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| Looking For A Firewall [message #412776] |
Mon, 30 November 2009 22:45  |
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So guys, Im running windows vista, Whats a good firewall, free is better, I hate getting boot legs?
I rather have you guys tell me first hand then google tell em a damn rating.
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #412779 is a reply to message #412776] |
Mon, 30 November 2009 22:51  |
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Do you have a router? A router, plus Windows' built in firewall should be more than enough protection.
Even without a router, you should be OK with just Windows if you don't do dumb stuff online. If not, ZoneAlarm is a good free antivirus, but that's the only one I've used, and that was a while ago.
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #412782 is a reply to message #412779] |
Mon, 30 November 2009 23:09 |
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| nikki6ixx wrote on Mon, 30 November 2009 21:51 |
Do you have a router? A router, plus Windows' built in firewall should be more than enough protection.
Even without a router, you should be OK with just Windows if you don't do dumb stuff online. If not, ZoneAlarm is a good free antivirus, but that's the only one I've used, and that was a while ago.
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Ya lol, I have a link system router with a custom DD-wrt firmwire and plus windows firewall, but I wanna be a lil more safe.
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #412783 is a reply to message #412776] |
Mon, 30 November 2009 23:22 |
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You're pretty safe. If you know how to install DD-WRT Linux firmware onto a router, you likely know how to stay safe. As long as you've configured the settings properly like blocking anonymous internet requests and Multicast, everything should be OK.
Using another program just means you use more PC resources, and just gives you more computability headaches down the road.
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #412793 is a reply to message #412782] |
Tue, 01 December 2009 01:29 |
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| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 07:09 |
| nikki6ixx wrote on Mon, 30 November 2009 21:51 |
Do you have a router? A router, plus Windows' built in firewall should be more than enough protection.
Even without a router, you should be OK with just Windows if you don't do dumb stuff online. If not, ZoneAlarm is a good free antivirus, but that's the only one I've used, and that was a while ago.
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Ya lol, I have a link system router with a custom DD-wrt firmwire and plus windows firewall, but I wanna be a lil more safe.
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Windows Firewall = WIN.
(Yes, it's a little unexpected, but the built in firewall is better than most commercial firewalls.)
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #412820 is a reply to message #412793] |
Tue, 01 December 2009 07:43 |
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| DimitryK wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 00:29 |
| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 07:09 |
| nikki6ixx wrote on Mon, 30 November 2009 21:51 |
Do you have a router? A router, plus Windows' built in firewall should be more than enough protection.
Even without a router, you should be OK with just Windows if you don't do dumb stuff online. If not, ZoneAlarm is a good free antivirus, but that's the only one I've used, and that was a while ago.
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Ya lol, I have a link system router with a custom DD-wrt firmwire and plus windows firewall, but I wanna be a lil more safe.
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Windows Firewall = WIN.
(Yes, it's a little unexpected, but the built in firewall is better than most commercial firewalls.)
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Some reason, I find that hard to believe.
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #412821 is a reply to message #412820] |
Tue, 01 December 2009 08:17 |
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| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 15:43 |
| DimitryK wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 00:29 |
| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 07:09 |
| nikki6ixx wrote on Mon, 30 November 2009 21:51 |
Do you have a router? A router, plus Windows' built in firewall should be more than enough protection.
Even without a router, you should be OK with just Windows if you don't do dumb stuff online. If not, ZoneAlarm is a good free antivirus, but that's the only one I've used, and that was a while ago.
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Ya lol, I have a link system router with a custom DD-wrt firmwire and plus windows firewall, but I wanna be a lil more safe.
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Windows Firewall = WIN.
(Yes, it's a little unexpected, but the built in firewall is better than most commercial firewalls.)
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Some reason, I find that hard to believe.
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Our server uses it and it does work. Of course, it's not hard to add exceptions, but when you can add exceptions you're on the server anyway.
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #412824 is a reply to message #412776] |
Tue, 01 December 2009 09:03 |
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Symantec did use to have a firewall which was okay, but there products show that there service is useless. Install avast and see how many more viruses it picks up than Norton(Useless). The firewall might be an exception, but Windows Firewall is okay as when you run a IIS on your pc you will see no one will be able to join whilst the firewall is up.
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #412827 is a reply to message #412820] |
Tue, 01 December 2009 09:16 |
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| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 08:43 |
| DimitryK wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 00:29 |
| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 07:09 |
| nikki6ixx wrote on Mon, 30 November 2009 21:51 |
Do you have a router? A router, plus Windows' built in firewall should be more than enough protection.
Even without a router, you should be OK with just Windows if you don't do dumb stuff online. If not, ZoneAlarm is a good free antivirus, but that's the only one I've used, and that was a while ago.
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Ya lol, I have a link system router with a custom DD-wrt firmwire and plus windows firewall, but I wanna be a lil more safe.
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Windows Firewall = WIN.
(Yes, it's a little unexpected, but the built in firewall is better than most commercial firewalls.)
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Some reason, I find that hard to believe.
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if you're not going to listen to the advice that you came here for, then just stop fucking posting
anyway,
you should try this site, shieldsup!, which will test if your computer is vulnerable: www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #412855 is a reply to message #412827] |
Tue, 01 December 2009 13:47 |
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| Ryan3k wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 08:16 |
| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 08:43 |
| DimitryK wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 00:29 |
| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Tue, 01 December 2009 07:09 |
| nikki6ixx wrote on Mon, 30 November 2009 21:51 |
Do you have a router? A router, plus Windows' built in firewall should be more than enough protection.
Even without a router, you should be OK with just Windows if you don't do dumb stuff online. If not, ZoneAlarm is a good free antivirus, but that's the only one I've used, and that was a while ago.
