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Posted by Garrot on September 5, 2006, 4:31 pm
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> Hi,
> Skint student here so have to stick with the free firewall software.
> Had a little look on google but every program is recommended in one way
> or another.
> I like using Zone alarm on both my computers, win 2k and xp pro.
> As it tells me when something is trying to access the net, and it seems
> pretty reliable to me.
> So should I keep using it? Or remove it from my XP machine as it comes
> with a built in firewall, but to me it does not look as good.
> Any comments or suggestions would be great!
>
> Thanks.
>
I use a router w/basic firewall and the XP firewall. This suite me fine
as it is the least obtrusive setup. ZoneAlarm, Kerio etc. can notify you
of something trying to connect out that you may not want connecting out
but more serious malware can bypass the firewall so it is actually
better to use a port monitor to see what traffic is connecting in/out.
ZoneAlarm is the easiest to use but if you ant something more complete
give NetVeda Safety.Net a shot, can be a bit daunting to setup though as
it is much more than a firewall. Kerio is easy and ok too.
http://www.netveda.com/consumer/safetynet.htm
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