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Posted by Miss Crystal Light on September 29, 2008, 2:16 pm
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Is Comodo consider the best or a good firewall and how does it compare
to ZoneAlarm? I don't know much about all of this and maybe there is
something even better that I am unaware of. If there and if so, which
is it and why is it better, please?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Crystal
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Posted by Leythos on September 29, 2008, 2:20 pm
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crystallitght@yahoo.com says...
> Is Comodo consider the best or a good firewall and how does it compare
> to ZoneAlarm? I don't know much about all of this and maybe there is
> something even better that I am unaware of. If there and if so, which
> is it and why is it better, please?
>
> Thank you in advance for your help.
If you want protection from the internet reaching your computer then you
want at the LEAST a NAT ROUTER, often mistakenly called a firewall. They
work with DSL and Cable internet connections, most of them don't work
with Dial-Up.
Most on-computer firewall products don't work.
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- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
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Posted by Bill on September 29, 2008, 4:48 pm
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:16:27 -0400, Miss Crystal Light
>Is Comodo consider the best or a good firewall and how does it compare
>to ZoneAlarm? I don't know much about all of this and maybe there is
>something even better that I am unaware of. If there and if so, which
>is it and why is it better, please?
>
>Thank you in advance for your help.
>Crystal
They both work just fine.
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Go ahead and spam me. I have 30GB of storage.
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Posted by FredW on September 29, 2008, 5:35 pm
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:16:27 -0400, Miss Crystal Light
>Is Comodo consider the best or a good firewall and how does it compare
>to ZoneAlarm? I don't know much about all of this and maybe there is
>something even better that I am unaware of. If there and if so, which
>is it and why is it better, please?
http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php
I recommend OnlineArmor (Free):
http://www.tallemu.com/downloads.html
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Fred W. (NL)
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Posted by Kayman on September 29, 2008, 8:46 pm
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:16:27 -0400, Miss Crystal Light wrote:
> Is Comodo consider the best or a good firewall and how does it compare
> to ZoneAlarm? I don't know much about all of this and maybe there is
> something even better that I am unaware of. If there and if so, which
> is it and why is it better, please?
>
Neither, don't fall for these "Phony-Baloney programs!
For the average homeuser, the Windows Firewall in XP does a fantastic job
at its core mission and is really all you need if you have an 'real-time'
anti-virus program, [another firewall on your router or] other edge
protection like SeconfigXP and practise Safe-Hex.
The windows firewall deals with inbound protection and therefore does not
give you a false sense of security. Best of all, it doesn't implement lots
of nonsense like pretending that outbound traffic needs to be monitored.
Activate and utilize the Win XP built-in Firewall; Uncheck *all* Programs
and Services under the Exception tab.
Windows XP: How to turn on your firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/firewall/xp.mspx
Read through:
Understanding Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx
Seconfig XP 1.0
http://seconfig.sytes.net/
--or--
Configuring NT-services much more secure.
http://www.ntsvcfg.de/ntsvcfg_eng.html
Routinely practice Safe-Hex.
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
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