Asphyxium Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I use ESET Smart Security, which includes a firewall, anti-spyware, anti-malware (Nod32) and more. I also use a D-Link router which has some kind of hardware firewall. I prefer software ones as they include intrusion detection and countermeasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opencandy_is_malware Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'm not interested in local machine software egress filtering. For everything else there's $0 pfSense http://pfSense.org $200 used box including dual NIC (at least: core2duo, 4gigs ram, preferably ssd for silence) pfSense can be a roll your own hardware firewall appliance. With its own package system one can easily add snort et al without the tiresome upselling of untangle. I prefer other strategies to secure the windows user desktop without secure privacy there can be NO liberty "nothing to hide/fear" rebuttals are intellectually weak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted October 15, 2013 Moderators Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'm not interested in local machine software egress filtering. For everything else there's $0 pfSense Isn't that what pfSense does. It's a locally installed firewall program and as such, monitors all incoming & outgoing (or to use that sexy word - egress) traffic. I see @opencandy_is_malware has been banned - that was a brief and sensational rise and fall.... Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armirza1 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 i am new to laptops..i need a very effective firewall to protect my system..the firewall i had installed on my pc was not very good so i want a better one for my laptop now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted November 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 5, 2013 security solutions are very subjective. ask three people for their views and you'll get three different answers, complete with three different reasons why. what works for one person, for whatever reason, isn't suited for someone else. in a nutshell, all the 'paid-for' firewalls are, as you'd expect, excellent, but having said that, I have tried two free ones in the past that were also excellent. since they are not in competition with Piriform and I'm not suggesting malware advice, I guess I'm allowed to say them. Kerio Personal Firewall was one, since bought out by Sunbelt, and I think, now not available. the other is ZoneAlarm. i guess others will chime in with their personal offerings. but that's just my opinion, it's your security - you need to trust what you install. check out the main players web sites to compare technical specs, check their forums (if they have them) to get a feel for current issues and known problems. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted November 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 5, 2013 @ armirza1 You are banned for spamming the forum. Good try. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaleguas49 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I use windows in built firewalll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 25, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2014 I use windows in built firewalll XP's "one way" Firewall is all I've ever used. I've tried quite a few two way third party firewalls, but very quickly came back to XP's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted January 27, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 27, 2014 I've tried quite a few two way third party firewalls, but very quickly came back to XP's own. I remember having to configure two-way firewalls from scratch, I don't miss that at all because just missing a few key rules can leave the system more vulnerable than the firewall built into the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted January 30, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 30, 2017 I use both. Also I use Chrome and Safary Both, sounds like you're running two firewalls; you shouldn't do that. ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted January 30, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 30, 2017 @nergal, by both, I think he means a software firewall and a hardware firewall. @alanz, Chrome and Safari aren't firewalls by the way. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted January 31, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 31, 2017 Chrome and Safari aren't firewalls by the way. Chrome "sort of is" on XP/Vista because the newest builds won't run at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsy_Nut Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 This is a confusing situation to me. I have never used anything but Windows built in firewall. Oh, too many years ago, maybe when I had Windows ME, I tried the free Zone Alarm. But when I went beyond ME, I didn't feel the need to an additional firewall. So, as of today, I rely on Windows Fire Wall on my Windows 10. I ask y'all. Is this safe? For the average homeowner who does just normal PC and nothing fancy, should I be using something better? And if so, do I have to uninstall the Windows Fire Wall? And again, if so, how do I do that? It's not in the uninstall part of C Cleaner. All this is a mystery to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted March 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2017 G'day Pennsy and welcome to the forums, if you ever go to a third party antivirus program or firewall program, the inbuilt ones in Windows will automatically detect that and turn themselves off. and the inbuilt ones in Windows (since Win7) are just fine. maybe not best of breed, but fine none the less. (certainly better than nothing) the AV software, Windows Defender, is perfectly adequate for everyday protection. is there better? well according to AV test labs, then Yes. the last time I checked (maybe a year or so ago), all AV products (Norton's, Trend, McAfee, AVG etc etc) all scored into the mid to high 90%'s. Defender however was below 80%. now, they aggregate that overall score by factoring things like cost, ease of use, features and fluffy stuff like that, as well as actual anti-viral protection - so it all gets a little murky. what works best is a multi-layered approach to security. so use whatever AV and firewall you like but consider re-enforcing it all with MVPS Hosts file, MBAM, SpywareBlaster (all that sort of stuff) or whatever works for you and your setup. