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Alan|Cvette

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New firewall tests are out
« on: December 12, 2009, 12:34:08 AM »
Hey folks, just an update that the new Matousec tests are out. PC Tools jumps to a 100%.

http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/results.php

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2009, 01:04:39 AM »
What I can see is that the free software is going further than the paid one...
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pinnacle

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2009, 01:37:51 AM »
man oh man PC Tools wow, better then the big hitters incredible

Alan|Cvette

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2009, 02:14:48 AM »
If they can polish the interface, and perhaps add some of the more advanced settings that Comodo has, I would switch in a skinny minute.

pinnacle

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2009, 02:57:05 AM »
i just tried to install it with avast free 5.0 it said i had avast internet security installed and it would conflict so i went no further. man i thought that was a bit odd cause i did have the AIS in before going to the AV Free 5.0
« Last Edit: December 12, 2009, 02:59:35 AM by pinnacle »

Jahn

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2009, 05:51:50 AM »
PCTools needs additional flexibility to even be competitive with Comodo.

Jahn

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2009, 05:55:09 AM »
i just tried to install it with avast free 5.0 it said i had avast internet security installed and it would conflict so i went no further. man i thought that was a bit odd cause i did have the AIS in before going to the AV Free 5.0
Which firewall(s) does Windows Security Center show as active?

pinnacle

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2009, 05:58:40 AM »
Comodo is more intuitive for sure. OH when i checked it showed windows  xp firewall. pretty strange i even looked in the alwil program folder no traces of the Avast IS.

Jahn

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2009, 06:36:48 AM »
Comodo is more intuitive for sure. OH when i checked it showed windows  xp firewall. pretty strange i even looked in the alwil program folder no traces of the Avast IS.
Turn off Windows XP Firewall in Control Panel, reboot, and try installing PCTools Firewall (or Comodo).

No joy? Delete the contents (but not folder) of C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\Repository, reboot. Try again.

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2009, 07:10:07 PM »
PCTools needs additional flexibility to even be competitive with Comodo.
Another Comodo Dragon Lover heard from.  ;D

PCTools Firewall Plus has worked flawlessly on all my systems. Comodo has caused me nothing but headaches.  :'(
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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2009, 07:12:39 PM »
I am not a Comodo fan, just stating what i see in the two GUI Formats.

gdiloren

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2009, 07:19:15 PM »
 8) I'm a Comodo fan. I have problems with PC Tools softwares (everything, even remnants of program uninstalled). With Comodo ( but I don't recommend their AV software though!!!) you get an Excellent firewall for free. What more??? ;)
« Last Edit: December 12, 2009, 07:21:05 PM by gdiloren »

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2009, 07:21:36 PM »
Good results by top 3.
Kaspersky was really a surprise though. Its the only AIO suite to reach 10+ rating kaspersky is known for its Antimalware capabilities but it has performed really well here. Same goes to Norton 2010 too.

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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2009, 08:05:02 PM »
The eternal fight for the *best* in a category...
Each head, each sentence.
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Re: New firewall tests are out
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2009, 08:33:52 PM »
Best is a very subjective term, best when judged against what, a set of tests, as opposed to best for a users requirements. So for me this is guidance rather than abeyance.

Any of the 7 firewalls considered Excellent will be fine.

What most of it comes down to is user preference: How much resources do they use; How user friendly is it (not a mass of pop-up questions); What is the User Interface like, is it something you can live with; What functionality does it have; How configurable is it, etc. etc.

All of these make the choice more than simply what came top of the heap this time round.
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