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which firewall is good???

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angel Original post #1
Oct 6, 2004 at 12:02 PM
hey pals...

i recently upgraded my sys to winxp sp2.

and havin prob with my firewall....

i m using, armor2net.

so i wanted 2 know a better alternative then that.

which i can use....

any good firewall that can go well with sp2.

thanx

angel
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ishaan #2
Oct 6, 2004 at 12:13 PM
i think ZoneAlarm is a good one with sp2
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angel #3
Oct 6, 2004 at 12:19 PM
hey ishaan...

i used 2 use ZA but its 2 confusing......

i got all the famous firewalls..... with me...from l;atest mcafee 2005 to

norton to ZA to seagate...to all...

just any 1 good and easy enough

thanx

angel
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theraven #4
Oct 6, 2004 at 2:03 PM
search dude there are many posts on it
my vote is still za ...
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zeeshan_04 #5
Oct 6, 2004 at 2:10 PM
ZAP is the best
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krazydude #6
Oct 6, 2004 at 2:39 PM
Yea there is nothing better then Zone Alarm, but the new beta does have some issues with SP2, so am using a slightly older version rite now
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techie_it #7
Oct 6, 2004 at 3:50 PM
MY Vote to ZoneAlarm Pro Its The Best ...............................
mariner
mariner #8
Oct 6, 2004 at 8:33 PM
try blackice
fanatic
fanatic #9
Oct 6, 2004 at 10:05 PM
i go with Zonealarm

i go with Zonealarm
VD17
VD17 #10
Oct 6, 2004 at 10:11 PM
i used blackice... regretted doing so... ;)
used ZA Security Suite... is genuinely good.... though the AV sucks big time...
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ujjwal #11
Oct 6, 2004 at 10:34 PM
Zonealarm, Kerio and sygate are one's I liked ...
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walking-techie #12
Oct 6, 2004 at 10:48 PM
ZONE ALARM pro is the best.. good for defense.. low oon sys requirements

use this !!!

also dont worry abt the notifications u get.. once u get hold of which program really need internet access. zone alarm never bothers u again once it makes up its internet access programs list
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shrek_incredible #13
Oct 6, 2004 at 11:08 PM
ZA RULEZ ...!!

My Vote goes to ZA Pro ...the most simple and effective Firewall .
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ishaan #14
Oct 7, 2004 at 5:41 PM
actually i just use win xp SP1 and da win xp firewall and i never actually found the need for more firewall protection. ive even got norotn 2004 installed n dats good enuf 4 me.

if u got sp2 and an antivrus like mcafee or norton, i think u dont really need another firewall software.
enoonmai
enoonmai #15
Oct 8, 2004 at 8:30 PM
ZAP

ZoneAlarmPro, its the best I've ever used. I had McAfee Firewall before, but it got too complicated. ZAP's been updated to work with SP2, so no compatibility issues or anything there now. In fact, it automatically turns off Windows Firewall when its running, so you can rest easy about that long list of programs that dont work well with Windows Firewall. Not to mention the fact that ZAP has a good ad and animation blocker, mobile code blocker, identity and privacy protection and a minimum interference GUI, and that too, neatly categorized, you cant go wrong with it. Try it and see.