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2017 To add to MTA's list above it also helps to install an adblocker extension in your browser, and then subscribe to Malware Domains List, and Malware Domains to block allot of websites that will try to infect your system. It also helps to subscribe to the Adware filters to block even more junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted March 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2017 exactly, thank you @Andavari I completely forgot to mention adblockers. to get you started, I (and a lot of members seem to) use uBlock Origin. with v52 of Firefox I see it's now pre-listed in Get Add-ons - very convenient! Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsy_Nut Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Now y'all are confusing me. I just went to Firefox and added on this uBlock Origin. Thank you. Is there an equivalent for Chrome? And you verify what I asked? That Avast is better than Windows Defender. And I still ask. What else is required. Remember I'm a novice and a simple homeowner that uses my PC for normal everyday stuff. No facebook or such. Just online access to bank, online Mahjong, usual eMail through Google Mail and Thunderbird. What the heck is? "MVPS Hosts file, MBAM, SpywareBlaster (all that sort of stuff)" I had SpyBot, but it don't work with Windows 10. Or? it did, but then I was advised that SpyBot isn't updated enough, or is obsolete, so best left off. So are you saying that "Spyware Blaster" is what I need? What protects against Trojan Horse? Just Avast? K.I.S.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2017 uBlock Origin is available in the official Google Chrome Store, when looking for it specifically type into the search box: uBlock Origin ------------- MVPS Hosts File: Blocks bad sites, such as advertising and those that would infect your system with malware like viruses, trojans, worms, ransomware, etc. It will block allot of crap silently without ever bothering you. SpywareBlaster: Sets ActiveX killbits which prevent some malware from installing, and it also sets up websites to block. It saves all this into the registry to block the bad stuff or in the case of compatible browsers it also blocks bad sites in browsers such as Firefox, and it doesn't even have to be running to protect you as the protection is non-resident. It will block allot of crap silently without ever bothering you. Malwarebytes ("MB, MBAM"): Is a popular anti-malware or second opinion scanner which is available as Free or Premium. Free only finds things after they infect your system, Premium has real-time protection. It's traditionally used alongside your real-time protection antivirus solution to detect and clean malware that traditional antivirus software often misses or doesn't completely remove. There's also Zemana Anti-Malware, somewhat similar to Malwarebytes but it's cloud-based and with a smaller footprint when installed. And there's also HitmanPro, another cloud-based anti-malware owned by Sophos. All of the above three MVPS Hosts File, SpywareBlaster, and Malwarebytes are in my opinion must haves as it adds in layered security since just having one solution like only an antivirus installed will not protect your computer alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted March 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2017 and just to throw out the usual caveat - whatever programs you have in place, in whatever configuration, is no guarantee of a bullet-proof system. DO BACKUPS (see my signature) Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 17, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 17, 2017 DO BACKUPS That's the best protection! As long as the backup drive is not plugged in at all times. Create the system backup, and then unplug the backup drive because if ransomware attacks it will encrypt everything including the backup(s) on the external USB hard drive if it's plugged in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeban055 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 SOFTWARE. comodo was my favorite BUT its started missing my system files and blocking some of my softwares and files. now i use zonealarm and its pretty good but i'm not sure. Cold Hands , Warm Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Security Bulwark Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Hi, I am using Packet-filtering firewalls it seems to be very protective and supportive and useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadinolf Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I use the one that is built-in to ESET Internet Security. No complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks32 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I use COMODO Firewall, i think it's the best no problems at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostromov Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 On 9/4/2008 at 18:35, YoKenny said: My ISP DSL SpeedStream 6520 modem has a built in firewall so I only use the Windows firewall just so that the Security Center does not nag at me that I am un-protected. That's only a small part of the solution. The rest would be actual application handling and, unfortunately, the ONLY solution currently is Comodo (that is, one which is viable for a wide range of the general public to use); and it has to be set to 1) Advanced View and 2) Firewall to Custom Ruleset and 3) Auto-Containment to Enabled with the rest of the components to your liking and personal needs; mine are kept to off, as I'm always extremely careful what I run on the PC - and, also, how everything is configured (for example, using Firefox with a custom user.js and mozilla.cfg). P.S. Not to mention a HUGE range of Local Group Policy, a self-healing hosts file and so on and so forth. EDIT: As you can see from "NETWORK INTRUSIONS" in the screenshot - things are trying to run wild in the background - and I've only cleaned that log file minutes ago; everything that's not in use stays blocked because, why would we want it any other way, heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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