einstürzende Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Of course I tried it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milanas Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 i used to use kis,and after i changed my OS to win server 2008,i use ESS,and i think it's good enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 Surprise myself, after months of using Comodo I decided not to use it anymore......Its good, that I can't deny! But its irritating when it ask for permission when I tried to install anything...Zone Alarm is much better, the basic version doesn't not care except when application tried to connect through the internet....which I think is much better as long as you know what you are doing!Back to Windows Firewall......not a good choice but ..............as long as I know what I am doing...In my opinion, no firewall is perfect, if you allow application to connect through the internet without knowing what the application is going to do....Its as good as having no firewall..Unless it is a clear cut trojan, not many ppl know whether the type of process connecting to the Internet is genuine or not....I think it is best if you know what are the processes that is running in your pc, and monitor it once a while to ensure what is running is not out of the ordinary.This is just my opinion..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Surprise myself, after months of using Comodo I decided not to use it anymore......Its good, that I can't deny! But its irritating when it ask for permission when I tried to install anything...Zone Alarm is much better, the basic version doesn't not care except when application tried to connect through the internet....which I think is much better as long as you know what you are doing!Back to Windows Firewall......not a good choice but ..............as long as I know what I am doing...In my opinion, no firewall is perfect, if you allow application to connect through the internet without knowing what the application is going to do....Its as good as having no firewall..Unless it is a clear cut trojan, not many ppl know whether the type of process connecting to the Internet is genuine or not....I think it is best if you know what are the processes that is running in your pc, and monitor it once a while to ensure what is running is not out of the ordinary.This is just my opinion.....Yes, I agree with you.Only checking every IP attempts connection (by applications/processes/services) you can disguess and decide about it's safe or not (and you need know some about remote IP)... No firewall/AV/HIPS/Security program can do this work. (No program can know security about all IP's arround the world).There are only aproximative solutions, IP's lists, malware list's, trojan usual ports, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Surprise myself, after months of using Comodo I decided not to use it anymore......Its good, that I can't deny! But its irritating when it ask for permission when I tried to install anything...Zone Alarm is much better, the basic version doesn't not care except when application tried to connect through the internet....which I think is much better as long as you know what you are doing!Back to Windows Firewall......not a good choice but ..............as long as I know what I am doing...In my opinion, no firewall is perfect, if you allow application to connect through the internet without knowing what the application is going to do....Its as good as having no firewall..Unless it is a clear cut trojan, not many ppl know whether the type of process connecting to the Internet is genuine or not....I think it is best if you know what are the processes that is running in your pc, and monitor it once a while to ensure what is running is not out of the ordinary.This is just my opinion.....Yes, I agree with you.Only checking every IP attempts connection (by applications/processes/services) you can disguess and decide about it's safe or not (and you need know some about remote IP)... No firewall/AV/HIPS/Security program can do this work. (No program can know security about all IP's arround the world).There are only aproximative solutions, IP's lists, malware list's, trojan usual ports, etc.ESS firewall is a good implementation of Windows Firewall. You see Applications, services, ports, local, remote, IP, resolved DNS names, changed (Md5 checksum) applications, rules, advanced rules, outgoing & incomming traffic..... all this without an intrusive manner. You can decide all at your own risk! (But with information). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoKongo Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Well I have been running Vista since it hit the shelves in 07. I have tried most of the firewalls and the best one I can find for this piece of junk is "Vista Firewall Control" by Sphinx Software. It turns Vista's default Firewall into a user friendly program and allows you to stop outgoing/ingoing just like all of the mainstream firewall versions. When you combine it with the Default vista firewall it makes your system as tight as a drum and runs without any conflicts at all. It is a tiny program and uses hardly any recourses because Vista already supplies all of the main parts and "Vista firewall control" just gives it a logical brain.You can get a version for XP too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 Tested ZoneAlarm for a while now........user friendly and not so annoying as Comodo! So far so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noddy Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Righto, I agree with you - ZoneAlarm is among the most user-friendly firewalls. Comodo pissed me off, too - with all those endlessly irritating pop-ups (they're planning to make these pop-ups less noisier in the upcoming releases.) I guess Comodo is the most effective one . . . . . . today (but hateful.)BTW, I just uninstalled my trusted ZoneAlarm Pro today - so that I could test the much lauded # 2 firewall, Online Armor 2.1.0.131 (Free Edition) Would love to have the full featured paid version - hope somebody can point me in the right direction to the 'fix.'Wish somebody would come up with a truly granular firewall - no HIPs, no anti-spyware, no anti-virus, no anti-SPAM, no anti-privacy, no anti-theft, no blah, blah & some more blah . . . . . . . . . . but just pure unadulterated packet auditing piece of traditional software known as a firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 Righto, I agree with you - ZoneAlarm is among the most user-friendly firewalls. Comodo pissed me off, too - with all those endlessly irritating pop-ups (they're planning to make these pop-ups less noisier in the upcoming releases.) I guess Comodo is the most effective one . . . . . . today (but hateful.)BTW, I just uninstalled my trusted ZoneAlarm Pro today - so that I could test the much lauded # 2 firewall, Online Armor 2.1.0.131 (Free Edition) Would love to have the full featured paid version - hope somebody can point me in the right direction to the 'fix.'Wish somebody would come up with a truly granular firewall - no HIPs, no anti-spyware, no anti-virus, no anti-SPAM, no anti-privacy, no anti-theft, no blah, blah & some more blah . . . . . . . . . . but just pure unadulterated packet auditing piece of traditional software known as a firewall.Hahaha....How about trying Sygate Personal firewall.....going to try it out on another PC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Yeah the last version of Sygate (before it got bought out by Symantec was what I used to use). It was a very capable firewall, and aside from the popups here and there was extremely good at it's job. I'm now using Comodo (firewall only) and find this just as good, with a much better interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noddy Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Hahaha....How about trying Sygate Personal firewall.....going to try it out on another PC!Do let's know of your experience with 'Sygate Personal firewall,' I certainly try it out, too once you find it worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Hahaha....How about trying Sygate Personal firewall.....going to try it out on another PC!Do let's know of your experience with 'Sygate Personal firewall,' I certainly try it out, too once you find it worthwhile.Yeah, as what Samurai said, don't like the interface but so far its OK.....slow down my internet speed though, don't know yet if its because of Sygate, will continue to test for the next few days.