maxinnejr Posted July 18, 2006 CID Share Posted July 18, 2006 can someone tell me how good windows xp firewall? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted July 18, 2006 CID Share Posted July 18, 2006 Welcome to the forum maxinnejr. Go here any take the test: https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxinnejr Posted July 18, 2006 Author CID Share Posted July 18, 2006 thanks m8t for d help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted July 18, 2006 CID Share Posted July 18, 2006 Your welcome. Hope you enjoy your stay here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted July 18, 2006 CID Share Posted July 18, 2006 can someone tell me how good windows xp firewall? thanks Wellcome to the forum maxinnejr , I think widows Xp firewall is only incoming , not outgoing , I would not rely on it myself, "It should be noted that Windows Firewall is not as secure as MS would want you to believe since it does half the job a commercial firewall would do; which is to block both incoming and outgoing traffic. Windows Firewall only blocks or patrols incoming traffic and it can be easily turned off by another application, possibly a worm. " maxinnejr, there are good free firewalls out there , try gogling for them ,I personally use the old Sygate 5,5 , works well for me, but I am sure other members will recommend others also , but don't run 2 firewalls together, other free ones Kerio, outpost , zone alarm , I personally found zone alarm bought my laptop to a standstill , so is not one I would choose, outpost I have tried it was ok , but I find Sygate 5.5 easier Regards Roco UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 19, 2006 CID Share Posted July 19, 2006 Roco is correct.. it scans only incoming.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted July 19, 2006 CID Share Posted July 19, 2006 the windows fire is no good, becuase just like roco said it only scans incoming. You will have to wait till vista for one that scans outgoing. There are many better free software firewall out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roco Posted July 19, 2006 CID Share Posted July 19, 2006 Hey guys , without starting a mine is better than yours war , can we not advise new members on the best free basic , antivirus , firewall and antispyware programs that are available , coz I can remember well, moving from 56k dial up to my pitiful BB , and being told YOU NEED A FIREWALL, WTF is a firewall I thought , so I stumbled around the web , and eventually found Sygate, for me, Grisoft antivirus has been great ( free ) Ewido antispy ( free ) Sygate firewall (free) CCleaner for tidying up (free) in my opinion a great starter pack, no doubt others will disagree, but that is fine, as long as they can produce a starter pack as well , and not just slag of a product , we are talking FREE programs , So don't mention Norton, even if it was free , I would not be happy if it lived closer than 2 blocks away from me , . Regards Roco UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 19, 2006 CID Share Posted July 19, 2006 I think we have something like that in the guides section.. with a list of the most popular, on this forum, apps that are free.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxinnejr Posted July 19, 2006 Author CID Share Posted July 19, 2006 thnks for d advice it'll help me a lot...... tnkz again m8t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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