gta 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 (edited) I have used many from windows, norton to mcafee and zone alarm etc. But the safest most reliable and the one with most structural integrity has been zone alarm. The question is is there a firewall that can block and secure all computer ports? I can't remember but i have found a website that scans for holes in ur firewall and tells you. Notice from electriic ink: A belated move from Hardware Edited March 15, 2006 by electriic ink (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gta 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 I have used many from windows, norton to mcafee and zone alarm etc. But the safest most reliable and the one with most structural integrity has been zone alarm. It is safe reliable and if you get the bundle you can also get an antivirus that comes with it. Usually other firewalls get corrupted files within 1-1.5 years for me but zone alarm you don't have to worry about oh no i'm not protected what am i going to do.I can't say that every body will have the same results but you can try it and decide for your self... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DingDong01 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 wow... thats deep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivcha 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 NOD32 rulezzz <_<very fast and good antivirus! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arash 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 I hate firewall software Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DingDong01 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 don't have one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pr3dr49 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 For Windoes, Sygate offers a good firewall too. So does EZ (Computer Associates). All linux distros and all BSD distros come with excellent firewalls. If you are behind a well setup router/firewall, you probably won't need one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atomic3 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 Yeah, firewalls suck. The new Norton Firewall takes too much of your RAM memory. I couldn't do anything on my computer, it kept on stalling. I had to uninstall it.Norton used to be the best but they try to add to many features and stuff that makes your computer run slower, and the free firewalls always come with spyware or ad's or something, there's always a catch. Your best bet is not to venture into unknown websites and block ports you don't need. Check your open ports often and if you find suspicious ports opened, it's time to format your PC . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamesdm 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 I recomend you Outpost Pro 2.5 is the lastesd version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deaths Aprentice 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 ZoneAlarm does it for me , ZoneAlarm Pro though .PS Shouldnt this be in the "Software" forum? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h4sh 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 use Zone Alarm Prois great firewall,is simple to manage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
next 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2004 have you tried sophos firewall, i heard they are pretty good. try it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjhou 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 I use Norton. I guess it's good since I haven't got hacked yet . Every once in a while it says it's blocked a trojan attack, but I assume it was probably just some program trying to use a common trojan port. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjhou 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 don't use software firewalls (besides XP's) becasue I have 2 routers with built in firewalls. The software just makes it all more complicated becasue it won;t let me FTP through 4 firewalls and it blocks many other stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karlo 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Me, I use Tiny Personal Firewall. Search it at google. It's really good. Specially when you run unknown applications, it will prompt you. If you need help in registering it, e-mail me at 01karlo@gmail.comChao... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites