Re: which is the best personal firewall?

[Robin T Cox]

"KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote in
news:NlFZa.20800$ij4.369990@weber.videotron.net:

> subj!
> personally I'm very satisfied with my ZoneAlarm Pro, but, just out of
> curiousity, is there any ones that are actually better (from the point
> of restricting in/outbound traffic, privacy protection, and such..)?
> i'm only talking about personal desktop firewalls, nothing industrial
> here, folks -)
>
>

See:
http://www.firewallguide.com/
http://lists.gpick.com/pages/Firewall_Info.htm
http://www.firewall-software.com/fir..._firewall.html
http://www.auditmypc.com/

ZA is an excellent firewall, and I used to use the free version. I now use
Kerio 2.1.5 in conjunction with Sponge's blocklist:
http://www.geocities.com/yosponge/

[KpoT]

Robin T Cox wrote:
>
> "KpoT" <no@no.no> wrote in
> news:NlFZa.20800$ij4.369990@weber.videotron.net:
>
> > subj!
> > personally I'm very satisfied with my ZoneAlarm Pro, but, just out of
> > curiousity, is there any ones that are actually better (from the point
> > of restricting in/outbound traffic, privacy protection, and such..)?
> > i'm only talking about personal desktop firewalls, nothing industrial
> > here, folks -)
> >
> >
>
> See:
> http://www.firewallguide.com/
> http://lists.gpick.com/pages/Firewall_Info.htm
> http://www.firewall-software.com/fir..._firewall.html
> http://www.auditmypc.com/
>
> ZA is an excellent firewall, and I used to use the free version. I now use
> Kerio 2.1.5 in conjunction with Sponge's blocklist:
> http://www.geocities.com/yosponge/

just out of curiousity, what are the reasons why you switched from ZA to
Kerio?..

[Robin T Cox]

KpoT <no@no.no> wrote in news:3F38135C.20A645DE@no.no:

> <snipped>

> just out of curiousity, what are the reasons why you switched from ZA
> to Kerio?..
>

ZA (free version) became a bit of a 'black box' solution - I knew it was
blocking things, and as a less knowledgeable user that was fine. As I
started to learn more about security, I was attracted by a firewall that
allowed me more precise control over what was being blocked, and why. I was
also strongly influenced to try Sponge's blocklist for Kerio, and have not
regretted that I did.

[Igor Gutman (a/k/a KpoT)]

Robin T Cox wrote:
>
> KpoT <no@no.no> wrote in news:3F38135C.20A645DE@no.no:
>
> > <snipped>
>
> > just out of curiousity, what are the reasons why you switched from ZA
> > to Kerio?..
> >
>
> ZA (free version) became a bit of a 'black box' solution - I knew it was
> blocking things, and as a less knowledgeable user that was fine. As I
> started to learn more about security, I was attracted by a firewall that
> allowed me more precise control over what was being blocked, and why. I was
> also strongly influenced to try Sponge's blocklist for Kerio, and have not
> regretted that I did.

but why not try ZoneAlarm Pro?..
--
~much respect,
Igor

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[Robin T Cox]

"Igor Gutman (a/k/a KpoT)" <no@no.no> wrote in
news:3F38F303.6CAAF9EA@no.no:

> <snipped>
> but why not try ZoneAlarm Pro?..

Kerio PF is free for home users:
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html

[Igor Gutman]

Robin T Cox wrote:
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> "Igor Gutman (a/k/a KpoT)" <no@no.no> wrote in
> news:3F38F303.6CAAF9EA@no.no:
>
> > <snipped>
> > but why not try ZoneAlarm Pro?..
>
> Kerio PF is free for home users:
> http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html

Personally, i wouldn't count that as a legitimate reason for choosing a
*good* personal firewall..
Then again, you can find a keygen for the latest ZoneAlarm Pro at any crack
search engine, like Astalavista.box.sk or even Google.com and register it to
any name you wish ;-)

but I digress.. hey maybe I'm the only one "bad guy" -)

--
~much respect,
Igor

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[Data64]

"Igor Gutman (a/k/a KpoT)" <no@no.no> wrote in
news:3F38F303.6CAAF9EA@no.no:
>
> but why not try ZoneAlarm Pro?..

ZoneAlarm Pro is not as customizable as Kerio, not even close.

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