which firewall is better?

[mafiafromrussia]

i was thinking of installing one just in case. which one outthere is good?

 

[madmatt]

I prefer Norton Internet Security 2002, but then again, I am partial to any product carrying the Norton/Symantec name. NIS2002 is very easy to setup and use. It is also very informative.

 

[DoubleClick]

Originally posted by mafiafromrussia
i was thinking of installing one just in case. which one outthere is good?

Well you will get lots of answers to this question but I personaly prefer Zone Alarm. And the new Zone Alarm blocks ads and popups when surfing the net too.

But there are others out there that work just as good.

 

[Qumahlin]

Try using the forum search and you should come up with quite a few threads regarding firewalls and such. That way we don't need another thread going over all the firewalls again heheh

 

[Armis36]

I don't know how good you are with this stuff, but I'm a "newbie". Whenever I try a new program "ease of use" and "simplicity" are biggies for me.

I've tried ZoneAlarm. Maybe I'm a little slow, but I found it confusing and more trouble than I felt like messing with.

I also think anything from "Symantec/Norton's" is great. I have NSW 2002, but didn't get the Internet Security extra. I'm cheap too.

I didn't get the extra's because I'd found "Sygate's Personal Firewall". I love it. It's a free download, easy to install, easy to configure (practically setup and forget), works great!. I checked it at the Symantec site for vunerabilities, it passed with flying colors. Did I mention it was free too!

 

[PJC]

Sygate's Personal Firewall is the best out there especially if you buy the Pro version

 

[Cosmin]

I prefer Norton Internet Security 2002 , i cannot change your opinion but u may try it

 

[l0g0ut]

i don't know whether they are unbiased or not... but you can try looking at cnet personal firewall review ....

 

[mafiafromrussia]

i try norton's firewall first and then Sygate's if i'm not satisfied with norton. thanks for help