MxxCon Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 i'm so sick of these threads poping up every single week. so here's the one and only thread you should need untill the end of your life. moderator can modify poll entries to update. BEST FIREWALL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PseudoRandomDragon Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 I am not going to bother explaining. You think a stealth scan means everything, I know that it doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Hurmoth Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Well, I don't really run a firewall anymore because I have a hardware firewall, but if I had to choose a software firewall, I would choose McAfee Firewall or the up and coming built-in firewall in WinXP SP2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 b3ta Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 The firewall in Windows XP SP2 - free and stable. Works just great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Flyer72 Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Any suggestions which firewall is the LEAST hog on your system? I might try XP SP2 firewall... Currently using Kerio PF which is good - but I don't really need all the features! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Spyder Veteran Posted June 7, 2004 Veteran Share Posted June 7, 2004 my choice was mcafee personal firewall (v8).. i use it at home. powerful & easy. nice looking interface too! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PseudoRandomDragon Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Took a look at Mcafee and found it to be good, maybe just a small notch below Norton. I wonder why they don't get as much votes? Why has Mcafee declined so much? They were like THE antivirus program on just about every HP computer. Now all their products lost so much popularity. What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Garrett Socling Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 now how the hell did the windows xp built in firewall get so many votes? How the hell did ZoneAlarm get so many... :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Evolution Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 How the hell did ZoneAlarm get so many... :unsure: because most people go with what's popular and something simple enough that even a non-computer user can figure out :p BTW the only disadvantage that the sp2 firewall has over zonealarm is that it doesn't do md5 checksums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PseudoRandomDragon Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Does WinXPSP2 firewall check components? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ephemeral Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 :punk: Outpost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nmeu Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 hardware firewall!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sumi Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 it keeps alerting me every day that there are attempts to get into my computer from an unknown ip address. it blocks it everytime.whether this is true or not, i will never know. When I used used norton it did the same thing - but with network ip's: 192.168.1.9 is trying to gain access to your computer, attempt blocked... Yea - my mom is trying to access the shared docs folder... Not that I dislike Norton in any way - remember disable pop-ups.... But now I use ZoneAlarm and ICF - And with disabled pop-ups... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jexel Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 When I used used norton it did the same thing - but with network ip's: 192.168.1.9 is trying to gain access to your computer, attempt blocked... Yea - my mom is trying to access the shared docs folder...Not that I dislike Norton in any way - remember disable pop-ups.... But now I use ZoneAlarm and ICF - And with disabled pop-ups... Firstly from years of experience never use nis in conjunction with zap as you'll get stuff flying everywhere. I personally suggest zone alarm pro as it is reliable however nis does have a popup blocker which is quite useful. Anways when u first install either firewall i.e. clean install you'll get notifications of a server attempting to portscan u. Nis will block this ip for 30 minutes. This IP is basically ur ISP!!! And after clicking okay in NIS u'll find that u'll have trouble accessing ur internet through ur web browser. The easy way is to unblock the server and add it to ur exceptions list. Overall Zonealarm is ultra 1337 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 krmathis Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Any *nix solution. At the moment I use Mac OS X built in firewall. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PseudoRandomDragon Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Overall Zonealarm is ultra 1337 @n 3X?3|eNT @n@|i$iz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pkill Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 i think norton or zone alarm are the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BatGnat Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I would like to know, how many of the peoplewho have voted have ran anything other than what they voted for. I have Run (in order) BlackIce,Nav2003,ZA4.5,BlackIce. I am not ultra happy with any of them, but I Like BlackICE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AmoK^ Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Why there is no Agnitum Outpost firewall in poll? Outpost is the best..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dreamsINdigital Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Why there is no Agnitum Outpost firewall in poll?Outpost is the best..... Umm Outpost is in the poll... Yes, it is very good... I'm using it now. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 vip Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Ok, I just read through this thread ... i know it's kind of late, but hey .. what can I say, I'm slow. I'd really like some facts comparing outpost to ZA PRO4 (zapro5 sucks) .. i've heard from other people that the filters ZA Pro installs slows down internet speeds, and p2p apps like Bittorrent.. I'd like to give outpost a try, but going on 'outpost rocks, or outpost is my choice' doesnt really convince a person. Why do the people that use outpost prefer it to anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Daedalus Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 I prefer Outpost. It has a very easy to use interface and advanced features. It is also very light on system resources. Here is an except from the review over at PC Pro: If you throw in the reduction in CPU load by more than 50 per cent and memory hogging by 40 per cent over previous versions - thanks to the new logging system - the case for Outpost Pro gets even stronger. Of all the software firewalls we've tested in the last year, Outpost has the least impact upon system resources, despite its ability to handle up to 1Gb/sec of continual traffic and monitor 200 simultaneous connections.Of course, no software option could claim to be the perfect firewall, but Outpost is the best of its breed and fully deserves its A List placing. The full review can be found (surprisingly enough) in the 'Reviews' section. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/ Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Duluoz Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hardware firewalls are of course the best setup. However... I currently use BlackICE. But when Iused to run a chat server that would get SYN flooded and Frag'd to death on a daily basis, I installed everything from BlackICE Server Ed - ZoneAlarm Pro and about 10 others inbetween. I have to admit that 8Signs Firewall was the BEST by far at detecting when a SYN attacks were going to happen, successfully block it, as well as allow me to apply rules to still allow traffic to flow that should be permited. The overhead to the CPU was extreamly low as well. However, the down side is that its not all for the novice user. But when you getting DoS, SYN, and Fragmented File attacks, its in my opinion, the best software defence. For you Win2k users consider editing your regitry to accomidate for SYN attacks as well; it does help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jsu Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Sygate Personal Firewall PRO all the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Intersect Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 i use a hardwarefirewall , trendmicro gatelockx200. it also offers antivirus scanning of the system and incomming and out going emails. www.gatelockgobal.com but sadly Trendmicro no longer sell the unit but still provide suport for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 [X] Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 I use Outpost free edition. so far so good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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i'm so sick of these threads poping up every single week. so here's the one and only thread you should need untill the end of your life. moderator can modify poll entries to update.
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