Is having a firewall turned

ardendel — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:26:54 +0000

Is having a firewall turned on really that important? I always turn mine off because it sometimes blocks application that I actually need and then I am annoyed about the blocking and just turn off the firewall because I always think that I do not need it.

You can try zone alarm. It is

jhonas — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:23:17 +0000

You can try zone alarm. It is quieter and more effective.

enable windows firewall and

stokes1900 — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:17:52 +0000

enable windows firewall and configure it to dont allow incoming connection .or use kespersky internet security which have pewerful firewall.

Serfaksan — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 03:39:31 +0000

yeah I know that the zone alarm its a good choice, it really works, the only think that I dont like of that, is the messages of the size of half of your monitor that trows you everytime something happened.

Another one that is damn good is outpost firewall of agtinium, it have more advanced options and because its not so common, it is really hard to pass that by.

P.D. "Well windows Xp now comes with a built in firewall you can trust to give you peice of mind..." ........ that was a good one!!! I can't stop laughing of that HUAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA XD

Lord Maverick — Fri, 19 May 2006 05:22:13 +0000

IMHO - Outpost FireWall - the best.

JeevesBond — Tue, 02 May 2006 14:11:05 +0000

You may all use zone alarm without any problems, but is it worth it?

Chances are you already have a firewall built into your router, which is always better than relying on software (which can have holes and be affected by other bits of software). If you have a firewall you should be able to use it to block an IP as Greg mentioned.

Basically there's nothing better than a chunk of hardware denying access to everything.

ms2072 — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:07:47 +0000

Yes I too use Zone Alarm and have done for a while without any problems...
ATB

jamestcs — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:32:15 +0000

Zone Alarm is a good choice . I have used it for few years already
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Greg K — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:59:01 +0000

Well windows Xp now comes with a built in firewall you can trust to give you peice of mind...

Ok, now that you are done laughing, many antivirus prorams have firewall now, also many broadband routers have firewalls (most of the ones I have used and set up fro people have them come out of the box blocking all traffic trying to get INTO you system, some may be able to set up for a specific IP to block. Worth looking into. Check the docs for yours.

-Greg

Renegade — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:44:03 +0000

I'm pretty sure it's in the free version, but I haven't used it in a while...