Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com wrote:
> On 1/21/2010 6:20 PM, Thip wrote:
>>
>>
>> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
>> news:df46n.6117$_96.5457@newsfe02.iad...
>>> I'm accustomed to having a 2 way firewall in XP. Which free firewall
>>> is recommended instead of W 7's built in firewall?
>>>
>>> I've used Zone Alarm Free in XP but was thinking of switching to
>>> Comodo. Do these work well in W7 Home Premium *64 bit*?
>>>
>>> Other suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks, Jeff
>>
>> In spite of Comodo's claims, I've found it doesn't always play nicely
>> with W7 64-bit. PC Tools comes highly recommended. You might want to
>> check here:
>>
>> http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/results.php
>>
>> And with W7's firewall you can implement your own rules:
>>
>> http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/38834.aspx
>>
>
> Thank you. I also heard from a friend that Comodo did not work well on
> his 64 bit W 7 system which is why I asked. I'll check out the links. PC
> Tools is not free however. Do you know if Zone Alarm plays nicely in W 7
> 64 bit?
>
> Jeff
I'm running ZoneAlarm Free 9.1.007 on Windows 7 x64. It has caused
no conflicts at all. I do question how secure it is -- some
programs seem to be able to go right through it from my harddrive
to the Internet. For example, when I updated Windows Defender, it
didn't even elicit a blip out of ZoneAlarm, it just updated. A
couple of other programs I've installed have been able to contact
home base without me ever allowing them to communicate through the
firewall -- maybe they are doing it through the browser channel, I
don't know. But other than this concern, this version of ZoneAlarm
causes no conflicts or problems of any kind.
-Al-