Whats the best & Fastist Firewall software

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Permalink Reply by Kat on October 10, 2008 at 4:39pm

What operating system are you running? What a/v are you using?

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Permalink Reply by Zack on October 10, 2008 at 4:40pm

Windows xpsp3

Eset Nod32 2.7 Has all vb awards

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Permalink Reply by Oliver on October 10, 2008 at 4:58pm

In my Windows times i used ZoneAlarm, was pretty good. Now i use the Hardware firewall in my router.

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Permalink Reply by Greg De Santis on October 10, 2008 at 5:05pm

[1] Sunbelt Personal Firewall 4.6.1845 - Leo Laporte the tech guy recommended this one as being both lightweight / fast and secure from his security now podcasts from http://twit.tv/
[2] ZoneAlarm Free 8.0.020.0 - This one is the one I use on my home computers.
[3] Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 - This one would be my third alternate if I needed one.
These are all free, and you can download them all from http://www.filehippo.com

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Permalink Reply by James Nesbitt on October 10, 2008 at 6:02pm

I used to believe that ZoneAlarm was the best - and it was! Then they release version 4 and it went downhill from there.

Since then, I haven't been able to truely believe in or trust any free software firewall. Maybe a commercial software firewall from a reputable company like CheckPoint could be recommended. Not sure if I could recommend any other commercial company besides CheckPoint.

Other than that - I try and stay away from software firewalls and go for a strong reliable hardware firewall.

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Permalink Reply by Atenedoro Gonzalez on October 10, 2008 at 6:37pm

ive been using MCafee for a year now. It's pretty reliable, gets rid of any malware i have and it doesnt slow my pc down too much. It's configurable to fit your needs, and works around your working habits.

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Permalink Reply by Kat on October 10, 2008 at 7:46pm

You can check out what I recommend for Windows. :)

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Permalink Reply by Zack on October 11, 2008 at 2:36am

Hello, i have a netgear router with a firewall built in, is this enough>? does this mean i dont need a software one?
zack

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Permalink Reply by digitalhavoc08 on October 11, 2008 at 2:51am

Zone alarm is good with the exception it asks if u want to do EVERYTHING witch may not be a bad thing sometimes. However it can be annoying as all hell.

Stay safe online and in the real world.
- Digitalhavoc08

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Permalink Reply by Lars on October 11, 2008 at 6:04am

Core Force The firewall portion of the software is built on the OpenBSD firewall PF. The application filter is elegant, although difficult to configure.

Once it's running this is a rock solid security platform that will protect against a lot of things beyond typical network based attacks.

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Permalink Reply by msb9c1 on October 11, 2008 at 7:51am

For windows I use COMODO Firewall Pro. Its free and works well. Check it out.
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

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