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Ya lol, I have a link system router with a custom DD-wrt firmwire and plus windows firewall, but I wanna be a lil more safe.
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Windows Firewall = WIN.
(Yes, it's a little unexpected, but the built in firewall is better than most commercial firewalls.)
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Some reason, I find that hard to believe.
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if you're not going to listen to the advice that you came here for, then just stop fucking posting
anyway,
you should try this site, shieldsup!, which will test if your computer is vulnerable: www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
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No im listening to everyone advice, but to hear someone defend a windows product to me is a new one =], currently firewall wise, i have the router and windows firewall, antivirus i have symantec anti virus corporate edition, the nice clean one. not that norton brand shit that integrates itself into every aspect of your pc...
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #412938 is a reply to message #412776] |
Wed, 02 December 2009 22:37 |
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Symantec isn't bad at all, but it's really overkill for what you're doing.
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| Aircraftkiller wrote on Fri, 10 January 2014 16:56 |
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #413322 is a reply to message #413161] |
Sun, 06 December 2009 13:14 |
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| halo2pac wrote on Fri, 04 December 2009 21:19 |
Just put a condom over your Ethernet Jack.
lolz.
Comodo Firewall is free. i use it.. its just awesome.
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I tried that, and my pc was very slow after i installed it...
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #413338 is a reply to message #412776] |
Sun, 06 December 2009 19:40 |
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I was actually just about to say that.
If your router firewall and windows firewall fails at stopping things, then you really are misconfiguring the fuck out of shit and adding a new or different firewall ontop of it wouldn't do jack shit.
When it comes down to it. windows firewall and all firewalls do the same thing.
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #413367 is a reply to message #412776] |
Mon, 07 December 2009 08:47 |
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The weak link of the computer isi ts user. No firewall can stop that.
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #413377 is a reply to message #413371] |
Mon, 07 December 2009 09:39 |
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| Caveman wrote on Mon, 07 December 2009 08:12 |
For someone to actually get through your routers firewall would have to know what they were doing... Them people dont spend there time hacking into random people computers.. You have nothing to worry about from 'script kiddies' that think they're hackers because they downloaded a 'hacking' program.
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lol ya i have a friend who goes to these major conventions for hackers and he tells me how he knows how to hack and has a firewall better than anyone else the FBI called him up asking him about why its so strong, and how he hacked its friends pc and can see everything they are doing.....sometimes I wonder if its true or not
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #413378 is a reply to message #413377] |
Mon, 07 December 2009 09:45 |
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| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Mon, 07 December 2009 10:39 |
| Caveman wrote on Mon, 07 December 2009 08:12 |
For someone to actually get through your routers firewall would have to know what they were doing... Them people dont spend there time hacking into random people computers.. You have nothing to worry about from 'script kiddies' that think they're hackers because they downloaded a 'hacking' program.
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lol ya i have a friend who goes to these major conventions for hackers and he tells me how he knows how to hack and has a firewall better than anyone else the FBI called him up asking him about why its so strong, and how he hacked its friends pc and can see everything they are doing.....sometimes I wonder if its true or not
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It sounds like he's full of shit, but even if he isn't, that's still no reason to worry too much. Someone would have to really want to get into your computer.
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| Aircraftkiller wrote on Fri, 10 January 2014 16:56 |
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #413401 is a reply to message #413379] |
Mon, 07 December 2009 13:13 |
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| Caveman wrote on Mon, 07 December 2009 11:01 |
| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Mon, 07 December 2009 16:39 |
| Caveman wrote on Mon, 07 December 2009 08:12 |
For someone to actually get through your routers firewall would have to know what they were doing... Them people dont spend there time hacking into random people computers.. You have nothing to worry about from 'script kiddies' that think they're hackers because they downloaded a 'hacking' program.
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lol ya i have a friend who goes to these major conventions for hackers and he tells me how he knows how to hack and has a firewall better than anyone else the FBI called him up asking him about why its so strong, and how he hacked its friends pc and can see everything they are doing.....sometimes I wonder if its true or not
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I've 'hacked' someone computer where I could see what they were doing, take control of there computer and what not. Thats not hacking. That was just me abusing Windows ME and getting someone to install a program that opened ports for me. A good anti virus (should) stop you from downloading such virus'. Someone who has the skills to actually hack someones computer doesn't go around boasting about it. These people stay hidden.
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| Re: Looking For A Firewall [message #413402 is a reply to message #413401] |
Mon, 07 December 2009 13:20 |
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| luv2pb wrote on Mon, 07 December 2009 12:13 |
| Caveman wrote on Mon, 07 December 2009 11:01 |
| (SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Mon, 07 December 2009 16:39 |
| Caveman wrote on Mon, 07 December 2009 08:12 |
For someone to actually get through your routers firewall would have to know what they were doing... Them people dont spend there time hacking into random people computers.. You have nothing to worry about from 'script kiddies' that think they're hackers because they downloaded a 'hacking' program.
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lol ya i have a friend who goes to these major conventions for hackers and he tells me how he knows how to hack and has a firewall better than anyone else the FBI called him up asking him about why its so strong, and how he hacked its friends pc and can see everything they are doing.....sometimes I wonder if its true or not
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I've 'hacked' someone computer where I could see what they were doing, take control of there computer and what not. Thats not hacking. That was just me abusing Windows ME and getting someone to install a program that opened ports for me. A good anti virus (should) stop you from downloading such virus'. Someone who has the skills to actually hack someones computer doesn't go around boasting about it. These people stay hidden.
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lol, seconded.
All this begs the question though, what exactly do you have to hide, SSnipe?
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