Personal Firewall

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I used Kerio personal firewall for a few months. At first, everything
worked fine. Towards the end, my computer crashed a lot and I actually
lost some programs. I eliminated that firewall and my computer is
running fairly smoothly (it still crashes, but very infrequently).

Should I get and use another firewall? (I have a very good AV
program.)

Thank you.

Barry Karas
 
I used Kerio personal firewall for a few months. At first, everything
worked fine. Towards the end, my computer crashed a lot and I actually
lost some programs.
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I am a bit puzzled by these remarks. Why and how your PC crashed? And why
you lost some programs?
You reinstalled your OS? Formatted your HD?
I eliminated that firewall and my computer is
running fairly smoothly (it still crashes, but very infrequently).
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So it wasn't the firewall causing this problem?
Should I get and use another firewall? (I have a very good AV
program.)
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Preferably yes. Which is this "very good AV"?

Maybe it is time to completely wipe your HD, reformat and reinstall
everything because I am having the feeling your problem goes way beyond
normal procedures.
Before doing so make sure you backup all your important data. Polder-Backup
is very nice easy to use and freeware: http://www.xs4all.nl/~philippo/
 
I used Kerio personal firewall for a few months. At first, everything
worked fine. Towards the end, my computer crashed a lot and I actually
lost some programs. I eliminated that firewall and my computer is
running fairly smoothly (it still crashes, but very infrequently).

Should I get and use another firewall? (I have a very good AV
program.)

Thank you.

Barry Karas
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Barry,

Try posting to "comp.security.firewalls" , I'm sure you will get some
help there.

-- Kevin C --
 
I used Kerio personal firewall for a few months. At first, everything
worked fine. Towards the end, my computer crashed a lot and I actually
lost some programs. I eliminated that firewall and my computer is
running fairly smoothly (it still crashes, but very infrequently).

Should I get and use another firewall? (I have a very good AV
program.)

Thank you.

Barry Karas
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I recommend Sygate v5.5 (free or Pro) Its a good firewall
and I have used the various version over the last two years.
Here is the story on Sygate:

Unofficial Help:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/i/k/ikpe/SygateBasics.html
(This site has two parts: Sygate Basics and Sygate Basics
Part 2. Click on the button to toggle between the two)

Sygate Forums:
http://forums.sygate.com/vb/

Users Guide and Quick Start Guide:
http://smb.sygate.com/support/documents/pspf/default.htm

Compare SPF Pro and SPF (See what's inside each one)
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf/comparison_spf.htm

d/l
http://soho.sygate.com/free/default.php
http://www.tucows.com/preview/213160.html

Rheem
 
I used Kerio personal firewall for a few months. At first, everything
worked fine. Towards the end, my computer crashed a lot and I actually
lost some programs. I eliminated that firewall and my computer is
running fairly smoothly (it still crashes, but very infrequently).

Should I get and use another firewall? (I have a very good AV
program.)

Thank you.

Barry Karas
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Try Zonealarm .. zonealarm.com .its free and works!


servall - uk
 
dad said:
Try Zonealarm .. zonealarm.com .its free and works!


servall - uk
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Zone Alarm works well for me also , never any problems , plus I run Ad-aware
and Spyware Blaster , seems to work OK
 
swy seeper is excellent also, it blocks spyware before it is installed like
spywareblaster. www.webroot.com , no i do not work for them, i am just
sharing my experience of excellent software with you. it is a little heavy
on resources though. but is extremely thorough in detection, better than
adaware and spybot by a wholeshot, seriously, it is pc magazine editors
choice for spy removal.
 
I am a bit puzzled by these remarks. Why and how your PC crashed? And why
you lost some programs?
You reinstalled your OS? Formatted your HD?
No.


Preferably yes. Which is this "very good AV"?
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Norton AV 2003, updated constantly.
Maybe it is time to completely wipe your HD, reformat and reinstall
everything because I am having the feeling your problem goes way beyond
normal procedures.
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Just my luck.
 
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