Does anyone know where I could get a decent free firewall, I am having problems when connected to the internet and my Norton has disabled itself and won't come back on!!!
2006-12-06 08:29:17 · 9 answers · asked by Karen C 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I recommend zone alarm personal. It blocks inbound and outbound traffic, and asks for permission for each program to access the internet. It is free from zonelabs.com. I hope this helps!
2006-12-06 08:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by Mikecool509 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If Norton Antivirus (NAV) has disabled itself and won't come back on chances are you already have a virus. That being said instead of Norton I use Avast Antivirus. The great thing is it's totally free and actually works better (in my experience.) For free firewall I would try Zone Alarm. Avast also offers an online scanner to check your hard drive so you may want to try that to clean up whatever problem you already have. If that doesn't work you may be looking at a total re-install of your software. When it doubt always backup your personal documents (photos etc.) If you're not comfortable or capable of fixing a virus on your computer you may want to take it somewhere or call your computer's manufacturer.
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2006-12-06 08:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by x_nihil_x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awesome little firewall that works great right out of the box is one made by Comodo. Very easy to use.
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
The only firewall that doesn't leak
Unfortunately, most firewalls leak. But Comodo's Firewall is unique in that it passes all known leak tests to ensure the integrity of data entering and exiting your system. Comodo has put firewall through all kinds of sophisticated tests to ensure its firewall powerful enough to ward off these attacks with default settings. No other firewall has had to work this hard.
2006-12-06 08:49:21 · answer #3 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Zone Alarm has a free basic firewall that will do a good job protecting you online..if you buy the software yo get more features.
2006-12-06 08:32:23 · answer #4 · answered by b b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out Zonealarm
2006-12-06 08:36:52 · answer #5 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can download the ZoneAlarm firewall, and regarding to your Norton you probably haven't registered it, so my advice is to un install it and install a new anti virus along with ZoneAlarm firewall
2006-12-06 08:33:40 · answer #6 · answered by Ramzi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try some of these:
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Keyloggers, Popups:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3003-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=tab_rev
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.download.com/Bazooka-Adware-and-Spyware-Scanner/3000-8022-10247782.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
Online Scanners:
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/freescan.html?
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Keyloggers, Popups Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/104
http://www.download.com/Adware-Spyware-Removal/3150-8022_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antispyware/setarea
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/AntiSpyware/3-9-0-0.html
Antivirus:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.avast.com/
http://www.free-av.com/
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html
Antivirus Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/1
http://www.download.com/Antivirus/3150-2239_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads29.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivirus/
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/Antivirus/3-1-0-0.html
Firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=staticcomp_za
Firewall Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/97
http://www.download.com/Firewalls/3150-10435_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads34.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/firewalls/
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/Firewalls/3-5-0-0.html
IP Blocker:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/peerguardian/pg2-050918-nt.exe?download
Browser:
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Email, News, RSS:
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
System Cleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
System Cleaning List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/98
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads12.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/cleaning/
System Info:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/92
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/System_Utilities/System_Tools/3-50-0-0.html
2006-12-06 12:47:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try googling zone alarm
2006-12-06 08:32:16 · answer #8 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like the others zonealarm
www.zonelabs.com
2006-12-06 08:36:17 · answer #9 · answered by great one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