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hi
i have been suffering from a problem which actually infects everyone i.e. virus
i have tried using tiny firewall but it actually barred me from using the yahoo and msn messenger.
i would like to have some suggestions about from where to get a firewall from?
Try using Zonealarm from zonelabs.com,there is a free version available,
but to get rid of viruses i suggest u install a good antivirus and update it regularly
Or you just configure your firewall to let the applications connect to the outside !Quote:
i have tried using tiny firewall but it actually barred me from using the yahoo and msn messenger.
Hey,
There's really nothing to wrong with Tiny as long as it is config'd as CR indicated, but toss ZA as many of us have, it's as buggy as a swamp on a Hot August Night and to quote one our members:
Here, the suggestions from the AO members:Quote:
pooh sun tzu,
With as many holes and exploits as blackice, it's about time people moved away from it.
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=260404
cheers
This is one I found, don't know anything about it, but it will fit on a floppy, and is supposed to be easy to configure:
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=262022
And it's free .................
Nothing is wrong with Tiny. As a matter of fact, Tiny is one of the best free firewall's out there. Your application permissions that are set is what is preventing those two application's from connecting outside. However, if you are going to chance firewall's, I would suggest either Kerio or Outpost Agnitium. :)
Hey Hey,
Windows IT Pro (Formerly Windows & .Net Mag) just had Windows Firewall Software as a Buyers Guide in the Sept. 2004 issue... InstantDoc ID 43580 for those of you with subscriptions.
They compared hardware and software firewalls...
Agnitum's Outpost Pro definately came out on top when you look through their comparison sheet... however they had many viable and useable solutions. Deerfield.com's VisNetic Firewall is fairly decent, however doesn't support Content Filtering, Reporting, or Application Based Filtering...
InfoExpress's CyberArmor looks like it'd be fun to take for a test drive and highly configurable... but it's quite pricy and designed for large company or enterprise solutions...
Tiny and ZoneAlarm were also both profiled and also have nice features. Tiny supports AD integration if you are running a small network at home (or want to use it in the office also) has XML, realtime and also MS SQL Server logging, uses Snort-compatible rules on it's built in IDS and can do customized alerts as well as Content filtering.... ZoneAlarm isn't quite as indepth but includes the CA AV engine and has a free version....
Anyways.. check out the article if you can... I suggest a hardware firewall if you can afford it... otherwise ZoneAlarm has always done my roommates well at home... and I use Outpost on my laptop (very nice software and quite customizable/configurable)... I've also played with VisNetic and have it installed at home for testing... but it's lack of application based filtering isn't as nice... It's rulesets for Network ACLs are quite flexible though....
I guess what you need to do is look back and evalutate how much/little time you want to put into configuring a firewall.
Peace,
HT
/me loves Kerio's configuration conversion tool and it's built in IDS :D
HTRegz, they didn't test out Sygate?
For those interested, here's the PDF table of firewall comparisons from Windows IT Pro Magazine. :)
Hey Hey,Quote:
Originally posted here by MsMittens
HTRegz, they didn't test out Sygate?
For those interested, here's the PDF table of firewall comparisons from Windows IT Pro Magazine. :)
Yeah they did.. Sysgate, MS SP2 Firewall, Privacyware and Smartline were all tested.. i just skipped over them....
PrivacyWare Privatefirewall is interesting because it doesn't support Network or User based ACLs.... simply TCP/UDP Application based stuff... It's the only firewall however that does HTML logging....
Smartline PortsLock 1.5 is nice because it'll log ot the event log and has fully logging capabilities... but no IDS or Application based ACLs..
Sysgate Secure Enterprise was what they tested.. @ $15-70/seat it is possible for it to be one of the cheaper enterprise solutions... It'll export to third party applications for it's log and will automatically restart the AV software if it isn't detected as running... It also allows for custom rules, but doesn't allow you to download new signatures like Tiny/VisNetic/CyborArmor do.
I also forgot to mention another aspect of Outpost Pro that's really nice is the ability to log to .mdb files and the spectrum of Alerts that it provides.
Thanks for bringing that up MSM.
Peace,
HT
HT: Can you give me what they found/discussed concerning Kerio Personal Firewall 4 (or if they did that at all, any instance of Kerio is good)? TIA.
Hey Hey Spyder...Quote:
Originally posted here by Spyder32
HT: Can you give me what they found/discussed concerning Kerio Personal Firewall 4 (or if they did that at all, any instance of Kerio is good)? TIA.
They didn't work with Kerio Personal Firewall 4... However they did check out the Network based Kerio WinRoute Firewall ($499 for 10 nodes)
It's the only Network-Based firewall that requires a proprietary client to do VPN... isn't quite as good on the application level as ISA or Symantec Enterprise Firewall.. but it beat Check Point VPN-1 Pro. It doesn't have an IDS or Alerts... Externally logs to Syslog...comes with McAfee AV and supports full logging... It will do Web and Spam filtering.. some URL/MIME type content filtering and supports a secondary link in case of failure.. It only allows a single IPSec passthrough, but several PPTP passthroughts... (all other network-based firewalls they profiled seem to come out fairly high compared to this one but when you compare the prices... CheckPoint - $21000 (unlimited users)... Kerio WinRoute - $499 for 10 Nodes... Microsoft ISA Server - $5999/processor (Enterprise) or $1499/processor (Standard).. Symantec Enterprise Firewall - $11.995 (unlimited nodes)... $2695 for 25 nodes)
If anyone wants the complete specs from any of these breakdowns.. let me know and I'll type it out..
Peace,
HT
Ahh, thank you HTRegz. Yeah, I didn't think it would be as good as the Symantec product. That's kinda odd that it doesn't have an IDS yet the free personal version does. Heh, oh well..
I've been using CHX for a little while now, it's a little odd when it comes to the interface but works extremely well. Has NAT and remote management support on top of a rules based firewall that supports most protocols and even flag filtering on TCP. It's free for home use, corporate users need a license and all that fun stuff.
http://www.idrci.net/idrci_products.htm
Kerio, hands down. It's never failed me once, contains all the features I need in a firewall (and not all the OMFG web filterintg banner blocking email protecting baby feeding FEATURES(?) that should not be in a firewall).
Roger that one, pooh sun tzu ;) I love the built-in IDS and it's overall effectiveness. It has never failed me either and I doubt it will :)Quote:
Kerio, hands down. It's never failed me once, contains all the features I need in a firewall (and not all the OMFG web filterintg banner blocking email protecting baby feeding FEATURES(?) that should not be in a firewall).