Which Firewall is best for Vista?

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Personally, i had symantec with win98, i was happy with that after learning
and i am still learning daily. I am still learning vista ultimate with
Mcafee (i was advised to buy this as a package deal and hesitated but i did)
as any new win ver goes, you have a learning period and that can be total
frustration and we all know that learning a new thing is not easy for
everyone. I was happy with win2000 and win98 I think if you took some
classes, you are ahead of the game. Knowledge is power. Your preferences will
not be the same as anyone elses. A CHEVY is not comparable to a VW or a
Jaguar if you get my drift. Call the pros your buying from is my best
opinion, and remember that you have a learning curve and remember that you
need to "take time" and that thought will help with the frustration because
the learning time is frustrating since you don't have the answers and you
have to "figure stuff along the way" :)
 
Kaspersky !!!!!!!!!!!!


Bruce Chambers said:
Avoid any Norton products, entirely. They consume far too many system
resources for what they do.




A good product, and much easier to configure than Vista's built-in
firewall. I had no problems beta testing the Vista-compatibile version,
but I don't know if it's gone "Gold," yet.




Vista's built-in Windows Firewall is adequate for most users, but not
particularly easy to configure. Vista's built-in firewall, although
superior to that of WinXP, is of a rudimentary nature, intended to meet
the simpler needs of most home consumers (or business/enterprise clients
already ensconced behind more advanced perimeter defenses).

One 3rd-party add-on (Sphinx's Vista Firewall Control
http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/) might make the Vista Firewall a bit more
useful to you, but nothing but a completely independent product will be
able to provide the detailed control you want.

There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:

1) A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only
one most people see.

2) And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
(WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder,
for the experienced user who wants better control.



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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

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Zone Alarm is not compatible with mMcAfee anti virus

Mike Dymond said:
OK

How about if I re-phrase
Does anyone know of any conflicts or problems with the listed programs?
Any known compatabilty issues?

Thanks
Mike
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how do you do?
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I think that firefox is best for windows vesta! what do you think?
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I recommend the Cisco ASA 5505. It features a DMZ Port, Firewall protection,
VLAN support, and VPN. It costs around $400 - $450. I just replaced my old
Cisco PIX Firewall with it and am very impressed with it's features and ease
of use.
 
Hi: I have just upgraded to Vista Premium From XP Pro.I had AVG Professional
Internet Security. I also had the disc. just installed off the disc . and it
was a dream .it includes virus spam firewall .ect. I can only speake as i
find. I had Norton suite on another machine and that didn't do well atall
 
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winnifred


Mike Dymond said:
Hi:

Which Firewall is best for Vista?

Norton?

Zone Alarm?

Windows?

Other?

All opinions appreciated.



Mike

Hi!
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As you will see I am very new to computing. I just bought a lap top with
Vistam home premium and also has Norton. It states somewhere in the security
section 2 firewalls running at same time may conflict. Should I only be
running windows firewall or just norton?
 
winnifred said:
As you will see I am very new to computing. I just bought a lap top
with
Vistam home premium and also has Norton. It states somewhere in the
security
section 2 firewalls running at same time may conflict. Should I only
be
running windows firewall or just norton?
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I think you will find that very few people will recommend any Norton
product, anymore.

As it is, Vista's built-in firewall solution is more than adequate
for most consumers' needs. While it's not quite up to the ease-of-use
standards of Kerio or ZoneAlarm, it has been noticeably improved over
WinXP's version.

There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:

1) A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only
one most people see. To further supplement this view, Sphinx's Vista
Firewall Control http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/) is a piece of freeware
that makes the Vista Firewall much more useful to the average user.

2) And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
(WF.msc), accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder, for
the experienced user who wants more granular control.



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Bruce Chambers

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
For the price of a firewall or AV suite, buy a router.
You don't have to update it, or pay annual subscriptions.
You can make it very secure or lightly secured.
You only have to do it once. And, if you decide to have more than one
computer, networking is a breeze.

Then, use Window's built in firewall. (Because it's there, it's effective
and free.)
 
Windows Vista's built in firewall has always been adequate for me.

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Brink said:
I like using the Comodo firewall. IMO it is alot better than Windows
Firewall.
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Just remember to close it before you install a new program. After
clicking 100 times at the "OK" button to let some file access internet
you get tired. Be sure to shut down Comodo before you install the new
program, or you might be in an endless loop of letting Comodo access
internet with no way of stopping it.
 
Windows Vista
the biggest problem with firewalls is that most users do not know how to use
them.
The problem is not what comes in, but what goes out.
Most regular users do not know what they should allow out and if they
accidently do not let out a file that needs to go out, then they might find
a program starts to not work correctly or they find they are cut off from
the internet.
The worse part is if they allow something that turns out to be a virus or
trojan because they do not know what this file is or does they wind up with
worse problems.
The firewall software's help is made for the advanced user, not the novice
user and most people will look at it like it is a totally different language
and when things go wrong have no clue what to do.

So either leave Vista's on, get a router if you want to want double
protection just in case Vista's firewall has a blip, and you should be fine.

robin
 
I like using the Comodo firewall.
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I like oranges.
IMO it is alot better than Windows Firewall.
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IMO it is a lot better than apples.
'Free Firewall Protection Software Best Firewall Computer Security Free
Personal Firewall'
(http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html)
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Comodo Firewall is a promotional tool and therefore your post could
well be considered spam.


Now, since the topic here is security, please explain how adding a big
chunk of vulnerable code asking nonsense questions to your system
could possibly increase security?
 
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winnifred


Bruce Chambers said:
I think you will find that very few people will recommend any Norton
product, anymore.

As it is, Vista's built-in firewall solution is more than adequate
for most consumers' needs. While it's not quite up to the ease-of-use
standards of Kerio or ZoneAlarm, it has been noticeably improved over
WinXP's version.

There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:

1) A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only
one most people see. To further supplement this view, Sphinx's Vista
Firewall Control http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/) is a piece of freeware
that makes the Vista Firewall much more useful to the average user.

2) And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
(WF.msc), accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder, for
the experienced user who wants more granular control.
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Thanks Bruce for the tips. I will definitely check them out.
 
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winnifred


robinb said:
Windows Vista
the biggest problem with firewalls is that most users do not know how to use
them.
The problem is not what comes in, but what goes out.
Most regular users do not know what they should allow out and if they
accidently do not let out a file that needs to go out, then they might find
a program starts to not work correctly or they find they are cut off from
the internet.
The worse part is if they allow something that turns out to be a virus or
trojan because they do not know what this file is or does they wind up with
worse problems.
The firewall software's help is made for the advanced user, not the novice
user and most people will look at it like it is a totally different language
and when things go wrong have no clue what to do.

So either leave Vista's on, get a router if you want to want double
protection just in case Vista's firewall has a blip, and you should be fine.

robin
news:D[email protected]...
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Thanks robinb!

Great post as I am definitely a novice.
 
Hi Straight Talk,

Comodo Firewall is completely free, so I do not consider this spam.
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Most commercials happen to be "completely free"...
I find that it protects my computer better than Windows Firewall
because of all of the approval questions before it allows the action
versus Windows Firewall not doing so.
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You are acting based on feelings instead of facts. Marketing seems to
be doing a great job.
To each their own I suppose. There are plenty of firewall programs out
there
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yes there is
that are great.
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absolutely not
Some free, and some not. If you have a favorite,
then please share with the rest of us.
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I don't have a favorite. I don't add complexity to my system for no
good reason. Adding code does nothing to increase security.
Hardening/fixing what needs to run, on the other hand, does.
 
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