AstroFan Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I just formatted and now have Windows XP Professional, should I get a firewall or will the built in one be fine? If so, what are some good free recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowman Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I would certainly put a firewall on, I am using Panda Anti-virus with built in firewall and it is brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveXP Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 XP Firewall is good as a second Firewall which is how i use it, but FREE firewalls tend to be s***, but i wood recommend Sygate Personal firewall.Standard Personal Firewall InformationDownload Firewall Free Version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Get another firewall and disable the inbuilt one. The one included with Windows XP *isn't* that good, as it doesn't block outgoing connections which a trojan can take advantage of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXPerience-XP Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 and ive been using the built-in one.... :newbie: i do have a norton one should i use that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterS Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 The built in firewall is ok. It does not let incomming trafic in, but it does not stop outgoing trafic.This means that if you get a trojan and it sends data to the net, the XP firewall will not stop that.If you have only 1 pc connected to the net, I think the built in firewall is good enough, but only if you keep antivir and winupdates to date.Also if you dont share your pc in a home network, remove microsoft client and server services from network settings.I only run TCP/IP and have removed all other services, so there is less to hack.If you have more than 1 PC and you are sharing folders or printers, I suggest you get a hardware firewall.If you still want to use a personal software firewall, you should disable XP firewall. Its not a good idea to run 2 firewalls on same pc.ZoneAlarm is a nice product, it allerts when something wants to use the net, incomming or outgoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunil Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Kerio is a good firewall, but the new beta version is a bit troublesome, it keeps prompting you or local programs to run when you yourself iniate them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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