Whats the best free firewall?

milsna

Please help, I do have Norton but am worried its not good enough as I didn't ever pay for the renewal, even though it still blocks items, I do still get trojans!!

scheming_gypsy

I use Zonealarm and rarely have any problems with it

abomb1969

kerio - free and obscure hence not subject to virus'.

Fran

milsna,

You will get trojans as you have not paid so will not be able to receive updates. As new viruses etc. are being created all the time you need to update your antivirus regularly. Have a look at the sticky thread at the top of this board "Security-Free", there are choices of free antiviruses on there. If the Norton that you have was antivirus plus firewall (?) you will need to make sure you get both.

shanni

How do you know if norton has firewall included?

alared

Always use Kerio

aussielle

I use sygate firewall

Allexie

I use Zonealarm and rarely have any problems with it

another vote for Zone Alarm

also got the Windows one running...never know of this is a good thing or not...they don't seem to conflict ???

LincsLad_3

Zonealarm for me.

And in the opinion of most of those in the know, the Windows Firewall is not worth the effort. Although it's better than nothing at all, it's not generally advised to run it in addition to another firewall.

Fran

How do you know if norton has firewall included?

For instance, on the Symantec Website looking at the product descriptions, some versions have a firewall and antivirus included (and some are just antivirus and a firewall is purchased seperately).It depends on which product you have bought. Have a look at the Norton icon and see what info you can get from there to check what you have got.

wirm

ZoneAlarm, I've used it for years! Its great!