brock01 Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 same as the title What Firewall do You use? im thinking about installing one, need to know some good ones as i havent had one installed in a while i use kaspersky for virus protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilatedpeoples28 Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 i use sygate personal, never had any problems with it, low on the resources, there are others out tho, depends if u want a free or want to buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 This is from: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm Best Free Firewall Updated January 16, 2006 No other single product class seems to cause as much angst to average users in their installation and day-to-day use as Firewalls. That's why my choice for "best" goes to Kerio Personal Firewall the product that seems to cause the fewest problems for users yet manages first rate protection as well. Kerio dropped the free version in late 2005 but thankfully Sunbelt Software, the makers of the excellent CounterSpy anti-spyware scanner, picked it up and will continue making it available [1] under the name of Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall. Note that the free and paid versions of Kerio are the same. If you don't buy the product some advanced features are automatically turned off after 30 days. The latest free version (V6) of the ZoneAlarm firewall [2] comes in as a good second choice though it can be a troublesome program on some PCs. It's also a very cut-down product; each new version of the free ZoneAlarm seems to have fewer features while its commercial big brother grows ever more bloated. More adventurous users might like to try the now discontinued Sygate Personal Firewall. It's still available from numerous download sites[3] and is an excellent and robust firewall though not the easiest to set up. Another tricky product to install is NetVeda Safety.Net firewall [3] however its performance is quite outstanding and it offers application control and content filtering as well. This highly capable product deserves to be better known and experienced users should definitely put it on their short list. [1] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm (7.3MB) [2] http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp (9.0MB) [3] http://www.snapfiles.com/get/sygatefw.html (9.1MB) [4] http://www.netveda.com/consumer/safetynet.htm (6.3MB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted March 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 does sygate look good? *wink* dont worry if its free or not check this out if you have sygate personal firewall pro http://www.sygate.com/products/sygate-personal-firewall-pro.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilatedpeoples28 Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 http://www.univie.ac.at/ZID/gratissoftware/pics/screenshot_sygate.gif there for a screenshot of sygate firewall, i did the same thing *wink* and got personal pro. Symantec bought Sygate out so there will be no more Sygate products, which is a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted March 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 uhh i dont like it, it looks gross, and i have used it before as i remember by how it looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilatedpeoples28 Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 yea there are better visually stimulating firewalls, but i go for functionality over looks, i dont look at it much anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted March 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 i like the kaspersky antivirus look, nice clean, windows xp feel and the functionality, low on resources and ahh its just good i imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 If you like kaspersky look at this: http://www.kaspersky.com/antihacker-usa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAINMAKA Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 ive been using symantec lately, mainly beacause my school gives it to students for free :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted March 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 ah yes i have that on my comp ready to use if wanted- kaspersky antihacker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 kerio personal firewall which is now sunbelt firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 Sonicwall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project51 Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 I use Windows XP SP2 Firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 If you like kaspersky look at this: http://www.kaspersky.com/antihacker-usa I concur with you coknuck and co-sign with Kaspersky Anti Hacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 Norton Internet Security 2005 - and im happy with it VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 How can you be happy with something that blocks only 50% of attacks? i used it before and i was blinded by it' I thought i was safe with its protection until i found Kaspersky' BTW I Do miss Norton's firewall simply because its the best firewall for Ad Block and Pop Ups. Other than that to me its useless' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticWolf Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 I use Outpost Firewall Pro, haven't had any problems with it yet and pretty easy to configure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 How can you be happy with something that blocks only 50% of attacks? i never had a virus in this PC when using it, thats why im happy i do run online scans, i even installed Avast and Kaspersky to test if they pick up things that Norton couldnt find but none of them found anything. VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 Well its good to know that someone actually likes Norton' i suppose that you keep away from trojan infested websites' i didn't and i always got infected, Norton was unable to fix or delete some of the infections thats why i got rid of it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 Well its good to know that someone actually likes Norton' i suppose that you keep away from trojan infested websites' i didn't and i always got infected, Norton was unable to fix or delete some of the infections thats why i got rid of it.... stay away from porno sites might be that saving me hehe VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 Actually i got the infections on p2p sites and some gaming sites.. no porn for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kouin Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 Verizon Yahoo! Online Protection FireWall... It has detected around 3 virus this year and all deleted auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted March 5, 2006 CID Share Posted March 5, 2006 Actually i got the infections on p2p sites and some gaming sites.. no porn for me. hehe im just messing i use p2p aswell, Norton has blocked several virus while i was downloading and taken care of them. here is some traffic stats, i never leave computer on p2p when im not really downloading something VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.