Firewalls

jak123 · 10-21-2006, 02:43 PM

i need to know a good firewall as ive been coming under a lot of attacks lately..at the moment i have norton. any suggestions would be helpful thanks

Trizoy · 10-21-2006, 02:54 PM

What do you mean by attacks? What or who is attacking you and how do you know you are being attacked?

Is it possible that your subscription to Norton is almost up, so it makes you think you are being attacked? hehhe sneaky norton.

jak123 · 10-21-2006, 05:39 PM

well a few people are, and norton are c*unts lol btw i just realised its int he wrong section..my bad. i need something better as a few people dont like me atm

lol

goosy22 · 10-21-2006, 07:49 PM

get zonealarm... i've had it forever and never had a problem... i also have the free version... just google it...

ETSA · 10-21-2006, 08:00 PM

I think he means port scans. Find a free firewall/internet security test online and it will tell you if you have open ports or any thing to worry about.

edit: try this

http://www.auditmypc.com/freescan/scanoptions.asp

goosy22 · 10-21-2006, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETSA

I think he means port scans. Find a free firewall/internet security test online and it will tell you if you have open ports or any thing to worry about.

edit: try this

http://www.auditmypc.com/freescan/scanoptions.asp

i suppose... but it sounded like he needed a better one... question to the topic creater, is it updated? that could be one of your greatest problems...

to add to ETSA's post, Shields UP is a great one to run also...

MyCattMaxx · 10-22-2006, 10:20 PM

A lot of so called attacks are just ad servers trying to connect. I run ZApro behind a NAT I rarely see any hits. I like Zone Alarm because it reports outgoing stuff and is a quick way to detect malware.

Nevakonaza · 10-22-2006, 10:24 PM

Yeah just go with ZoneAlarm or Comodo Firewall which is great

tlarkin · 10-22-2006, 10:58 PM

I don't even use softawre based firewalls anymore. Just get a firewall enabled router that supports NAT. I get 0 hits from remote hosts.

Also nmap your systems for security auditing

jackz4000 · 10-23-2006, 02:08 PM

I had Mcafee for a while and did not like it at all. Both a resource hog and would make errors but it did work and kept my computer safe. Then i got Zonealarm last month and has been excellent.

Last week my DSL was upgraded to 24MB and I got a modem/router with a NAT firewall and that has been fantastic. Nothing has made it by that NAT and Zonealarm has had nothing to block anymore. No logs anymore. Jack

10-21-2006, 02:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
jak123 New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	Firewalls i need to know a good firewall as ive been coming under a lot of attacks lately..at the moment i have norton. any suggestions would be helpful thanks

10-21-2006, 02:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,664	What do you mean by attacks? What or who is attacking you and how do you know you are being attacked? Is it possible that your subscription to Norton is almost up, so it makes you think you are being attacked? hehhe sneaky norton. __________________ 01100110 01100001 01110010 01110100

10-21-2006, 08:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 24 Posts: 2,287	I think he means port scans. Find a free firewall/internet security test online and it will tell you if you have open ports or any thing to worry about. edit: try this http://www.auditmypc.com/freescan/scanoptions.asp __________________ DESKTOP Antec P180B(4 x 120mm Tricool fans) Antec 500W neoHE Gigabyte GA 965p DS3 E6400 /w Zalman cnps9500 led 92mm (OC'ed to 3.2Ghz) 4 GB Corsair xms2 DDR2 800 HD4850 512mb ddr3 /w Zalman VF1000 (OC'ed to 690/1143) Soundblaster Audigy 4 LAPTOP Core 2 Duo T5750(2.00GHz)/4GB ddr2 667/250GB HD/8600M GT Last edited by ETSA; 10-21-2006 at 08:04 PM.

10-22-2006, 10:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
MyCattMaxx Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 699	A lot of so called attacks are just ad servers trying to connect. I run ZApro behind a NAT I rarely see any hits. I like Zone Alarm because it reports outgoing stuff and is a quick way to detect malware. __________________ Hey Buddy, Can you spare a mouse?

10-22-2006, 10:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,210	Yeah just go with ZoneAlarm or Comodo Firewall which is great __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 2.8Ghz -Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1\|Kaspersky IS 2009

10-21-2006, 05:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
jak123 New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	well a few people are, and norton are c*unts lol btw i just realised its int he wrong section..my bad. i need something better as a few people dont like me atm lol

10-22-2006, 10:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,313	I don't even use softawre based firewalls anymore. Just get a firewall enabled router that supports NAT. I get 0 hits from remote hosts. Also nmap your systems for security auditing

10-23-2006, 02:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
jackz4000 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 42	I had Mcafee for a while and did not like it at all. Both a resource hog and would make errors but it did work and kept my computer safe. Then i got Zonealarm last month and has been excellent. Last week my DSL was upgraded to 24MB and I got a modem/router with a NAT firewall and that has been fantastic. Nothing has made it by that NAT and Zonealarm has had nothing to block anymore. No logs anymore. Jack

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