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What's the best firewall?  

432 members have voted

  1. 1. What's the best firewall?

    • ZoneAlarm
      54
    • Outpost
      35
    • Sygate
      53
    • Symantec
      17
    • Kerio
      26
    • Windows Firewall
      27


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Sygate is the best

It's the best for you. Just like p2p's and web browsers, it boils down to one's preferences. I don't have to waste HD space and memory on firewall software because I have a router. But to say something is the best without backing it up with amazing unparelleled features is very biased and not a good means of stating what is good software.


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A router. Folks, this uses the least system resources :lol: Bonkers

true, but it's the expensive option :lol:

Like NORTON is cheap :P LOL

You need to plug in an extra 256MB ;) hehehehehe

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From what I've read about the Windows Firewall... it doesn't scan outgoing packets (even the SP2 firewall).

The big question becomes... what happens if you have a virus on your computer? If you have a properly configured firewall that scans both outgoing and incoming packets, viruses and worms will be slowed quite a bit (maybe not all e-mail viruses, but the ones that spread themselves through an app).

With Sygate, I've got it configured such that only the programs that I know I want to connect to the internet are allowed. Any others (including svchost.exe and the ntkernel) are blocked. It's probably the most secure way that I can think of having my firewall.

It's just a matter of how paranoid you are... :P (me = paranoid)

Posted

I use a router. I have Sygate installed, but I only use it if I suspect something is leaving my PC as opposed to coming into it, (eg. Adware/Spyware).

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Hi guys I'm using Sygate and it works well except -

-it crashes when I shutdown / restart my PC

-often smc.exe locks up, I think this is sygate

-especially when I'm not connected, it causes the system to stutter every few seconds. By stutter I mean my mouse will freeze and stop moving for an instant. Very irritating.

Are there any good free alternatives?

Posted

A seperate box that can olny be configured after being disconnected from the network, otherwise it becomes a brick.

If you the user can install your firewall the hacker can disable it...

Posted

Hey guys how can you possibly not like Outpost Firewall?

I'm trying it out and so far it looks way easier to use than Sygate and less annoying problems (stuttering / crashes / nagware). Also the ad blocking rocks.

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Windows XPSP2's own firewall rocks - why bog down your system with anything alse when it exists?

Rocks does it????

Makes sure all Micro$oft stuff can phone-home though, doesn't it!!!!

Sygate, simple, quick, resource minimal and very efficient.

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