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Firewall for windows 7
Hi,
can anyone suggest a good free firewall to use in windows 7?
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14-07-2010, 02:52 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
I do not know how would you like to use your system but I have never felt requirement of a firewall. Avast web shield takes care of that.
But to answer your question, may I suggest ZoneAlarm Firewall free version...
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14-07-2010, 03:27 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
Gagan, Many thanks for answering this.
Actually my system is used heavily for movie downloading from net..
for last 4 years it has been observed some attacks are happening silently.. for that I had kaspersky and sygate but that time I used have the XP pro as my OS... Now I have shifted to Windows 7.. so I got this compatibility issue for both Kaspersky and sygate.. so want a forewall or online shield which will watch my system's back ...
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14-07-2010, 04:28 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
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Hi,
can anyone suggest a good free firewall to use in windows 7?
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The inbuilt firewall is actually good enough, there's no need to use third party software for that.
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14-07-2010, 04:51 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
wow thats a real good news..!!!
Many thanks Deb...
I'll keep the windows firewall on .. and does it creates any problem of genuine notification balloon if I keep the windows update option on??
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14-07-2010, 06:19 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
I have tried using Windows firewall, but it made the downloading little slower...maybe just for me...but still I will avoid using that.
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14-07-2010, 06:27 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
can try Comodo + Avast combo. works fine for me. if you visit mobile sites, attack is common. just remember to modify "Defense + Settings" under the Defense+ tab. than you won't be disturbed lot.
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14-07-2010, 07:15 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
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can try Comodo + Avast combo. works fine for me. if you visit mobile sites, attack is common. just remember to modify "Defense + Settings" under the Defense+ tab. than you won't be disturbed lot.
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i too use the same comodo + avast combo
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14-07-2010, 08:22 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
^^ avast websheild best for basic protection but protection against attacks, Comodo best defense.
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14-07-2010, 08:38 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
ZoneAlarm is decent. Really strong. I removed it, cause it blocked 'everything'. Try it.
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14-07-2010, 08:46 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
^^ everything means? updates, downloads, etc?
BTW, whats difference between P41, P43 & P45 chipset?
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15-07-2010, 03:04 AM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
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^^ everything means? updates, downloads, etc?
BTW, whats difference between P41, P43 & P45 chipset?
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Here you can get some ideas Intel P45 vs P43 specifications
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15-07-2010, 09:59 AM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
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^^ everything means? updates, downloads, etc?
BTW, whats difference between P41, P43 & P45 chipset?
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Ya it had to be repeatedly told what to allow. It even blocks chat messages on yahoo chat, if the sender is not on your buddy list...!
I guess the above answered your question about chipsets..!
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15-07-2010, 10:46 AM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
What kind of attacks people talk about...I do not get it...I have been using internet for past 9-10 years and I used ZoneAlarm initially too. Later I felt that it didn't make any difference.
Now I visit all kind of hacking related sites and pr0n and whatever it is out there...my PC is never infected by any virus whatsoever...I think having a decent AV like Avast is good enough. I am not an expert but this is my experience till date.
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
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What kind of attacks people talk about...I do not get it...I have been using internet for past 9-10 years and I used ZoneAlarm initially too. Later I felt that it didn't make any difference.
Now I visit all kind of hacking related sites and pr0n and whatever it is out there...my PC is never infected by any virus whatsoever...I think having a decent AV like Avast is good enough. I am not an expert but this is my experience till date.
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I also to some extent agree with gagan in this.. for the last one year I have used KIS 2009.. and it worked very good.. never got an infection ..only one problem - the autorun.inf prob, it could not resolve.. apart from this .. I have never faced any threats from internet.. but its license has expired and I did not find it in the stores.. now the newer version has come that is 2010 which is not so good i heard from the users..  I am planning to use avast+comodo combi now
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19-07-2010, 05:10 PM
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Re: Firewall for windows 7
that's wise decision. Please post if you get to experience any shift in download/browsing speed...If it Comodo doesn't slow down the packets I will start using it too
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