What Software Firewall Do You Use?

[Chewy]

seems one of the last good free ones was bought out by norton
Sygate Personal Firewall

[Kabuchan]

I'm like jmet and PA. Behind a router and Norton. My employer insists on Norton, luckily the 2006 version is much more user friendly than in the past.

[copyless]

Norton Internet Security 2006 w/ System works, is what I use. I have never had a problem with Norton, but it may be because I have used it since it's inception, so I am used to it. And the few times I have had a problem, they have always resolved it to my satisfaction. Like not too long ago my serial # was killed because of excess installs, when I called the customer service told me I would have to mail in the disc. I asked to speak to tech support and within the next 10 minutes, my serial # had been turned back on.

[AlienX69]

ZoneAlarm Free and AVG Free ..... pretty good for freeware !

[nwg]

I used to use Norton AV and Firewall until I got three viruses through in one go. I then used AVG and that failed on me as well. Since, then I have been using Avast AV and Zonealarm with no problems and no viruses.

Keiro firewall is another good one.

[Kabuchan]

I did get a virus that blew my hard drive while using Norton, but it was the version before 2006. I think I'm going to try Avast AV and Zonealarm. Are they easy to use?

[uufta]

Nortons and Spysweeper, not much has ever gotten through.

Edit: Except for this trojan called "Little Witch" a couple days ago, Spysweeper got rid of it,
I have no idea where it came from..

[nwg]

I did get a virus that blew my hard drive while using Norton, but it was the version before 2006. I think I'm going to try Avast AV and Zonealarm. Are they easy to use?

The free version of Avast is called Avast Home Edition. Avast requires a free registration that a serial number is sent by email. This number will last a year when the registration has to be done again.

Both programs are easy to use.

[ed klein]

Zonealarm version 6.5.722.000 on the XP computer
Zonealarm version 6.1.744.001 on the ME computer

AVG anti-virus on both with updates almost every day.

6 years no problems. Very small amout of virus that came thru the mail gets locked into the virus vault, and discarded. ALL FREEWARE

[Kabuchan]

Thanks nwg and ed klein. Gonna give it a go tomorrow!

[d00by]

sygate personal. Freeware and it rocks. keeps me feeling safe cause nothing accesses my net without me knowing about it,

[JimS]

...
Firewalls:
On this box, a Linux box, I have no firewall installed.
But I may install Firestarter someday soon.
On my other desktop pc (winXP) I use Net Defense.
On my winXP notebook I use Zone Alarm (free).

AV software:
ClamAV on the Linux box.
Norton on the XP desktop.
Avast on the XP notebook.
...

[jct1999]

i personaly am useing blackice right now because i am testing it b4 we deploy it at the pc shop i do do part time work at it seems to be doing fine but i still perfer norton corporate antivirus 10 with the defualt xp firewall with system restore turn off

[anonymez]

linux apparently doesn't need one, kernel takes care of that. i'm paranoid, i have firestarter

[kevdriver]

Zonealarm free with AVG free. Behind a router as well. Years now with no problem......... yet.