2007-05-17 03:29:31 · 5 answers · asked by tag 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Zone alarm is the best
2007-05-17 03:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by RElliot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An excellent free and extremely strong firewall is Comodo Personal Firewall. It can pass firewall "leak tests" that even most of the "paid-for" firewalls cannot pass.
And Comodo has a great support forum. Where the CEO / President of the company (Melih) might even himself answer your question! Check it out at:
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
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Or if you prefer a decent and free firewall that is extremely easy on using your computer's system resources, then Kerio 2.1.5 is just about the lightest firewall there is. Uses about 4 MB RAM on my machine.
Although it is no longer officially supported by the makers of Kerio, there is a great Kerio 2.1.5 support forum at
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/kerio
to help and guide you if you have any problems.
2.1.5 is availible for free at:
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/page7.html
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As to the other posters suggestions of Zone Alarm and Avast.
Avast is NOT even a firewall, it is an anti-virus.
The "paid" version of Zone Alarm is excellent. However the free version of Zone Alarm, Zone Alarm Pro, is crap that fails almost every firewall leak-test.
Good luck.
2007-05-17 11:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zone alarm works very well on all operating systems except Vista.
2007-05-17 10:33:09 · answer #3 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You may want to try "Avast" http://www.avast.com/
I have used it for some time now and have had no problems.
And it hasn't had issues with certain software which I had with Norton AV.
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2007-05-17 10:38:30 · answer #4 · answered by Wyoming Rider 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Comodo is in my opinion the best you get.
2007-05-17 15:58:59 · answer #5 · answered by kevlin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