Firewall software

Hi all,

Are you using any firewall to your pcs? I use the firewall that windows have embedded, but it seems that it allows a lot of spyware programs to use the internet connection.

What firewall software do you use?

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I use Sygate personal firewall, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Maybe I will wait for the replies in this thread to change it....

I use Armor2net which I think is great. But I only use it to block traffic going out. Incomming traffic is blocked at my router

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I just got cable and need to install some sort of firewall too now. I used zonealarm once before and it just seemed so difficult to configure. Are there any more anyone can suggest?

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I found this too, can be of some help...

http://www.firewallguide.com/software.htm#Top

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I have used zone alarm too in the past, but it is no good at all.

Hi there,

Norton PErsonal Firewall 2007:
Virus and spyware removal is unusually slow. Real-time protection can report same threats over and over.
Besides, Firewall pop-ups can be hard to interpret.

I won't be buying another symantec product again.


Additional security links:
Firewall review
Windows Firewall

I hope this helps.


Cheers,
Sophia

I don't use software firewalls, I close all doors with the firewall on my Router

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Me too, I let my router take care of that...

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The rooter is the most simple way, but can't really do much when you run services to the outer world

For example in a web server, a rooter can't really do anything special.

The rooter is the most simple way, but can't really do much when you run services to the outer world

For example in a web server, a rooter can't really do anything special.

just the case of a webserver
what are the possibilities of a software firewall if only port 80 is opened?

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You need an antidos module to the web server. And believe me this is really needed if your datacenter is not providing you a PIX.

For instance check the Dos attacks of this server for the last two days :

/tmp/dos-129.123.29.3     /tmp/dos-208.101.35.52    /tmp/dos-62.1.223.176   /tmp/dos-67.86.228.167   /tmp/dos-81.243.173.36   /tmp/dos-85.74.155.67
/tmp/dos-138.162.140.43   /tmp/dos-209.139.150.67   /tmp/dos-62.1.234.19    /tmp/dos-68.105.64.13    /tmp/dos-82.139.13.231   /tmp/dos-85.75.101.234
/tmp/dos-150.140.227.35   /tmp/dos-209.204.118.194  /tmp/dos-62.1.235.130   /tmp/dos-68.96.29.251    /tmp/dos-82.15.9.65      /tmp/dos-85.75.186.227
/tmp/dos-152.31.162.62    /tmp/dos-209.67.219.98    /tmp/dos-62.1.30.209    /tmp/dos-69.111.122.96   /tmp/dos-82.173.4.93     /tmp/dos-85.75.201.166
/tmp/dos-159.191.12.24    /tmp/dos-211.196.1.141    /tmp/dos-62.136.53.12   /tmp/dos-69.31.195.118   /tmp/dos-82.227.53.12    /tmp/dos-86.128.86.129
/tmp/dos-166.127.1.202    /tmp/dos-211.29.17.206    /tmp/dos-62.1.64.132    /tmp/dos-70.100.233.141  /tmp/dos-82.239.100.61   /tmp/dos-86.195.59.109
/tmp/dos-168.10.26.109    /tmp/dos-212.205.216.29   /tmp/dos-62.57.254.105  /tmp/dos-70.245.130.225  /tmp/dos-82.40.200.45    /tmp/dos-87.101.51.34
/tmp/dos-168.9.41.100     /tmp/dos-213.16.160.144   /tmp/dos-62.65.245.52   /tmp/dos-70.87.126.34    /tmp/dos-83.100.161.213  /tmp/dos-87.165.241.119
/tmp/dos-169.150.128.50   /tmp/dos-213.208.109.173  /tmp/dos-62.74.48.212   /tmp/dos-71.106.36.111   /tmp/dos-83.100.180.137  /tmp/dos-87.202.208.83
/tmp/dos-193.218.90.23    /tmp/dos-213.5.32.3       /tmp/dos-63.239.108.85  /tmp/dos-71.37.189.198   /tmp/dos-83.154.54.197   /tmp/dos-87.202.26.65
/tmp/dos-193.92.136.33    /tmp/dos-213.5.48.77      /tmp/dos-63.64.8.180    /tmp/dos-71.57.93.3      /tmp/dos-83.23.85.235    /tmp/dos-87.203.245.44
/tmp/dos-194.219.192.218  /tmp/dos-216.70.157.72    /tmp/dos-64.13.3.124    /tmp/dos-72.187.150.158  /tmp/dos-83.60.113.50    /tmp/dos-87.203.45.78
/tmp/dos-194.63.235.163   /tmp/dos-24.22.144.193    /tmp/dos-64.198.84.75   /tmp/dos-72.21.41.187    /tmp/dos-84.150.147.168  /tmp/dos-87.203.74.81
/tmp/dos-194.63.235.179   /tmp/dos-24.74.174.80     /tmp/dos-64.39.134.216  /tmp/dos-72.36.255.146   /tmp/dos-84.166.82.168   /tmp/dos-87.228.224.223
/tmp/dos-195.251.242.62   /tmp/dos-24.82.194.183    /tmp/dos-65.254.6.193   /tmp/dos-76.166.45.87    /tmp/dos-84.254.52.168   /tmp/dos-88.104.184.165
/tmp/dos-195.252.86.70    /tmp/dos-38.102.128.140   /tmp/dos-65.65.128.19   /tmp/dos-76.184.39.130   /tmp/dos-84.59.44.94     /tmp/dos-89.172.83.160
/tmp/dos-196.205.14.130   /tmp/dos-41.201.229.83    /tmp/dos-65.82.83.226   /tmp/dos-76.20.135.171   /tmp/dos-84.64.70.182    /tmp/dos-89.210.12.18
/tmp/dos-201.242.3.231    /tmp/dos-58.165.38.124    /tmp/dos-65.92.52.235   /tmp/dos-77.178.214.128  /tmp/dos-84.87.129.180   /tmp/dos-89.210.82.153
/tmp/dos-205.188.116.139  /tmp/dos-59.93.87.108     /tmp/dos-66.127.54.59   /tmp/dos-80.219.135.82   /tmp/dos-85.101.110.135  /tmp/dos-89.210.89.48
/tmp/dos-205.202.240.114  /tmp/dos-60.212.179.44    /tmp/dos-66.240.31.67   /tmp/dos-80.225.189.224  /tmp/dos-85.194.8.155    /tmp/dos-91.127.142.25
/tmp/dos-206.53.62.191    /tmp/dos-62.103.243.8     /tmp/dos-66.49.18.10    /tmp/dos-80.235.44.238   /tmp/dos-85.30.103.3
/tmp/dos-206.77.0.153     /tmp/dos-62.1.136.42      /tmp/dos-66.55.138.98   /tmp/dos-80.43.26.200    /tmp/dos-85.74.106.127
/tmp/dos-207.203.140.254  /tmp/dos-62.1.164.53      /tmp/dos-66.92.248.30   /tmp/dos-80.76.37.133    /tmp/dos-85.74.137.177

what if only some selected IP addresses may access the webserver?

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what if only some selected IP addresses may access the webserver?

Then of course you don't have problem, but that would be something very custom, as the majority of web servers are open to public

  I use (and highly recemend) these:

Anti Virus = Avast Home Edition (free)

Firewall = Comodo Personal Firewall (free)

I've used other software, like Sygate, etc... But these are updated reguarly.

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