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Sebastian Gottschalk wrote, on 05/04/2007 6:44 pm:

> Malcolm wrote:
>
>> Looking for suggestions on a free firewall.
>
> For what system and what scenario?
> *uses physic debugging*
>
> I presume you want a host-based packet filter for Windows NT 5.0 or higher.
> Try Wipfw or maybe Windows Firewall on Windows XP.
>
>> I was using Zone Alarm and installed the update to version 7.
>
> How does that relate to your question? Other than giving a hint what your
> OS is...
>
>> Now looking for an alternative.
>
> An alternative for ZoneAlarm as well? Heavily depends on which features are
> important to you: fucking up the network, bloat, uselessness, frequency and
> nonsensicalness of messages, shiny blinking, how much money you're willing
> to burn / spent, vulnerability, overall brain damage....
>
>> Suggestions appreciated.
>
> If you need some warm and fuzzy feeling, then ry the following shell
> command:
> for /l %i in (0,0,1) do (echo "hacking attempt blocked!" & sleep 300)

You are so, so clever.

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Wilf

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Malcolm skrev:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Looking for suggestions on a free firewall. I was using Zone Alarm and
> installed the update to version 7. I did not like the toolbar and
> email scanning feature. I uninstalled Zone Alarm version 7 and now I
> can't reinstall the older version or the newer one now. I have run
> through regedit to clean all references to Zone labs & zone alarm from
> the registry and still can't reinstall either version. Now looking for
> an alternative. Suggestions appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Later,
> Malcolm

If you are looking for a free software firewall,
why don't you try http://www.download.com/
and search for it there?

/Anders

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On 5-Apr-2007, Malcolm wrote:

> Looking for suggestions on a free firewall.

www.google.com - just type in 'free software firewall' - with or without
the quotes.

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On 5-Apr-2007, Malcolm wrote:

> I am running Windows XP HE and just looking for "free firewall" is
> like asking for a problem if the web site is unknown.

But then how is coming here asking complete strangers for advice really
any different?
Perhaps try googling for 'free software firewall reviews' instead?
Try sites like PCMagazine or PCWorld?

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> I am running Windows XP HE and just looking for "free firewall" is
> like asking for a problem if the web site is unknown.

With WinXP SP2 you already have a firewall that has all features a host
based firewall can have.

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Malcolm wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Looking for suggestions on a free firewall. I was using Zone Alarm and
> installed the update to version 7. I did not like the toolbar and
> email scanning feature. I uninstalled Zone Alarm version 7 and now I
> can't reinstall the older version or the newer one now. I have run
> through regedit to clean all references to Zone labs & zone alarm from
> the registry and still can't reinstall either version. Now looking for
> an alternative. Suggestions appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Later,
> Malcolm

I used to use ZA until I got a Belkin wireless router, switch, firewall,
dhcp server gadget and then ZA just didn't get any incoming nasties
after that so I uninstalled it.

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On May 12, 5:27 pm, Steve wrote:
> Malcolm wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
>
> > Looking for suggestions on a free firewall. I was using Zone Alarm and
> > installed the update to version 7. I did not like the toolbar and
> > email scanning feature. I uninstalled Zone Alarm version 7 and now I
> > can't reinstall the older version or the newer one now. I have run
> > through regedit to clean all references to Zone labs & zone alarm from
> > the registry and still can't reinstall either version. Now looking for
> > an alternative. Suggestions appreciated.
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Later,
> > Malcolm
>
> I used to use ZA until I got a Belkin wireless router, switch, firewall,
> dhcp server gadget and then ZA just didn't get any incoming nasties
> after that so I uninstalled it.

It's not just the incoming nasties, but what you let leave your
computer. IMHO, ZA is invaluable with this.

Shneor

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Shneor wrote:


> It's not just the incoming nasties, but what you let leave your
> computer. IMHO, ZA is invaluable with this.

What a nonsense. ZA can't do anything against malicious software sending out
data, even though it tires to make the impression.