Friday, July 27, 2007

Firewall

With the last poll over, the results were: 85% of the people said that they have had problems with Spyware, Adware, and/or a virus. 15% said that they didn't. Remember to vote in the new poll!
Well, this time there is only going to be one software (and it's free!) that will be listed under this article today, and it is Comodo Firewall Pro. That is because it not only beats most, free firewalls, it even beats most PAID firewalls, including ZoneAlarm!! It is also easy to use, and has a nice interface, which you can see below.
It also isn't too heavy on system resources. It will even allow you to Scan for known applications so that there won't be as many warnings when you first use it (this is normal with all firewalls). If you experience lag when playing a game, especially an online one, this is most likely due to the firewall, again this is common with a lot of firewalls, so all you have to do is turn it off before you play and turn it back on when you are done. Another feature that I like about it is that it has 3 security levels, Block All, which won't allow anything to access the internet, Custom, this is the normal configuration, and will allow the programs you told it to allow, and Allow All, this allows all programs on your computer to access the internet. It will also show info about your internet connection, such as your IP address, your connection type, etc. It is a good firewall for both beginners and professionals, and it is a must for computer security. To go to it's website click here, and to download it click here.

1 comment:

Timur said...

Well, Comodo isn't bad, but who will help you if you'll get some problems with it? Online community? :-) In case of security questions I prefer to pay a little to be sure it'll be OK anyway. I use Agnitum Outpost Security Suite, with firewall, anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-spyware engines. Really good. Maybe better than Comodo. :-)