Best Free Firewall?

[FearoftheNight]

Got a new lappy. Was wondering waht the best free firewall for me was...? Anyone know? Thanks.

 

[Sid59]

i prefer Kerio to Zonealarm

 

[XBoxLPU]

I am really liking Kerio 2.1.5

 

[Raincity]

I like Sygate and Outpost.

 

[blazer78]

best free? Unix firewalls, they're great. practically most hackers don't know how to use unix or linux let alone enough knowledge to hack one =)

(openBSD)

 

[blazer78]

sorry, diregard my last post, if its for your laptop then i'm not sure..., your best off without a firewall unless u have a fast connection

 

[Blayze]

Kerio

Get the 2.1.5 version though.

 

[randumb]

Another vote for Kerio.

 

[NightCrawler]

zone alarm is still king !

 

[GhettoFob]

Kerio 2.1.5 is the bestest

 

[Mem]

I`ve tried ZoneAlarm,Sygate ,Kerio and found them all to be very good,however I like the layout and interface of Kerio 4.0.16 the best.

 

[FearoftheNight]

Originally posted by: blazer78
sorry, diregard my last post, if its for your laptop then i'm not sure..., your best off without a firewall unless u have a fast connection

I'm on a college campus connection.

 

[monzie]

Another vote for Kerio (on 4.0.16).

Outpost (the free one) is OK BUT crashes out if its logs get top big.........

 

[n0cmonkey]

I think you could ask 100 people and the results would be pretty well proportioned between the farious free and non-free firewalls.

 

[11thHour]

Kerio 4.

*Complete* control.

 

[AnyMal]

I've been using Zone Alarm for years now and have been very happy with it.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
I've been using Zone Alarm for years now and have been very happy with it.

 

[igowerf]

I really like Kerio. I've been using it on my laptop for a while now. I use it mainly on the university wireless connection.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

Kerio is much better than Zone Alarm.

 

[FearoftheNight]

Can someone please explain why Kerio is better than Zonealarm. I just want something simple free and effective.

 

[McMadman]

Originally posted by: Blayze
Kerio

Get the 2.1.5 version though.

I remember hearing about this version being the preferred one, however I don't see a download link on their site - anyone got one?

 

[XBoxLPU]

Originally posted by: McMadman

Originally posted by: Blayze
Kerio

Get the 2.1.5 version though.

I remember hearing about this version being the preferred one, however I don't see a download link on their site - anyone got one?

Took me awhile to find a link as well but

Here you go

 

[11thHour]

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
Can someone please explain why Kerio is better than Zonealarm. I just want something simple free and effective.

I prefer Kerio 4 series because it allows a user to not only control any application or process' traffic permissions by authorizing it for certain ip addresses/ranges or full incoming or outgoing permission etc., but allows control over which applications you will allow to start, and also which applications you will allow to launch other applications.

This is great for helping to control devious scripts and trojans etc, helps stop useless 'helper apps' that programs like Real like to simultaneously start, as well as stopping applications from 'phoning home'.

The latest ZA free version (excluding beta) doesn't even allow a user to assign specific addresses an app can access, and requires full outgoing or incoming authorizations only. (correct?) It also doesn't have program/process control.

I don't know why people prefer Kerio v2.15 when they miss the application controls with v4. Its extremely stable for me and altho some may consider it 'bloated' or confusing or a hassle, its offers a heckuva lot more protection possibilities than 2.15.

However you said 'simple'...so maybe what you're looking for is v2.15, or even more simple (yet less customizable), ZA.

 

[FearoftheNight]

Originally posted by: 11thHour

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
Can someone please explain why Kerio is better than Zonealarm. I just want something simple free and effective.

I prefer Kerio 4 series because it allows a user to not only control any application or process' traffic permissions by authorizing it for certain ip addresses/ranges or full incoming or outgoing permission etc., but allows control over which applications you will allow to start, and also which applications you will allow to launch other applications.

This is great for helping to control devious scripts and trojans etc, helps stop useless 'helper apps' that programs like Real like to simultaneously start, as well as stopping applications from 'phoning home'.

The latest ZA free version (excluding beta) doesn't even allow a user to assign specific addresses an app can access, and requires full outgoing or incoming authorizations only. (correct?) It also doesn't have program/process control.

I don't know why people prefer Kerio v2.15 when they miss the application controls with v4. Its extremely stable for me and altho some may consider it 'bloated' or confusing or a hassle, its offers a heckuva lot more protection possibilities than 2.15.

However you said 'simple'...so maybe what you're looking for is v2.15, or even more simple (yet less customizable), ZA.

thanks. I'll look around. Give ZA a try.

 

[bernie48]

I switched from Zone Alarm and Norton's AV to AVG and Kerio 4.016. Can't beat it!