firewall

[TheHulk]

wondering if there better firewall than windows 7 built in firewall or just stick with it?

dont know if zonealarm free v11 any good?

[bob3160]

wondering if there better firewall than windows 7 built in firewall or just stick with it?

dont know if zonealarm free v11 any good?

Since it does the job, changing it is entirely up to you.
It's all I used while I was on Windows 7.

[Aventador]

Windows 7 Firewall with Advanced Security is just fine. With the advancements in Windows 7 the need for a 3rd party firewall is not necessary. If your behind a router with NAT then Windows firewall is just fine. Anything else is just added bloat and paranoia.

[Arnold72]

Depends if you want outbound control.
Im using online armor which seems to be a very good firewall.

[Pondus]

Depends if you want outbound control.
Im using online armor which seems to be a very good firewall.

Win7 have outbound control......if you turn it on.   
but not as easy to use as other firewalls, but you can use a program to control it
http://www.pcworld.com/article/231538/windows_7_firewall_control_free_32bit_version.html


latest Trend Micro internet security have dropped the firewall, instead they control the win firewall with a built in program

[Para-Noid]

If you check our signatures you will find a ton of different set-ups.
This might help http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-firewall.htm

Beware of ZoneAlarm as it has been known to cause/create conflicts with avast.