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Logik · 02-16-09, 09:24 PM

yeah KIS is really fine.....if u have slow system u may like to try ESET NOD smart security (antivirus+firewall)
& i will say instead of using any special firewall try to stick to one that come with anti virus pack....sometimes individual firewalls has complex settings

tushar88 · 02-17-09, 08:16 PM

Zone Alarm & Bitdefender

beware of these:
avira
kaspersky
norton
avast
comodo & a lot more...

superprash2003 · 02-17-09, 08:26 PM

comodo is an ancient firewall.. i thought it was well reputed.. it was a very light software.. i thought it was good!!

02-17-09, 08:33 PM

i would also recommend not to use any software firewall if you are a heavy downloader specially torrents ... windows firewall is enough ...

though u can try zone alarm firewall ... but a few settings needs to be tweaked for optimal results ..

JohnnyG · 02-17-09, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saurav_kataruka

i would also recommend not to use any software firewall if you are a heavy downloader specially torrents ... windows firewall is enough ...

+100...i was about to said the same thing...all software firewalls are crap...windows firewall is enough for a home user..

cool_techie_tvm · 02-17-09, 10:03 PM

Windows Firewall doesnt block outbound connections from the PC. Imagine a rogue software present inside the PC. If it tries to connect to the parent server, windows firewall will be ineffective. But other software solutions will block such attempts..

02-17-09, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyG

+100...i was about to said the same thing...all software firewalls are crap...windows firewall is enough for a home user..

thanks... but i am not saying that software firewalls are crap ... they are not of much use to normal home users ... as pointed out by CTT in the above post s/w firewalls have their own significance ..

StarK · 02-17-09, 11:08 PM

the best with xp is sygate, the best and free with vista is comodo (with the HIPS disabled).

cool_techie_tvm · 02-18-09, 12:06 AM

Sygate was the best. But sadly Norton bought it. It can still be found with NIS.

StarK · 02-18-09, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cool_techie_tvm

Sygate was the best. But sadly Norton bought it. It can still be found with NIS.

i am still using it after 4.5 years... :thumbup1:... the original version.
yup sad to see it go into cra** norton.

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02-16-09, 09:24 PM	#11
Logik Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: On Internet Posts: 706 Rep Power: 6	yeah KIS is really fine.....if u have slow system u may like to try ESET NOD smart security (antivirus+firewall) & i will say instead of using any special firewall try to stick to one that come with anti virus pack....sometimes individual firewalls has complex settings

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