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windows 7 firewall any good ??

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punto123
punto123 Posts: 147 Forumite
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hi there

i have just got my new windows 7 machine up and running at the moment i am using the windrows 7 firewall is the sufficient or should i install comodo or zonealarm , many thanks

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  • Poppycat
    Poppycat Posts: 19,913 Forumite
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    I use commodo mainly because its more configurable
  • jasonwatkins
    jasonwatkins Posts: 2,443 Forumite
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    The windows 7 firewall is absolutely fine. Just remember that outgoing programs are not blocked by default.

    What I do is set incoming and outgoing to blocked and just add individual rules manually for programs that need them.

    I don't use anti-virus software and just use the windows firewall and haven't had any problems.
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