let you out of the game to give it permission to enter the internet. I usually just shut it off before I start playing those game.

I have used Pop-up Stopper Free Edition for years and it has worked
great for me.  Get it at www.panicware.com.

I use CounterSpy v2 for spy-adware along with Spybot.  They keep the
junk off my PC.

err, you probably have a print screen button on your keyboard, press it and copy it to a paint document. If you don't idk, I guess there are some programs out there that could help you.

I personally like Microsoft's 'Windows Defender' teamed with IE7.  It blocks about 99.8% of the popups on all my computers... every now and then one gets through but that will happen with any of those programs.  Windows Defender isn't a dedicated popup blocker but it does do that also, along with it's main goal of keeping your computer free of spyware, adware and other threats (if you don't already know it's the final version of the old Microsoft Antispyware... it's just a better and quieter version, meaning it doesn't bug you as much with questions).

You can get Windows Defender at Microsoft's website a direct link is at >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx (there is a download link on that page... you may want to read more about it on that page also).  Note (pirates beware...arrrgh!): You must have a geniune copy of Windows.

And as I said, it works best when you team it up with IE7 (Internet Explorer 7).  You can of course also get this at Microsoft's website and read more about it at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx -- again, as with most downloads from Micosoft these days you must have a genuine copy of windows or at least a pirated copy that authenticates (I have seen one before, hehe).

Just download both of those and use a good antivirus program and you'll be good to go, your computer will run like mine and have nearly NO popups and problems (although I'm using Vista now but before Vista I had it setup with XP and for years I never had any problems... and since Vista it's been more of the same, only difference is that I haven't found a good antivirus program but I'll have one very soon. 

nJOY!
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