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What's the best free PC firewall?
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 04, 2012, 05:03:25 pm ---AtomSmasher:
I'm sorry you are having problems, but my guess is it's an improper install and/or corrupted upgrade or something. As I said, avg NEVER asks me to restart and I have it installed and several machines running vista, xp and win 7. You aren't using the paid version are you? Because that things a rip-off. The free version is actually better because the "additional security" offered on the paid version is pointless.
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Using the free version, and it's not a corrupted install of anything like that because it occurred on three of my computers, and on three other computers who installed their software without my help, all installed at completely different times. It seems highly unlikely that all 4 of use would have gotten a corrupted install or upgrade unless AVG's updater was corrupting it on a large percentage of computers.
lilshawn:
if you have a spare computer kicking around and a few NIC cards you can make yourself one of the best hardware firewalls money can buy (free).. Ive used it for years and have had no issues. and it's highly configurable.
http://www.smoothwall.org/
ahofle:
I guess I wasn't very clear in my original post, but I'm looking for a software firewall which detects and prompts for outgoing connections by application. I already have a hardware firewall and have no issues with incoming connections or viruses. I mostly want it to detect and remove junkware like iTunes or applications that install themselves with other applications and then make outgoing connections.
I will give Zone Alarm Free a shot, thanks.
Gray_Area:
--- Quote from: ahofle on March 05, 2012, 07:57:38 pm ---I guess I wasn't very clear in my original post, but I'm looking for a software firewall which detects and prompts for outgoing connections by application. I already have a hardware firewall and have no issues with incoming connections or viruses. I mostly want it to detect and remove junkware like iTunes or applications that install themselves with other applications and then make outgoing connections.
I will give Zone Alarm Free a shot, thanks.
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I thought you were quite clear.
wizkid32:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on March 02, 2012, 09:06:01 pm ---
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:)
I considered ZoneAlarm Free, but since my arcade PC will not be internet enabled, I really don't need one.
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