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Best free firewall for Vista?
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sahun
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My McAfee firewall and anti-spyware free trial has just run out and i dont really intend to renew it.
I have AVG free anti-virus, so that is not a problem, and have Windows defender for my anti-spyware.
But I am struggling to find a decent free firewall, I used to use Zonealarm, on my XP machine, but have always had problems with it on Vista.
Can anyone recommend some good free firewalls for Vista?
I have AVG free anti-virus, so that is not a problem, and have Windows defender for my anti-spyware.
But I am struggling to find a decent free firewall, I used to use Zonealarm, on my XP machine, but have always had problems with it on Vista.
Can anyone recommend some good free firewalls for Vista?
Never knock on death's door, ring the doorbell and run away ..... he hates that :mad:
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Did you use the Vista version of Zone Alarm?0
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Yeah version 7.1, and it just made my computer so painfully slow the only thing i could do was wipe and start again!!!!Never knock on death's door, ring the doorbell and run away ..... he hates that :mad:0
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Never had any problems with ZA on Vista myself. As alternatives you could try Comodo Sunbelt (formerly Kerio) gets good reviews as well but isn't out on Vista yet.It's my problem, it's my problem
If I feel the need to hide
And it's my problem if I have no friends
And feel I want to die0 -
Comodo now available for vista..been using a few weeks (they just released a patch as well for use after SP1)
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.htmlWe all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will0 -
The Vista firewall is as good as most free firewalls .
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The Vista firewall is as good as most free firewalls .
jje
No it's not as most outbound protection is turned off by defualt which is a very silly way of setting up a firewall. It's also a lot harder to configure than most of the 3rd party ones. Unless they changed things in SP1 but I don't remember hearing about it.
Here's how to change it but it's not that straightforward.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=551723It's my problem, it's my problem
If I feel the need to hide
And it's my problem if I have no friends
And feel I want to die0 -
I use Vista Firewall Control from https://www.sphinx-soft.com which uses the build in firewall but allows easy control of outward bound programs. There is a freeware version available and I 've used it for several months without problem0
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