Windows Xp's Built-in Firewall

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Windows Xp's Built-in Firewall, What do you think about it?

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Kike G. View Member Profile	Jan 25 2008, 12:50 AM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 10-January 08 From: Lima Member No.: 182,428	Hi, there, What do you, guys, think about Windows XP's built firewall? Is it reliable? Is it good enough? Regards, -------------------- Kike G. (Lima, Peru) (Please, before considering my name as some kind of offense, take note that in my country---a Spanish-speaking one---it is not, it's just a man name, and it's pronounced differently).

Teenage.Zombiee View Member Profile	Jan 25 2008, 01:20 AM Post #2
Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 814 Joined: 25-October 07 From: Sydney, AUSTRALIA :] Member No.: 165,216	Windows Firewall is okay but it only provides inbound protection. It is recommended you have a firewall with outbound protection. There are plenty of free firewalls that provide this -------------------- "People die of disease and accident. Death comes suddenly and there is no notion of good or bad. It leaves, not a dramatic feeling but great emptiness. When you lose someone you loved very much you feel this big empty space and think, 'If I had known this was coming I would have done things differently.' These are the feelings I wanted to arouse in the players with Aerith's death relatively early in the game. Feelings of reality and not Hollywood." - Yoshinori Kitase

1Bart View Member Profile	Jan 25 2008, 04:07 AM Post #3
Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 10-October 06 From: NJ-Just across the Hudson from lower Manhattan Member No.: 89,480	Those firewalls are located here... http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic3616.html This post has been edited by 1Bart: Jan 25 2008, 04:08 AM

Rittnasty View Member Profile	Jan 25 2008, 11:36 AM Post #4
Member Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 21-January 08 From: It's a Midwest thing, ya'll... Member No.: 185,007	I agree with Teenage Zombie's comment and I would recommend Comodo or Zone Alarm because they tend to have the most features for a free firewall program. Also with these two you don't have to register after thirty days to continue using the free edition and they have several customizable options/features as well. I currently use Comodo in conjuction with AVG Antivirus (Free edition) and it works great---doesn't bog down your CPU when running in the background either! -------------------- "And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 (ESV) Thoughtvent.com

Kike G. View Member Profile	Jan 25 2008, 11:43 AM Post #5
Member Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 10-January 08 From: Lima Member No.: 182,428	QUOTE(Rittnasty @ Jan 25 2008, 11:36 AM) I agree with Teenage Zombie's comment and I would recommend Comodo or Zone Alarm because they tend to have the most features for a free firewall program. Also with these two you don't have to register after thirty days to continue using the free edition and they have several customizable options/features as well. I currently use Comodo in conjuction with AVG Antivirus (Free edition) and it works great---doesn't bog down your CPU when running in the background either! Hi, Rittnasty, Thank you for your answer. Yeah, I used to have ZoneAlarm installed. However, since I changed from AVG Free Edition Anti-Virus to Kaspersky Anti-Virus, I had to uninstall it, for Kaspersky can't run along with ZoneAlarm. Do you know if Comodo has the same problem interacting with Kaspersky? Thanks, -------------------- Kike G. (Lima, Peru) (Please, before considering my name as some kind of offense, take note that in my country---a Spanish-speaking one---it is not, it's just a man name, and it's pronounced differently).

Rittnasty View Member Profile	Jan 25 2008, 12:36 PM Post #6
Member Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 21-January 08 From: It's a Midwest thing, ya'll... Member No.: 185,007	Kike...I have heard about some issues with compatability between Comodo and Kaspersky. Specifically, I have read that some people say that Comodo kept recognizing Kaspersky as an invader. But if you add Kaspersky to Comodo's safe zone and vice versa then they both should allow the other to run without interference. The only thing that you need to be careful about with Comodo is how high you set the security settings in your preferences...you can pick and choose what you want Comodo to monitor, so it really isn't that big of a problem. Btw, I am using the free edition of Comodo, so I don't know what the full version includes and if it runs any differently. -------------------- "And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 (ESV) Thoughtvent.com

Kike G. View Member Profile	Jan 25 2008, 12:52 PM Post #7
Member Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 10-January 08 From: Lima Member No.: 182,428	QUOTE(Rittnasty @ Jan 25 2008, 12:36 PM) Kike...I have heard about some issues with compatability between Comodo and Kaspersky. Specifically, I have read that some people say that Comodo kept recognizing Kaspersky as an invader. But if you add Kaspersky to Comodo's safe zone and vice versa then they both should allow the other to run without interference. The only thing that you need to be careful about with Comodo is how high you set the security settings in your preferences...you can pick and choose what you want Comodo to monitor, so it really isn't that big of a problem. Btw, I am using the free edition of Comodo, so I don't know what the full version includes and if it runs any differently. Thanks for the advice, Ritt. Well, it seems that our friend Kaspersky is a little bit of exclusivist, huh? Best regards, -------------------- Kike G. (Lima, Peru) (Please, before considering my name as some kind of offense, take note that in my country---a Spanish-speaking one---it is not, it's just a man name, and it's pronounced differently).

