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Need a light firewall

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/need-a-light-firewall.34401/

kumarmohit
kumarmohit Original post #1
Aug 18, 2006 at 9:32 PM
Ok PPl
I need a very light firewall for a laptop with
Windows 2000 Pro
PIII (500MHz)
128MB SDRAM

The total memory footprint must not be above 2.5~3MB
S
Aug 18, 2006 at 10:09 PM
How about going for a older version of ZoneAlarm or Kerio Personal Firewall.

Arun
Third Eye
Aug 18, 2006 at 11:11 PM
Kerio Personal Firewall.Zone Alarm is heavy-2.
D
Aug 19, 2006 at 2:53 AM
Any firewall be very heavy for your laptop.

If you are looking for Sequrity against Spyware/Adware, try Spyware Blaster.
It secures your whole System from known Spywares.
It works even closed.
nishant_nms
Aug 19, 2006 at 7:49 AM
If u are using Windows XP SP2 then windows firewall will serve you good
kumarmohit
Aug 20, 2006 at 12:27 AM
For anti spy I can install Adaware SE Personal what i need is that it should close ports which are open and allow me to monitor inbound and outbound traffic as in which apps are accessing nw

@ nishant
With the specs I have shown above I am stuck to Win2k as XP will make the laptop crawl

wat about Kerio where can I find it old versions as I think all new ones are demos beside how old version should I look for ?

BTW

I am using Portable firefox for most of internet work and I have Sify connection. Sify ppl do have something that closes ports callled PC guard will it suffice considering
I will be surfing from a non admin a/c and all partitions have NTFS?
S
Aug 20, 2006 at 7:21 AM
Old versions of ZoneAlarm is available at *www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=zalarm

Old versions of Kerio at *www.321download.com/LastFreeware/page7.html

Arun
anandk
anandk #8
Aug 20, 2006 at 12:43 PM
old versions of most sw here
*www.oldversion.com/
*www.oldapps.com/

btw jetico is considered the lightest freeware fw. sygate, outpost r light too but shareware.
kumarmohit
Aug 20, 2006 at 2:45 PM
And wat abt Sify PC Guard ? I think it only closes the commonly used ports or does it close all and allow only common ones to be opened?