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deronsizemore
03-11-2006, 01:23 PM
I've used Sygate and Kerio personal firewalls, and I think that I like Kerio the best just because it's really light on resources, but are there any others out there that are great?

What do you think about the Personal version of Kerio and the Pay Version? Worth it to get the pay version?
fredarn
03-11-2006, 03:27 PM
BULLGUARD!

I have used bullguard internet security in 1,5 year now and realy love it.

You should give it a try!

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bassplaya
03-11-2006, 04:07 PM
Agnitum Outpost is really the best app firewall
Mullen
03-11-2006, 09:48 PM
For a free alternative I have been using Saftey.net which has been good so far. I've also used Sygate in the past which wasn't bad either.
fredarn
03-12-2006, 05:26 AM
Even better then Bullguard:
Shift to MAC!

I am going to do so, just need to save som money... :)
Mullen
03-12-2006, 06:41 AM
Even better then Bullguard:
Shift to MAC!

I am going to do so, just need to save som money... :)

Even OS X has an in-built firewall. ;)
chromate
03-12-2006, 07:36 AM
I used to use Sygate which seemed quite good, but my computer ended up with some horrible stuff going on with it and it seems you can't get it free anymore. So I'm now using ZoneAlarm.
ramprage
04-07-2006, 08:05 AM
Was using Sygate twice then it just randomly vanished after a few months from startup and I couldn't find it again heh. That being said its good to have a router as a main firewall and then just a software based one to watch for rogue applications trying to connect out.
Giles
04-07-2006, 11:18 PM
I'm already on mac. I must admit that I don't use a firewall or any other security software.
ramprage
04-08-2006, 07:06 AM
Yeah a Mac (OS X) is Linux so the chances of you getting any viruses are slim to none. Keep in mind you should keep current with your updates but a firewall never hurts for an added layer of protection.
r2d2
04-08-2006, 09:30 AM
Yeah a Mac (OS X) is Linux so the chances of you getting any viruses are slim to none.

Slim, but not zero: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4739432.stm

Still worth protecting yourself.
James
04-08-2006, 04:21 PM
I think it's retarded that they'd go into that much detail about how the virus works; it just makes the job for virus makers way damn easier--even saying it has to do with how it treats files is telling too much.
zsasz24
04-14-2006, 09:01 AM
I did use Sygate but when I got a router, its built-in firewall has been fine alongside.

Oh, and I think I have the XP built-in firewall running as well.