zonealarm is free,firewall only.
that what i use.
zonealarm is free,firewall only.
that what i use.
ill be back soon,
just watching some paint dry.
hmmm yh.... good idea.... but.. the last time i used it on my old XP os it slowed it down soo muchOriginally Posted by harrytb
... i had to get rid of it....
So today I tried to install the following firewalls, Zone Alarm, Agnitum and Jetico Personal Firewall. Before installing anything I backed up my C drive with Acronis True Image to be safe in case anything didn't go as planned.
Zone Alarm - After install I had no internet access whatsoever. Allowing all programs listed under program control didn't change anything.
Agnitum - Both of my browsers (FireFox and IE) were able to access the internet immediately but with Windows Mail only my Gmail account was working. My 3 other POP3 accounts couldn't connect. No amount of tinkering fixed it.
Jetico Personal Firewall - After restarting the PC after installation I was greeted with question upon question upon question of granting permission to different stuff (svchost and the like). It was like POP-UP HELL! After the 12th or so permission query I restored my drive to its previous image.
I still have to try PCTools Firewall Plus but I'm a bit wary with all the problems I ran into with the other programs. Maybe I'll just wait for Comodo to come out with their version.
We have a winner! I installed Webroot Desktop Firewall and so far no glitches and it's not hard to configure! It's free too, but you have to register to get the serial (much like Avast).
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/prod...sktopfirewall/
Last night, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I'll never know.
love, piaqt
Comodo free firewall for Vista is out! I'm trying it out now and all seems well. I loved this firewall when I was using it with XP!
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
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