 Third Party Firewalls & Windows Vista, What is Available? |
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 Apr 30 2007, 07:59 AM
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Forum Regular  Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 6-January 06 Member No.: 49,094  |
 I'm wondering if anyone knows of any 3rd party firewall apps that are fully Vista compatible. DON'T mention Security Suites, just firewalls. I currently use Zonealarm Pro and want to stick with it. But the fact that they still don't have a Vista compatible version keeps me from upgrading. It must be a real challenge for some of these companies to get their firewall working under Vista. But, at the same time, I can't understand why Zonealarm waited until March to only get the Beta release. I want to stick to ZA Pro (the BEST firewall, IMO) and I want to get Vista on the comp. (it's sitting on the shelf, as well as a CD of all the drivers and software) but I won't upgrade until I get a firewall that will work under Win V. Please help me with recommending any standalone firewall programs (free or commercial) that are Vista compatible, have a good reputation and are not system hogs. Thanks in advance. 
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Apr 30 2007, 08:43 AM
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I think the list in the link below is fairly recent. You know, Windows firewall can be used for both inbound and outbound in Vista. My thought is to use it until the others have a chance to get the bugs out.
http://vistabookmarks.blogspot.com/2007/03...-firewalls.html In case you want to check info on Windows Firewall: http://dozleng.com/internetsecurity/?p=133 This post has been edited by buddy215: Apr 30 2007, 08:45 AM |
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Apr 30 2007, 04:35 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 418 Joined: 30-December 05 From: Rosemount, MINN. Member No.: 47,493 |
I only know of 1 firewall that works with Vista- that is PC Tools Firewall Plus. Its free and does the same things ZA does.
Presently, ZA does not work well with Vista -------------------- Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 l McAfee Total Protection l Super AntiSpyware Free Edition l AdAware SE Personal l Spyware Blaster l Spyware Guard l Safe Eyes 2007
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May 1 2007, 08:03 AM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 6-January 06 Member No.: 49,094 |
Trying a new firewall is like asking someone else to fix your car other than your regular mechanic....
Hey, if I'm happy with the product, why change it? But maybe I'll try the Vista firewall or the one from PC Tools in the interim until ZA comes with a Vista version. Need to read up a bit more though.... It's quite frustrating that a lot of these security companies are quite far behind when it comes to offering their security apps without Vista support (F-Secure, ZA, Comodo, Outpost, etc. etc.) Thanks for the feedback so far! 
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May 1 2007, 03:02 PM
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 Who is running the store? Group: Members Posts: 1,914 Joined: 26-November 05 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 42,052 |
The PC Tools Firewall in Vista certainly is different in appearance from Zone Alarms',
but it's general operation has that familiar feel. For example, after I installed it, the first time AVG tried to update itself a Pop-up message appeared over the notification area of the taskbar asking if I wanted to allow or disallow it. It is new to me, too, but I feel better using it than the Vista built-in firewall (which I've disabled) based on reviews I've read regarding the Vista firewall. While it is better than the one in XP, it still doesn't get the job done as well as most of the others. There - that's my 2 cents. --------------------  I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! |
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