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extended firewall help please!!
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13. September 2006 @ 20:21 |
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(Comodo Personal firewall v2.3.4) will that be compatable with windows stock fire wall and is it worth getting ? plus is there a better free one?
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13. September 2006 @ 23:03 |
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Stick with Comodo and disable the Windows firewall. There are various evasion and disabling attacks which have worked in the past and probably still work against the Windows firewall.
Comodo, on the other hand, is one of the best firewalls out there, namely because it is difficult to kill and handles process and DLL injection well.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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13. September 2006 @ 23:04 |
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Hi nghtpnshr,
You cannot run more than one firewall at a time.
It will cause conflicts, huge system resource consumption and BSOD's.
Check out the second link in my sig for some great free ones, they are better IMHO, grab yourself a copy of Zone Alarm Free :-)
Remember to turn windows firewall off before you install a new one (Start > Controll Pannel > Secuirty Centre > Windows firewall Off)
Good luck.
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13. September 2006 @ 23:18 |
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um im curriouse i dont know what i should alow and shouldnt allow can you tell me what to get and how to set it up so i dont accadently screw the pooch even though i have a good fire wall etc it does nothing if it isnt set up correctly
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15. September 2006 @ 13:54 |
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what one should i get and how should i set it up to best suit not kicking my self in the butt for missing something i should have clicked
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15. September 2006 @ 14:06 |
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i have mcafee's security center pluss is that a gr8 prog or not it wa sinstalled when i bought my pc or should i use the aone alarm labs product witch is better ??
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15. September 2006 @ 15:02 |
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It's so-so. The firewall is ok, though. If you still have an active anti-virus subscription, keep it. Otherwise, remove it (if you can) and use Comodo and AVG.
The following are common programs that you'll want to allow to connect:
svchost.exe (Generic Host Process for Windows)
firefox.exe (Firefox browser)
Opera.exe (Opera browser)
spoolsv.exe (Spooler SubSystem App, ONLY if you have a networked printer - otherwise, don't allow it to connect.)
netscape.exe (Netscape browser, outdated)
thunderbird.exe (Thunderbird email client)
outlook.exe (Microsoft Outlook, but it's recommened that you not use
Outlook for other security reasons)
wuauclt.exe (Windows Automatic Update Client)
SYSTEM (different firewalls call this different things, but this may be necessary on boot-up)
iexplore.exe (Internet Explorer, though I recommend NOT allowing it to
connect, and instead use another browser. IE is the door through
which most security problems enter.)
Also, you'll want your anti-virus program's updater to connect, and possibly other internet-based programs to connect as well. Remember also to unplug your modem while you are uninstalling and/or reinstalling a firewall, and to disable any other firewalls i.e. you cannot run 2 firewall at once in most cases.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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15. September 2006 @ 15:26 |
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ty alot thats been verry helpfull i dont like AVG ; but i hear people do i got alot up and my mcafee's current for one year ill fix then ty
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