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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: 13thSlayer on May 11, 2010, 08:23:32 AM

Title: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: 13thSlayer on May 11, 2010, 08:23:32 AM

Yeah, so... Basically, as Avast free has no firewall, I need a third-party product (free one as well)... I have tried out Outpost, and that killed my system. Right now, I use COMODO (Firewall only mode), but it's so bloated that everything runs slooooooow. Any other recomendations? Note that primarily I am a Linux user and I'm asking this for my noob parents, so it better be simple too.

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: Asyn on May 11, 2010, 09:59:07 AM

You can try this: http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
Users reported it works quite well with avast and is rather easy to use...
asyn

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: superhacker on May 11, 2010, 02:59:13 PM

try comodo or outpost,the two firewall are good but with comodo you have the full firewall unlike outpost which do allow you to do much with connected apps"you cant terminate connection as example "

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: sded on May 11, 2010, 03:21:51 PM

PC Tools and Online Armor are the free firewalls popular here that you haven't tried yet.  Private Firewall has also been getting some good reviews lately.

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: Hermite15 on May 11, 2010, 03:35:00 PM

I had a bsod while attempting to install PrivateFirewall...could be because I was updating MBAM at the same time ;D...although that's very unlikely the cause ...I'm not sure what happened, did you try that Firewall sded?

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: Altarir. on May 11, 2010, 03:53:41 PM

Quote from: superhacker on May 11, 2010, 02:59:13 PM

try comodo or outpost,the two firewall are good but with comodo you have the full firewall unlike outpost which do allow you to do much with connected apps"you cant terminate connection as example "

fail troll is fail

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: sded on May 11, 2010, 04:04:05 PM

Haven't tried Private Firewall myself; just saw some good comments at Wilders.  And someone at Comodo recommending it over the shouts of "infidel".  Besides, I think it is even .ru .  :)

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: Hermite15 on May 11, 2010, 04:09:46 PM

Quote

the shouts of "infidel"

;D

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: nmb on May 11, 2010, 04:14:55 PM

@ logos

I use private firewall with avast! and is just fine.

nmb

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: Hermite15 on May 11, 2010, 04:20:29 PM

Quote from: nmb on May 11, 2010, 04:14:55 PM

@ logos

I use private firewall with avast! and is just fine.

nmb

okay, noticing you're on 64 bit, so I might give it a shot again.

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: nmb on May 11, 2010, 04:22:02 PM

Quote from: Logos on May 11, 2010, 04:20:29 PM

okay, noticing you're on 64 bit, so I might give it a shot again.

Let us know if its working on your pc.

Title: Re: Firewall recomendations?
Post by: Hermite15 on May 11, 2010, 04:53:19 PM

Quote from: nmb on May 11, 2010, 04:22:02 PM

Quote from: Logos on May 11, 2010, 04:20:29 PM

okay, noticing you're on 64 bit, so I might give it a shot again.

Let us know if its working on your pc.

sure, just made a sticky :)