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From: John Corliss on 6 Dec 2009 04:06 Ron May wrote: > John Corliss wrote: >> FredW wrote: >>> (clipped) >>> The weekend is over for PCTools Firewall Plus. >>> I found out that the update for Avira Antivir was already 45 minutes >>> trying to get access to Internet. >>> Of course there was no message of the PCTools firewall. >>> Whatever I tried the update for Avira was completely taken over and >>> blocked by the PCTools firewall (a kind of stalemate). >>> Allowing "all" did not work, switching the firewall of did not work, >>> even ending the update process in Task Manager did not work. >>> Only a restart could stop the fruitless efforts of Avira. >>> I also noticed that sometimes some of the (weather)gadgets in my sidebar >>> were blocked, probably also by the firewall. >>> >>> After several restarts and trying to find out what PCTools did (or did >>> not) under what circumstances, I gave up. >>> >>> I uninstalled PCTools Firewall. (clipped) >> >> How strange that it allowed some through and caused problems by blocking >> others. I'm using it on an XP Pro SP3 system and so far, it seems to >> work okay. However, I will be checking to see which programs are calling >> out. I had really hoped that I'd found a replacement for the aging Kerio >> 2.1.5 on my other system. > > I think the issue might haver been in the default settings, particularly > "General > Automatically allow known applications" which is checked by > default and unchecked in my setup. Well, of course only FredW can say whether or not this was the situation but now that you mention it, Ron, when I installed PCTools Firewall Plus 6 on my Sony, I also noticed that default configuration setting and went with the advanced configuration. > I still use Kerio 2.1.5 on XP and would use it on Vista if it worked (but > it doesn't). I thought the HIPS in PCTools would drive me nuts, but it really wasn't that bad to work through. My only concern with PCTools Firewall Plus 6 is the one I already mentioned in this thread -it seems to only start once the system is pretty much fully booted. Kerio is always the first icon in my tray on this computer. Thanks for your input, Ron. -- John Corliss BS206. Using News Proxy, I block all Google Groups posts due to Googlespam, and all x-privat.org posts due to forgeries posted through that service. No ad, cd, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez for me, please.
From: John Corliss on 6 Dec 2009 04:36 Richard Steinfeld wrote: >> >> How strange that it allowed some through and caused problems by >> blocking others. I'm using it on an XP Pro SP3 system and so far, it >> seems to work okay. However, I will be checking to see which programs >> are calling out. I had really hoped that I'd found a replacement for >> the aging Kerio 2.1.5 on my other system. > > John, have you tried Online Armor? Can you compare it with the PC-Tools > firewall? > > I like a rules-based firewall that can tell me when something tries to > contact its mother ship and can display what's going on in a graphic. OA > does this. I'm having a bit of difficulty figuring it out, but it seems > to be doing its job OK. Win XP Pro SP2. I have various auto-things > turned off due to the requirement to keep my system running lean. Sorry Richard, I haven't tried Online Armor. I decided to go with PC Tools Firewall Plus 6 after reviewing this website: http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/results.php You might want to read Ron May's post to this thread regarding why FredW might have experienced what might have been problems with PC Tools Firewall 6. -- John Corliss BS206. Using News Proxy, I block all Google Groups posts due to Googlespam, and all x-privat.org posts due to forgeries posted through that service. No ad, cd, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez for me, please.
From: Jeffrey Bloss on 6 Dec 2009 11:10 On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:31:16 -0600, Ron May wrote: > I think Ronnie, get back to $Pricelessware$ work, quit farting around, you lazy dog-turd eater. -- _?_ Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. (@ @) Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. -oOO-(_)--OOo-------------------------------[ Groucho Marx ]-- grok! Devoted Microsoft User
From: AlleyCat on 7 Dec 2009 01:12
In article <x_2dnYYLcNoP_IbWnZ2dnUVZ_oadnZ2d(a)posted.sonicnet>, rgsteinBUTREMOVETHIS(a)sonicANDTHISTOO.net says... > > > > How strange that it allowed some through and caused problems by blocking > > others. I'm using it on an XP Pro SP3 system and so far, it seems to > > work okay. However, I will be checking to see which programs are calling > > out. I had really hoped that I'd found a replacement for the aging Kerio > > 2.1.5 on my other system. > > > > John, have you tried Online Armor? Can you compare it with the > PC-Tools firewall? > > I like a rules-based firewall that can tell me when something > tries to contact its mother ship and can display what's going on > in a graphic. OA does this. I'm having a bit of difficulty > figuring it out, but it seems to be doing its job OK. Win XP Pro > SP2. I have various auto-things turned off due to the requirement > to keep my system running lean. > > Richard > I switched from Sygate to Outpost. Didn't like it. Slowed everthing down. Uninstalled it and went with Online Armor. Seems to be doing a good job. Very similar to Sygate in most aspects. Is there a good online test for Firewalls, other than GRC? I passed that with Sygate and now with Online Armor. Other test sites are intrusive. Thanks. Al |