Firewall Software (LYN official software poll results & comments)

• Sunbelt Personal Firewall
• Kaspersky Anti-Hacker - discontinued
• BlackICE PC Protection
• Lavasoft Personal Firewall
• Comodo Firewall Pro / PLUS
• Sygate Personal Firewall
• ZoneAlarm Pro / Free Firewall
• Armor2net Personal Firewall
• Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro
• PC Tools Firewall Plus
• FortKnox Personal Firewall
• McAfee Personal Firewall Plus
• GhostWall FireWall
• Jetico Personal Firewall / Free
• ThreatFire Pro / Free

Bold: freeware

Note: Only one Personal Firewall should be installed to your system. This also includes the Firewall on Internet Security Suites. Always uninstall one before installing another. System Reboots required. Windows default Firewall should always be disabled when using a Personal Firewall software. Installing more than one Personal firewall could very much corrupt your Internet connection, cause very slow speeds or even corrupt Windows in general.


If you have anything else that you would like to add to this list, please reply to this thread.

This post has been edited by synz: May 24 2008, 01:53 PM

Lavasoft Personal Firewall

Homepage : http://www.lavasoft.de/software/firewall/
Download : http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_desc...id,30734,00.asp

which one eat less RAM? the tiny one?

try eTrust firewall...
i think it is the best around....

za is the best. but i'm using outpost. so far so good anyway.

source : http://personal-firewall-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

what about the bitdefender 9 firewall? anyone here using it? mind sharing your experiences?

currently trying winpooch 0.5.10, which i realize hv smaller memory footprint than kerio pf v 2.1.5 and more choice.
winpooch = 29xxK - 30xxK
kpf v2.1.5 = 4xxxK - 5xxxK (somewhere around that)
d only issue is it doesn't hv any manual, n tips only done briefly. with default filter setting, u wont get anywhere. oh yes, its freeware

http://www.winpooch.com

ZA is the best! Never failed on before and I dont plan for it to happen to

Latest ZA 6.5.x buggy o_O...need wait them to fix the latest version..

Btw, those listed are personal firewall applications. For Enterprise I suggest Microsoft Internet Security and Accelerator Server 2000/2005/2006.

i cant really figure out how to configure Active armor on my nforce4. currently using ZA with active armor software not installed. any in depth guide about this?

Do i need to turn off Windows Firewall after installed third party Firewall ?

btw.. which of these uses the least system resources and can perform well in the firewall

ZA memory hungry resources.

maybe u could try freeware "jetico"

see result the link below;
http://www.firewallleaktester.com/tests.php

as for antivirus result;
http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2006_05.php

i am using NOD32 now(i wiuld rate this 2nd best)
...using less memory resources as compared to Kaspersky(the best as many people attest)

definitely...to avoid crashing your PC.

NOD32, is incorporated as an AntiVirus and a Firewall together?

So if I'm using NOD32's AV, I wouldn't have to get a Firewall, would that be right?

NOD32 is an antivirus only..

so you need a firewall

Astaro Security Gateway....

Firewall, antivirus, antispam, all in one.
Actually belongs to the unified thread management category.

As per my siggy..
or click the link
www.astaro.com

edit: fixed link

This post has been edited by kcng: Aug 16 2006, 10:27 AM

Gagh, I'm annoyed with ZA

Friggin long startup with ZA installed, how can this be favourite?

I have the same problem but even worst ZA and McAfee Virus Scan dont get along. ZA crashes...

ZA seems not popular now...and I also don't like the software now too..since the startup takes some time ...and I need to wait around 1-3 mins before I can start my work ...

anyway...what other firewall software you guys using...and whats your guys recommendation? I've tested Outpost..but...damn, too much rules to set ...and the interface it's not really friendly