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonar Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Router Protection.Online Armor.Look'n'Stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 methinks it is Comodo, best firewall but also worst headache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Sygate:Nothing special, not very user friendly......went back to ZoneAlarm Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumble Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Sygate has been bought and killed by Symantec because the free Sygate version was killing the market for their own Norton firewall. Even if the Norton firewall was for free, I personally still prefer Sygate! You can still download Sygate Personal Firewall from one of the mirrors of www.simtel.com (turn off the update function, you won't need it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboy Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Sygate Personal Firewall 5.5 PRO + harware firewall for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noddy Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Uninstalled 'Online Armor Personal Firewall 2.1.0.131 (Free Edition)' last week - guess, I got fed up waiting for somebody to come up with a crack for the 'full-featured but . . . . . . paid version.' I did find 'Online Armor Personal Firewall 2.1.0.131 (Free Edition)' to be comparable in performance if not better than my favourite user friendly firewall, 'ZoneAlarm Pro 7.0.473.000.'After kotaxor's report on 'Sygate Personal firewall, ' decided against installing it - instead tried out 'Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.25.378' after following up the latest ratings at the following Firewall Testing Site:-http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.phpPreliminary Finding:-It was a pleasant surprise to experience that with this release, the pop-ups have been reduced substantially - in fact, I came across much less pop-ups with 'Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.25.378' than any other firewall I've ever used in my life (kotaxor & Donaldo, believe it or not.)Please note, the installation was done in default and the HIPs component was opted for and duly activated - will check out this version more extensively and report back soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 not to make you paranoid or the go crazy....but...how do you know your firewall is really working, i mean really...if someone broke in past your firewall how would you know. As Lite as said many times in the past, your best defense is your brain....and may I add the following....Don't throw your blind trust into something or someone.Even if you are running a hardware firewall and a software firewall you still have the need to use common sense( your brain) to keep an eye on your system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 (kotaxor & Donaldo, believe it or not.)sure we believe you noddy and thanx for the tipdownloading comodo now with excitement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noddy Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 not to make you paranoid or the go crazy'Paranoia' is a very subjective term (what is one man's wife could be another man's Concubine) - however if using a firewall is seen as being paranoid, I would rather be called that than be swindled of my hard earned bank balance by some hacker.....but...how do you know your firewall is really workingI use 2 laptops in a 'Corporate Network' consisting of hundreds of other systems on the LAN - both my systems remain invisible to other PC Users on the network hence my files & folders are not shared whereas I have access to all their folders and/files. I keep a regular check on my invisibility.As Lite as said many times in the past, your best defense is your brain....and may I add the following....Don't throw your blind trust into something or someone.Believe me, without a firewall - one's helpless brain will not get the foggiest idea whenever one's applications / programs try to phone home. The AntiVirus & AntiSpyware utilities that make most people go ga-ga are just secondary lines of defence - the primary line of defence is always a firewall (and the latest feature addition of the HIPs component has made it appealing even for a internet non-user to use a firewall.)Even if you are running a hardware firewall and a software firewall you still have the need to use common sense( your brain) to keep an eye on your system.IMHO, keeping the hardware as well as software firewall running together is overkill as this slows down the internet bandwith significantly - some folks may even point out to you that this is paranoia (anyways, this boils down to individual preferences)BTW, using a firewall is not in the domain of the average Joe - one needs more than a sprinkling of common sense to operate one.Footnote:- My dear friend dMog, I remember when I was on the verge of quitting this forum your kind words stopped me. Please don't believe everything what others write (not even me) - just try out a firewall and judge for yourself. Guys like kotaxor, Donaldo, Shought, Marik, etc. are really appreciated for willing to try just about anything. Understand, it would pain us to learn that you venture out into the CyberWorld without adequate protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 exactly...you said a lot..i was not trying to be mean spirited.... hope it was not taken that way...No i am not paranoid...people really are out to get me :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noddy Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Hey dMog, I know you meant to be good spirited - hence I tried to reply in a constructive manner (though long-winded.) I'm still concerned - hope you'll try out some firewall . . . . . . . any firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Hey dMog, I know you meant to be good spirited - hence I tried to reply in a constructive manner (though long-winded.) I'm still concerned - hope you'll try out some firewall . . . . . . . any firewall.I do have a software firewall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 For the past one month since I started using ZoneAlarm Pro...everything seems to be working nicely.Do not just depend on Firewall to guard against your system, common sense is the best!But at time, common sense do make mistake...I know as I made my fair share of mistakes!You will learned more as you make these mistakes but tried not to make to many mistakes....hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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