What is the best free firewall to use ?

[thekop0071]

Hi guys , fantastic site as many have said - just a question really what would folks consider to be the best free to use firewall - i use already NOD32 2008 VERSION Antivirus and wondered if its worth usinga firewall as well ?

Kind Regards


thekop0071

 

[Wolfeymole]

I have the paid version of Eset's NOD32 Security Suite, it's very good.

Firewall, Antivirus, Antispam: ESET Smart Security Has It All

 

[thekop0071]

but suppose i will have to get in touch with them and upgrade to the secruity suite .. mmmm i should have done that really when i purchased the NOD32 apart from NOD32 is commando or zonealsrm any good ??

 

[Goku]

Hello and Welcome to FPCH Kop.

For the given choices, I would recommend neither of them. Instead I would recommend Sunbelt Keriohttp://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-Office/Sunbelt-Personal-Firewall/ than Comodo or Zone Alarm. I believe its a paid Firewall but after the 30 days of trial, it switches and works in a more restricted mode known as the Free Mode. Your best option among the three would be Kerio.

-- Goku

 

[thekop0071]

Many thanks i will have a lok at that as well - but reading up NOD32 does look really good - or i may just ban the kids from using this thing !!

 

[Wolfeymole]

Don't let kids anywhere near a pc, I left my grand kids playing Moose on the Loose on my old XP box one day while I went out only to discover on return that they had about 20 instances of it open and they had crashed the machine, needless to say the words never again sprang to mind.

I could try for hours with umpteen button presses to wreck it without success, they could do it in four.

 

[thekop0071]

to true W/MOLE but they just sneak in and its worse when there friends come round if it wasnt for you guys i would of sent them away !!


Again many thanks

 

[Wolfeymole]

Set up User Accounts for the kids and password protect your own.

 

[Dalo Harkin]

If you have 3pc's then windows live onecare is good and they have a 3 month free trial at the moment its easy to use and you can control the other 2 pcs settings from the main pc - installed it for a friend and was VERY impressed - looked how much it is for 3pcs for a year and its £15 inc VAT from a good etailer or £37 from microsofts website.

 

[Goku]

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[zzang]

Set up User Accounts for the kids and password protect your own.

I'm sure people can do that.
But the thing is, these days, teenagers are way smarter then before.
Like then can get program from web that tells/cracks/changes the password of user account and use it.
I thought they could if they wanted to, right?

 

[Goku]

I'm sure people can do that.
But the thing is, these days, teenagers are way smarter then before.
Like then can get program from web that tells/cracks/changes the password of user account and use it.
I thought they could if they wanted to, right?

Yes, that is quite true zzang.

-- Goku

 

[kristain]

Best firewall

I have used Comodo firewall. It has merged as antivirus program with Firewall Pro. It is good software.