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Title: What firewall i must use?
Post by: radhe on December 11, 2009, 08:57:08 PM

Hi,

FRIENDS,

I am using AVAST HoME It is superb.I want to install a firewall.can anyone suggest me which firewall is best with avast home?

Title: Re: What firewall i must use?
Post by: Pondus on December 11, 2009, 09:39:21 PM

PC tools http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
Outpost http://free.agnitum.com/

This have been asked 4348times......... ;D ......so if you search the forum you will fiend lots of treads on the topic

Title: Re: What firewall i must use?
Post by: Skywarrior on December 12, 2009, 12:18:42 AM

Online Armor, unless you're running 7 with a 64 bit system. Then you'll have to wait until the middle of next year

Title: Re: What firewall i must use?
Post by: Diazruanova on December 12, 2009, 01:04:27 AM

Quote from: radhe on December 11, 2009, 08:57:08 PM

Hi,

FRIENDS,

I am using AVAST HoME It is superb.I want to install a firewall.can anyone suggest me which firewall is best with avast home?

Hi radhe,

It is kind of pointless to ask this question, because you are going to receive many different options as almost many different people posting, but if I were you, I would go to to Matousec´s site, look at the latest tests and choice from there. Good luck

Title: Re: What firewall i must use?
Post by: Lisandro on December 12, 2009, 01:08:44 AM

Matousec is not the panacea...
About the leak tests limitations: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=29259.msg247460#msg247460

Freeware firewalls:
http://www.firewallleaktester.com/tests_overview.php
http://www.thefreecountry.com/security/firewalls.shtml

Title: Re: What firewall i must use?
Post by: Diazruanova on December 12, 2009, 01:16:21 AM

Quote from: Tech on December 12, 2009, 01:08:44 AM

Matousec is not the panacea...
About the leak tests limitations: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=29259.msg247460#msg247460

Freeware firewalls:
http://www.firewallleaktester.com/tests_overview.php
http://www.thefreecountry.com/security/firewalls.shtml

Of course not, but after reading thread after thread on several forums, telling the OP the virtues of their respective firewall and how bad are the competitors, I bet many of the thread starters end up much more confused than if they go to a single place like Matousec´s and start from there, don´t you think?

BTW  I knew about Online Armor at matousec´s and believe me, It couldn´t be better

Title: Re: What firewall i must use?
Post by: Lisandro on December 12, 2009, 01:18:28 AM

Quote from: Diazruanova on December 12, 2009, 01:16:21 AM

I bet many of the thread starters end up much more confused than if they go to a single place like Matousec´s and start from there, don´t you think?

It's ok for freeware.
But seems Matousec's tests aren't independent and this is suspicious.

Title: Re: What firewall i must use?
Post by: JerryM on December 12, 2009, 03:38:34 AM

I have been using PC Tools Firewall Plus which is free, showed up well in Matousec's tests, and is running great.

Regards,
Jerry

Title: Re: What firewall i must use?
Post by: icr on December 12, 2009, 05:58:16 AM

There is huge list of free firewalls here
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=318497&postcount=1 (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=318497&postcount=1)

Title: Re: What firewall i must use?
Post by: radhe on December 12, 2009, 08:34:39 AM

Thanks for all who replied and gave solution to my post