Time for another firewall.
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From: John Corliss on 30 Jul 2010 10:28 Yrrah wrote: > John Corliss<q34wsk20(a)yahoo.com>: > >> Kerio 2.1.5 is far too long in the tooth. > > Still going strong here. > >> Besides, I'm no longer able to >> remove .md5 entries from its list > > I've never encountered that problem. Yesterday, I Googled for it and found somebody else with the problem. Lost the link though. Cause was unknown as best I could determine. -- John Corliss BS206. Because of all the Googlespam, I block all posts sent through Google Groups. I also block as many posts from anonymous remailers (for example, usenet4all.se, x-privat.org, dizum.com, tioat.net, frell.theremailer.net) as possible due to forgeries posted through them. No ad, CD, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez for me, please.
From: John Corliss on 30 Jul 2010 10:29 Forgot to mention that my system is using XP Home SP3. John Corliss wrote: > Kerio 2.1.5 is far too long in the tooth. Besides, I'm no longer able to > remove .md5 entries from its list and don't feel like reinstalling the > program. Thus, I'm in the market for another firewall. > > A couple of things to note before replying: > > 1. I don't care a bit whether or not you think software firewalls are > worth installing and using. *I* use and like two-way software firewalls. > You're not going to engage me in a debate about the merits or lack > thereof of using a two-way software firewall, so don't waste your time > trying. > > 2. If you want to enter into a debate (either starting a debate *or* > replying to one) about the merits or lack thereof of two-way software > firewalls, I'm going to ignore your replies to this thread. I might > label your reply as "Debate" though, so that others can ignore you too. > > Now on to my post: > > This website rates various firewalls, free and otherwise: > > http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/results.php#products-ratings > > > Not sure why they're an authority on the subject, but perhaps somebody > else knows another site which similarly rates software firewalls? > > I was considering going for PC Tools Firewall Plus, but see that it's > down on the list and no longer recommended by the site. > > Ashampoo's free firewall isn't listed there at all, unfortunately. > > It would seem that, according to the test results at the site, my > options are either Comodo Internet Security or Online Armor Free. > > If you use a software firewall, which one (any one) do you prefer and > why? Which one imposes the least load on system resources? Etc. > > TIA. > -- John Corliss BS206. Because of all the Googlespam, I block all posts sent through Google Groups. I also block as many posts from anonymous remailers (for example, usenet4all.se, x-privat.org, dizum.com, tioat.net, frell.theremailer.net) as possible due to forgeries posted through them. No ad, CD, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez for me, please.
From: Man-wai Chang on 30 Jul 2010 10:30 On 7/30/2010 20:10, John Corliss wrote: > Kerio 2.1.5 is far too long in the tooth. Besides, I'm no longer able to > remove .md5 entries from its list and don't feel like reinstalling the > program. Thus, I'm in the market for another firewall. I am still using the default firewall of Window$. Why do you need more than that? You using your Window$ to run services? -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.34.1 ^ ^ 22:25:01 up 19 days 6:26 2 users load average: 0.00 0.00 0.00 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa
From: John Corliss on 30 Jul 2010 10:58 Bear Bottoms wrote: > John Corliss wrote: >> >> It would seem that, according to the test results at the site, my >> options are either Comodo Internet Security or Online Armor Free. > > Comodo would be a bit much/noisy for your tastes John. Online Armor > is the one I would recommend for you though anything in the arena > you are looking for will be a bit noisy. Both are the only two > firewalls I recommend if you aren't going to Windows firewall. > > http://www.consumersearch.com/firewalls > > http://download.cnet.com/Online-Armor-Free/3000-10435_4-10426782.html > > http://blog.scotsnewsletter.com/2008/01/08/online-armor-firewall-shows-strong-promise/ > > http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-firewall.htm > > http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/results.php > > http://www.snapfiles.com/get/onlinearmor.html Thanks, BB. I do remember though, that when I was running Comodo last time I was able to turn off HIPS and that helped a lot. Looks like Online Armor may be what I'm looking for though. I'm using PC Tools Firewall Plus on my other computer, but I don't use that computer very often. It mostly sits in a box in my storage room. -- John Corliss BS206. Because of all the Googlespam, I block all posts sent through Google Groups. I also block as many posts from anonymous remailers (for example, usenet4all.se, x-privat.org, dizum.com, tioat.net, frell.theremailer.net) as possible due to forgeries posted through them. No ad, CD, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez for me, please.
From: John Corliss on 30 Jul 2010 11:02
Bear Bottoms wrote: > John Corliss wrote: >> >> It would seem that, according to the test results at the site, my >> options are either Comodo Internet Security or Online Armor Free. > > Comodo would be a bit much/noisy for your tastes John. Online Armor > is the one I would recommend for you though anything in the arena > you are looking for will be a bit noisy. Both are the only two > firewalls I recommend if you aren't going to Windows firewall. > > http://www.consumersearch.com/firewalls (other links clipped) This site is a good one, though slightly dated, and it keeps referencing the Matousec site. -- John Corliss BS206. Because of all the Googlespam, I block all posts sent through Google Groups. I also block as many posts from anonymous remailers (for example, usenet4all.se, x-privat.org, dizum.com, tioat.net, frell.theremailer.net) as possible due to forgeries posted through them. No ad, CD, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez for me, please. |