UpGrade Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hi guys,I need your help! I am looking for a Stand-Alone firewall that it very good something like Agnitum or Emsisoft Online Armour (Not developed any more) but one that is up to date and has great security is zone alarm still as good as it used to be ? or is there something better ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantry123 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 its pretty basic buddy but u may likeWindows Firewall controlbut if u really want STAND ALONEu can go for COMODO FIREWALLregards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batu69 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just suggestion, try this >> http://tinywall.pados.hu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anana Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 For The Foundry, use Windows Firewall Control to avoid their mail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 ZoneAlarm is pretty good for beginners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VileTouch Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 cisco ASA 5xxx series. you can get the 5505 for less than $100 and it's far better than any software solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpGrade Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 its pretty basic buddy but u may likeWindows Firewall controlbut if u really want STAND ALONEu can go for COMODO FIREWALLregardsthanks i will give comodo a try does it have advanced options for configuring each program ?Just suggestion, try this >> http://tinywall.pados.hu/tried this before thanks for the suggestion but its a bit too basic im looking for something more powerful.For The Foundry, use Windows Firewall Control to avoid their mail...Thanks for the suggestion but again its just a bit too basic for me i need lots of options to configure each program and i want to be prompted for every thing and also i want HIPS protection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpGrade Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 cisco ASA 5xxx series. you can get the 5505 for less than $100 and it's far better than any software solutionhttp://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/ips-4200-series-sensors/eos-eol-notice-c51-733186.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 For The Foundry, use Windows Firewall Control to avoid their mail...Thanks for the suggestion but again its just a bit too basic for me i need lots of options to configure each program and i want to be prompted for every thing and also i want HIPS protectionWhat makes you feel that "lots of options" are absent in WFC - also, that WFC "cannot already prompt the User, for every notification?" I am looking for a Stand-Alone firewalland also i want HIPS protectionI see a contradiction, never mind - COMODO seems to be what you are looking at. :think:FWIW, even the Publishers of COMODO claim that it is a standalone - nonetheless, it is the most effective firewall (largely due to its HIPS component.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The best free firewall : http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-firewall-protection.htmMore articles on not only FREE firewalls : https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=the+best+free+firewall#q=the+best+firewall+for+windows.....................................................................................................................................I would also recomend COMODO for you to try first.BTW You might be interested to read these 2 useful articles (Comodo configuration) :Comodo Firewall (V3) Mini TutorialHow to Tame Comodo Defense+ 3 Without Disabling It Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty6100 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 If you are looking for an advanced firewall, Comodo is your best bet. Extremely configurable, and probably the best if you know what you are doing. Back in my novice days, I found Comodo too complex with popups appearing all too often. I personally use Windows 8.1 Pro's built-in Firewall (which Webroot Secureanywhere uses).I have had zero issues with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Gelatin Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I can fully recommend Comodo Firewall as have others here. I have been using it for more than 5 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpGrade Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 For The Foundry, use Windows Firewall Control to avoid their mail...Thanks for the suggestion but again its just a bit too basic for me i need lots of options to configure each program and i want to be prompted for every thing and also i want HIPS protectionWhat makes you feel that "lots of options" are absent in WFC - also, that WFC "cannot already prompt the User, for every notification?" I am looking for a Stand-Alone firewalland also i want HIPS protectionI see a contradiction, never mind - COMODO seems to be what you are looking at. :think:FWIW, even the Publishers of COMODO claim that it is a standalone - nonetheless, it is the most effective firewall (largely due to its HIPS component.)well with WFC i have never had as many popups as lets say zonealarm of Agnitum, Agnitum by far from all the ones i have tried seems to tell you literally everything that's happening i got more pop ups than zonealarm and i know it had great reviews i enjoyed using it but i find it doesnt work at all with zemanna antilogger installed too it crashes my whole pc on windows 8.1And i dont understand why is that a contradiction ? Thanks for the info on Comodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpGrade Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 The best free firewall : http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-firewall-protection.htmMore articles on not only FREE firewalls : https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=the+best+free+firewall#q=the+best+firewall+for+windows.....................................................................................................................................I would also recomend COMODO for you to try first.BTW You might be interested to read these 2 useful articles (Comodo configuration) :Comodo Firewall (V3) Mini TutorialHow to Tame Comodo Defense+ 3 Without Disabling ItThanks alot ill take a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 For The Foundry, use Windows Firewall Control to avoid their mail...Thanks for the suggestion but again its just a bit too basic for me i need lots of options to configure each program and i want to be prompted for every thing and also i want HIPS protectionWhat makes you feel that "lots of options" are absent in WFC - also, that WFC "cannot already prompt the User, for every notification?" I am looking for a Stand-Alone firewalland also i want HIPS protectionI see a contradiction, never mind - COMODO seems to be what you are looking at. :think:FWIW, even the Publishers of COMODO claim that it is a standalone - nonetheless, it is the most effective firewall (largely due to its HIPS component.)well with WFC i have never had as many popups as lets say zonealarm of Agnitum, Agnitum by far from all the ones i have tried seems to tell you literally everything that's happening i got more pop ups than zonealarm