Rittnasty View Member Profile	Jan 25 2008, 01:01 PM Post #8
Member Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 21-January 08 From: It's a Midwest thing, ya'll... Member No.: 185,007	Glad to help, have a great day! -------------------- "And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 (ESV) Thoughtvent.com

quietman7 View Member Profile	Jan 26 2008, 02:59 PM Post #9
Bleepin' Janitor Group: Global Moderator Posts: 14,074 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Virginia, USA Member No.: 26,513	The Windows XP firewall protects against port scanning but has limitations and it is no replacement for a robust 3rd-party two-way personal firewall. The XP firewall is not a full featured firewall. Normal firewalls allow you to specifically control each TCP and UDP port but XP’s firewall does not provide you with this capability. Instead, it takes a point and click approach to enabling or disabling a few common ports. The XP firewall does a good job of monitoring, examining and blocking inbound traffic but makes no attempt to filter or block outbound traffic like most 3rd-party personal firewalls. Thus, the XP firewall does not identify which programs attempt to initiate outbound network or Internet communications nor does it block the traffic when suspicious activity occurs. This feature can be helpful in preventing many types of malware attacks that may attempt to open ports or communicate with outside servers without the user's knowledge or consent. It also means that if your system has been compromised, a hacker could use your machine as part of a distributed denial of service attack. By default, Windows Firewall rejects all incoming traffic unless that traffic is in response to a previous outgoing request. If you're running Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Firewall is turned on by default. If you Firewall is not turned on by default, then your using an unpatched OS and need to update your system to SP2. If you choose to use a 3rd-party firewall, you need to disable* the Windows firewall. Using two software firewalls on a single computer could cause issues with connectivity to the Internet or other unexpected behavior. Further, running multiple software firewalls can cause conflicts* that are hard to identify and troubleshoot. Only one of the firewalls can receive the packets over the network and process them. Sometimes you may even have a conflict that causes neither firewall to protect your connection. However, you can use a hardware firewall (your router) and a software firewall (Kerio or ZoneAlarm) in conjunction. For more information see "The Differences and Features of Hardware & Software Firewalls". -------------------- "THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?" Microsoft MVP - Windows Security 2007-2009

Kike G. View Member Profile	Jan 26 2008, 04:16 PM Post #10
Member Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 10-January 08 From: Lima Member No.: 182,428	Thanks for the advice, Quietman. Then my question would be, based on what I stated before: what freeware firewalls are compatible with Kaspersky Anti-Virus? Regards, -------------------- Kike G. (Lima, Peru) (Please, before considering my name as some kind of offense, take note that in my country---a Spanish-speaking one---it is not, it's just a man name, and it's pronounced differently).

bluesjunior View Member Profile	Jan 29 2008, 05:09 AM Post #11
Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 6-October 06 Member No.: 88,787	Quote, "Btw, I am using the free edition of Comodo, so I don't know what the full version includes and if it runs any differently." The free version is the full version. Comodo have promised to give the best available Firewall for free for ever.

boopme View Member Profile	Jan 29 2008, 11:22 AM Post #12
To INSANITY and BEYOND !! Group: Moderator Posts: 10,943 Joined: 10-September 04 From: NJ USA Member No.: 2,608	Yes as mentioned above Comodo Personal is the free (for life). Also their BOClean antispyware tool is free. -------------------- Can you spare some PC cycles to help FIND A CURE .. BC FOLDING TEAM Click me /info.. ThoughtVent a goodplace to discuss.<<>>>Staying Updated Calendar of Updates. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear....

Kike G. View Member Profile	Jan 29 2008, 11:46 AM Post #13
Member Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 10-January 08 From: Lima Member No.: 182,428	QUOTE(boopme @ Jan 29 2008, 11:22 AM) Yes as mentioned above Comodo Personal is the free (for life). Also their BOClean antispyware tool is free. That's nice to hear. However, is Comodo compatible with Kaspersky Anti-Virus? Regards, -------------------- Kike G. (Lima, Peru) (Please, before considering my name as some kind of offense, take note that in my country---a Spanish-speaking one---it is not, it's just a man name, and it's pronounced differently).

tork View Member Profile	Jan 29 2008, 06:26 PM Post #14
Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 274 Joined: 27-September 07 Member No.: 159,556	You can run Zone Alarm free firewall with Kaspersky AV just not the latest version 7 which has a "phantom" security suite buried in it with Kaspersky AV engine.

Teenage.Zombiee View Member Profile	Jan 30 2008, 12:11 AM Post #15
Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 814 Joined: 25-October 07 From: Sydney, AUSTRALIA :] Member No.: 165,216	I haven't read about any compatibility issues with ZA and Kaspersky. Ive actually had ZA with McAfee and no problem. Same with Trend Micro and AVAST. ZoneAlarm is a pretty good firewall though. So I hope (for you) it works with Kaspersky -------------------- "People die of disease and accident. Death comes suddenly and there is no notion of good or bad. It leaves, not a dramatic feeling but great emptiness. When you lose someone you loved very much you feel this big empty space and think, 'If I had known this was coming I would have done things differently.' These are the feelings I wanted to arouse in the players with Aerith's death relatively early in the game. Feelings of reality and not Hollywood." - Yoshinori Kitase

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