undisclosed said:
i don't advise anyone to use the firewall from windows, from my point of
view it isn't flexible at all.
That's only because you haven't bothered learning to use it.
Vista's built-in Windows Firewall is adequate for most users, but
not particularly easy to configure. Vista's built-in firewall, although
superior to that of WinXP, is of a rudimentary nature, intended to meet
the simpler needs of most home consumers (or business/enterprise clients
already ensconced behind more advanced perimeter defenses).
One 3rd-party add-on (Sphinx's Vista Firewall Control
http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/) might make the Vista Firewall a bit more
useful to you, but nothing but a completely independent product will be
able to provide the detailed control you want.
There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:
1) A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only
one most people see.
2) And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
(WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder,
for the experienced user who wants better control.
i used also zonealarm some while ago, now
i use firewall with antivirus from bitdefender and i'm satisfied.
That's fine, but it comes down to persoanl preference, doesn't it?
i
heard of another firewall, comodo, but i didn't try it.
It's well-regarded by many.
now i'm of the
opinion of that it's better to use a firewall integrated in an antivirus
product
Here, I'd have disagree, completely. I don't think any security
"suite" is a good choice. It'd be much better to use smaller,
less-resource-draining stand-alone products.
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