and i know it had great reviews i enjoyed using it but i find it doesnt work at all with zemanna antilogger installed too it crashes my whole pc on windows 8.1And i dont understand why is that a contradiction ? Thanks for the info on ComodoThe verbosity of pop-ups depends purely on one's configuration of the Notifications - there is no other firewall on the planet which boasts of the kind of granularity that WFC offers on the Notification front. WFC can be configured on one hand for the most noisy pop-ups and on the other, for complete silence (deployment to Client machines won't even know there is a firewall auditing traffic in the background.) BTW, WFC is not a firewall - it is, but a front-end GUI (the steering to drive Microsoft Windows Firewall.)ZoneAlarm, as you quite rightly observed on your first post - was a good firewall . . . . . . . . . . unfortunately, that is a thing of the past (it remains, though - the most User-friendly firewall, of all times.)As for the COMODO contradiction, I am afraid a firewall preloaded with a HIPS module can just not be considered as standalone - that is a gross misnomer. A firewall and HIPS are 2 totally different security modules with very distinctly different functions. Some might want to argue that the HIPS component built into COMODO allows itself to be disabled, at the time of the installation - what they might not want to admit is that despite the HIPS module being disabled, at installation, the COMODO installer nevertheless delivers the HIPS payload onto the system.You may check out the above, for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anana Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hey, Mr. UpGrade!All you need is Windows Firewall ControlIt covers all, but you too early to prejudge itTry it, maybe you need more time to understand...Why you need Hips, btw ?!for me it's useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudboy Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I'm confused. You ask if Zone Alarm is still as good as it used to be, but then rule out WFC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbojet2011 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Comodo if your a geek or Privatefirewall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpGrade Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 For The Foundry, use Windows Firewall Control to avoid their mail...Thanks for the suggestion but again its just a bit too basic for me i need lots of options to configure each program and i want to be prompted for every thing and also i want HIPS protectionWhat makes you feel that "lots of options" are absent in WFC - also, that WFC "cannot already prompt the User, for every notification?" I am looking for a Stand-Alone firewalland also i want HIPS protectionI see a contradiction, never mind - COMODO seems to be what you are looking at. :think:FWIW, even the Publishers of COMODO claim that it is a standalone - nonetheless, it is the most effective firewall (largely due to its HIPS component.)well with WFC i have never had as many popups as lets say zonealarm of Agnitum, Agnitum by far from all the ones i have tried seems to tell you literally everything that's happening i got more pop ups than zonealarm and i know it had great reviews i enjoyed using it but i find it doesnt work at all with zemanna antilogger installed too it crashes my whole pc on windows 8.1And i dont understand why is that a contradiction ? Thanks for the info on ComodoThe verbosity of pop-ups depends purely on one's configuration of the Notifications - there is no other firewall on the planet which boasts of the kind of granularity that WFC offers on the Notification front. WFC can be configured on one hand for the most noisy pop-ups and on the other, for complete silence (deployment to Client machines won't even know there is a firewall auditing traffic in the background.) BTW, WFC is not a firewall - it is, but a front-end GUI (the steering to drive Microsoft Windows Firewall.)ZoneAlarm, as you quite rightly observed on your first post - was a good firewall . . . . . . . . . . unfortunately, that is a thing of the past (it remains, though - the most User-friendly firewall, of all times.)As for the COMODO contradiction, I am afraid a firewall preloaded with a HIPS module can just not be considered as standalone - that is a gross misnomer. A firewall and HIPS are 2 totally different security modules with very distinctly different functions. Some might want to argue that the HIPS component built into COMODO allows itself to be disabled, at the time of the installation - what they might not want to admit is that despite the HIPS module being disabled, at installation, the COMODO installer nevertheless delivers the HIPS payload onto the system.You may check out the above, for yourself.I am aware WFC is not a Firewall, i know that it uses windows build in firewall this is a reason i dont like it i just dont feel that windows basic firewall is good enough i would rather use a third party softwareThanks for clearing the ZoneAlarm question up!AHH i wasnt aware that HIPS was a completely different thing i just thought it was part of newer firewalls and it makes them stronger and more secure i have now read about it and understand, thanks for the info and suggestions!Hey, Mr. UpGrade!All you need is Windows Firewall ControlIt covers all, but you too early to prejudge itTry it, maybe you need more time to understand...Why you need Hips, btw ?!for me it's uselessas i said above i just really dont like the built in windows firewall, maby its more of a personal thing but i just feel that its not as good, and i want hips because i like to see literally everything thats happening on my pc if an app is doing something i want to know.I'm confused. You ask if Zone Alarm is still as good as it used to be, but then rule out WFC?im confused at this i don't understand what ZoneAlarm has to do with WFC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Recommended readings on the subject :What’s the point of having a firewall?What is a HIPS ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I am aware WFC is not a Firewall, i know that it uses windows build in firewall this is a reason i dont like it i just dont feel that windows basic firewall is good enough i would rather use a third party softwareThat is quite legit. and I respect that feeling. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Why you need Hips, btw ?!for me it's uselessHips can be velly velly usefool:-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avmad Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Been using Outpost Pro for a number of years. Does everything I need flawlessly. Lifetime license ftw :)Used to use Online Armour until it went to crap. Prefer Outpost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpGrade Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Been using Outpost Pro for a number of years. Does everything I need flawlessly. Lifetime license ftw :)Used to use Online Armour until it went to crap. Prefer Outpost.how did you get a lifetime licence can they be purchased ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avmad Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Bought when it was on sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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