firewalls

[Brian]

At the moment I have Zone alarm but I'm just wondering if there's any
other freeware that's better than ZA..... I don't want to use micrsoft
if possible

cheers

Brian

 

[Craig]

At the moment I have Zone alarm but I'm just wondering if there's any
other freeware that's better than ZA..... I don't want to use micrsoft
if possible

cheers

Brian

A few of us are testing comodo's firewall right now. It's available at
http://www.comodogroup.com/products/free_products.html. I've been using
it for a few days. So far, it's "learned" pretty quickly and has passed
3 on-line "stealth" tests including gibson's.

It /is/ registerware in that you have to register but only once for the
lifetime of the s/w usage.

fwiw,
-Craig

 

[jmatt]

At the moment I have Zone alarm but I'm just wondering if there's any
other freeware that's better than ZA

I use this.

SensiveGuard
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/SensiveGuard.html
http://www.sensiveguard.com/download.html
SensiveGuard combines an application firewall and real-time file-guard
into a network security tool, that allows you to control which programs
are accessing the Internet, and/or delete files on your computer.
Whenever network activity occurs that is not allowed by any existing
rule, the program prompts you for approval before allowing the
activity. It offers inbound and outbound network filtering via
TCP,UDP/IP, as well as customizable options to protect files from being
written, deleted, or copied. The program can distinguish between user
initiated action (from the keyboard) or other actions, that could be
triggered by malicious applications. Additional features include
digital fingerprinting of programs, self protection, detailed logging
and more.

 

[jmatt]

Brian wrote:At the moment I have Zone alarm but I'm just wondering if
there's any other freeware that's better than ZA.

I'm using this.
SensiveGuard
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/SensiveGuard.html
http://www.sensiveguard.com/download.html
SensiveGuard combines an application firewall and real-time file-guard
into a network security tool, that allows you to control which programs
are accessing the Internet, and/or delete files on your computer.
Whenever network activity occurs that is not allowed by any existing
rule, the program prompts you for approval before allowing the
activity. It offers inbound and outbound network filtering via
TCP,UDP/IP, as well as customizable options to protect files from being
written, deleted, or copied. The program can distinguish between user
initiated action (from the keyboard) or other actions, that could be
triggered by malicious applications. Additional features include
digital fingerprinting of programs, self protection, detailed logging
and more.

 

[Bob Adkins]

A few of us are testing comodo's firewall right now. It's available at
http://www.comodogroup.com/products/free_products.html. I've been using
it for a few days. So far, it's "learned" pretty quickly and has passed
3 on-line "stealth" tests including gibson's.

Does it block outgoing activity?

Thanks,,,

 

[Craig]

Does it block outgoing activity?

Thanks,,,

Yup.