raptors892004 Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 Which one is the best free firewall.. I am going to use AVG free edition for antivirus and I was just wondering what would accompany it well in its journey against nasties. Thanks for any replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltageman Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=dbtopnav_zaav&AID=9754927&PID=1320436 Zone Alarm has a decent free one.. http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html Check out the Free Kerio one... http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpostfree/download.php Outpost Its somewhat a personal preference as to which one is better..I've used all different ones, and still not sure which I like best.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fikester Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 I use the free Zone Alarm with no troubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 They all have their quirks, but I find ZA to be the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 software filewalls suck, hardware firewalls are all you need, unless your on dialup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltageman Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 software filewalls suck, hardware firewalls are all you need, unless your on dialup. http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/webmaster/article.php/3103431 Thats not always true..There are good/bad things about both.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 Sygate. I'm using Sygate Pro because I found a serial number to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 Because you purchased a serial number right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted December 19, 2005 CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 Because you purchased a serial number right ? Of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted December 19, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 19, 2005 I'll try Kerio and AVG Free.. Kerio seemed nice before.. Hope its that way now too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted December 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 20, 2005 This may be kind of a stupid question but seeing the comparison between the free and paid version of the firewall I noticed that you cannot use Kerio Free on Internet Gateways.. I don't think that this may be a problem, but since its better to ask first, would the firewall still protect me in free mode with my router (I don't think router is Internet gateway but just in case) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywoodx954x Posted December 20, 2005 CID Share Posted December 20, 2005 who cares, i never used firewalls before on my ME edition and i don't use firewalls on my XP edition and i never got a virus/worm/spyware, or any thing related to fucking up your computer. I also download off of P2P programs a lot and still no problems. Its just how smart you are on not clicking ads and knowing what you are downloaded and browsing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 20, 2005 CID Share Posted December 20, 2005 Its just how smart you are on not clicking ads and knowing what you are downloaded and browsing. I disagree with because what you're saying implies that just because you are smart and don't click ads means you won't get spyware or virues, thats a misleading statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywoodx954x Posted December 20, 2005 CID Share Posted December 20, 2005 well look at this way, until someone told me a month ago what was spyware i never had it. Or virus, or worms. I never use any kind of firewalls, or virus protection. I know what they are because i disable them. I am personally using the free mcafee programs for comcast users. But i disable all of it anyway. Its just there to remind me to disable firewalls. Cuz i hate them. NO USE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 20, 2005 CID Share Posted December 20, 2005 Wow, your intelligence just keeps diminishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fikester Posted December 20, 2005 CID Share Posted December 20, 2005 who cares, i never used firewalls before on my ME edition and i don't use firewalls on my XP edition and i never got a virus/worm/spyware, or any thing related to f***ing up your computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted December 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 20, 2005 I never use any kind of firewalls, or virus protection. I know what they are because i disable them. That's smart.. I get about 30-40 attempts from dedicated servers and some other IPs a day trying to access my windows service ports.. Good luck with that choice you made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltageman Posted December 20, 2005 CID Share Posted December 20, 2005 well look at this way, until someone told me a month ago what was spyware i never had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fikester Posted December 21, 2005 CID Share Posted December 21, 2005 who cares, i never used firewalls before on my ME edition and i don't use firewalls on my XP edition and i never got a virus/worm/spyware, or any thing related to f***ing up your computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted December 21, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 21, 2005 even blondie will tell you how its done! http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/2005-12-08-new-pc_x.htm :haha: Like we didn't already know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted December 21, 2005 CID Share Posted December 21, 2005 :haha: Like we didn't already know that Trust me a lot of people dont Just a little joke whens the best time for a hacker to release a new virus well right after the holidays you wont believe the number of people who get a new pc run it with no protection (even advance users get caugght up in the rush you get from recieving something you wanted and forget all about the neccessry steps you need to do )and 3 months later are calling custumer support to ask why it is not working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltageman Posted December 21, 2005 CID Share Posted December 21, 2005 Trust me a lot of people dont Just a little joke whens the best time for a hacker to release a new virus well right after the holidays you wont believe the number of people who get a new pc run it with no protection (even advance users get caugght up in the rush you get from recieving something you wanted and forget all about the neccessry steps you need to do )and 3 months later are calling custumer support to ask why it is not working so true...I've read articles where they tested pcs(on high speed connections), by basically installing windows, enabling the network connection, and not updating it or enabling firewall or antivirus, and within like 5-10 minutes they were infected... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted December 21, 2005 CID Share Posted December 21, 2005 The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted December 21, 2005 CID Share Posted December 21, 2005 Here is another site for free sruff. http://100-downloads.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted December 21, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 21, 2005 so true...I've read articles where they tested pcs(on high speed connections), by basically installing windows, enabling the network connection, and not updating it or enabling firewall or antivirus, and within like 5-10 minutes they were infected... That's not realistic.. Unless they immediately downloaded an infected file via p2p or went to a scam/fake website which they already knew the address to then I could believe they could be infected within 5-10 mins.. No way they could be infected within that short interval of time with random attacks from hackers/spyware/botnets from random websites/IPs.. I bet they went to a scam site on purpose in order to get that infection.. And what were they infected by? Because spyware is so easy to get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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