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    Best free firewall?

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by proninja, Jan 21, 2009.

  1. proninja

    proninja Notebook Guru

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    I have been having huge problems with Zonealarm and am looking for another good (free) Firewall. Which are the best nowadays?
     
    proninja, Jan 21, 2009
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    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    dbam987, Jan 21, 2009
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  3. GKDesigns

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    Perhaps the Windows firewall is enough even if not watching outbound comms?

    GK
     
    GKDesigns, Jan 21, 2009
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  4. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    I use Vista's firewall :D
    It does what it's supposed to do! ;)

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 21, 2009
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  5. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Read the sticky: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=190538

    I recommend Comodo Firewall Pro. It also comes with Defense+ (HIPS Protection) that can be a pain to use, but help a lot. I personally don't use it, but some do. You should read up on it before using Defense+, though. If you don't use it, you can just disable it and use the firewall portion of the program.
     
    crash, Jan 21, 2009
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  6. MadHater

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    I recommend Comodo too. A huge number of options you can configure the way you want. The application is extremely boring sometimes with its warnings that appear every single minute, but on the other side, you are safe for any kind of entrance into your system.

    Full recommendation.
     
    MadHater, Jan 22, 2009
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  7. mystery905

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    Comodo made my notebook blue screen if I tried to come out of hibernation.

    Try Online Armor.
     
    mystery905, Jan 24, 2009
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    outpost free works well on my video tv streamung media computer
     
    jerry66, Jan 24, 2009
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  9. blackcobrasandy

    blackcobrasandy Notebook Guru

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    Online personal firewall free edition....
     
    blackcobrasandy, Jan 26, 2009
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  10. Nankuru

    Nankuru Notebook Evangelist

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    Another vote for Comodo, but Online Armor and PC Tools Firewall Plus are good too.
     
    Nankuru, Jan 27, 2009
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  11. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    Care to tell us what these huge problems might be?
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Jan 29, 2009
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  12. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    definitely Comodo firewall.

    ZoneAlarm used to be good, but they gimped their recent free ones to not give you as great protection.
     
    Gophn, Jan 29, 2009
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  13. banstaman

    banstaman Notebook Enthusiast

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    I use Comodo Firewall Pro. It is really easy, but it does sometimes get a bit annoying as you have to "train" it. Other than that though, it works really well, it is one of the best firewalls out there.
     
    banstaman, Jan 30, 2009
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  14. Cin'

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    I've never tried Comodo... :eek:

    I still only use Windows own Firewall...


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 30, 2009
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  15. Sahugani

    Sahugani Notebook Consultant

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    might i suggest PC Tools Firewall. i did use ZA until i found out that it interfered with firefox and forced me to restart my laptop every time ff failed to load.
     
    Sahugani, Jan 30, 2009
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  16. mystery905

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    ZoneAlarm interfered with utorrent, causing utorrent to crash/freeze, as well as preventing it from hibernating/shutting down after all torrents completed.

    At times it started taking lots of CPU resources, making the system EXTREMELY sluggish.

    No more ZoneAlarm for me!
     
    mystery905, Jan 30, 2009
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  17. Hiker

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    Earlier you said Comodo was causing problems with hibernation. Ever think there's something else causing problems?
     
    Hiker, Feb 1, 2009
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  18. mystery905

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    Comodo was causing blue screens when coming out of hibernation.

    Zonealarm was preventing hibernation from taking place.

    Both uninstalled, and using Norton Internet Security 2009 or Online Armor, I have neither of these problems.
     
    mystery905, Feb 2, 2009
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