Firewall rating

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 by jebro | Discussion: Personal Computing

I found this test (March 2008) of firewalls on the internet.

Hope some of you find it useful.


http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php#firewalls-ratings




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kona0197
Reply #21 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:31 PM
Ones persons bad experience with something doesn't make it bad.


Yes but in this case we have more than one person that had bad experiences with Norton.

kona0197
Reply #22 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:34 PM
Oh and BTW WG Norton has failed just about every security test it was put to miserably.

kona0197
Reply #23 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:36 PM
Oh and BTW WG Norton has failed just about every security test it was put to miserably.

WebGizmos
Reply #24 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:42 PM
Jafo...Honestly....I really don't know what to say...and I can't recommend any other software...not that I don't want to or anything...every application I've ever looked at had good and bad reviews...all I can say is that I myself have never had a problem with Norton. But I can assure that if or when I do I will trash it just as fast as you did. Maybe I'm lucky in that it doesn't slow down my pc or hasn't screwed up...who knows. But I can certainly understand why you did what you did....I would have too.

WebGizmos
Reply #25 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:45 PM
Norton has failed just about every security test it was put to miserably.


Guess it depends on which test site your using. I used one that was posted here somewhere and it passed with flying colors. How about that!?

All I can say is...if Norton doesn't work for you trash it...I would too. But thats not the case...yet.


Jafo
Reply #26 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:46 PM

Web...yes, my bet is you're the lucky one...and there'll be many more, too.

I can't help feeling, however you may just wake up one day....and there's your computer...a smoking ruin....and those wise words 'remove Norton' will be ringing faintly in your ears....


WebGizmos
Reply #27 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:49 PM
Norton has failed just about every security test it was put to miserably.


Guess it depends on which test site your using. I used one that was posted here somewhere and it passed with flying colors. How about that!?

All I can say is...if Norton doesn't work for you trash it...I would too. But thats not the case...yet.


WebGizmos
Reply #28 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:50 PM
I can't help feeling, however you may just wake up one day....and there's your computer...a smoking ruin....and those wise words 'remove Norton' will be ringing faintly in your ears.


That could very well happen one day...you never know with these things.

kona0197
Reply #29 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:55 PM
Well don't say we didn't warn you then. I can't see why you would pay for something that everyone else says is junk.

WebGizmos
Reply #30 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:58 PM
I can't see why you would pay for something that everyone else says is junk.


Uh....Because I've yet to have a problem with it in 5 years? If or when I do...trust me...it'll be gone in a flash. If I listened to everyone that said certain software was junk I'd have to uninstall everything on my pc.

And I guess just like everyone that tells you IE is junk....but you still swear by it.

kona0197
Reply #31 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 11:04 PM
I don't swear by IE. I've been using Firefox for a over a year now.

Anthony R
Reply #32 Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:25 AM

I've used Comodo in the past, but I dont seem to need it these days with Vista because the firewall seems to be reasonably effective... if anything does get in NOD32 will terminate it. I also do not use Internet Explorer because it is a spyware/malware magnet. Its like... hey look at me I want to get hit with some crap. I agree with the rest that Norton is one of the worst products imaginable... The list of its problems would take an article and its not in my interest to bother.


erathoniel
Reply #33 Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:00 PM

I use Comodo, so I was pretty happy about it.


tjesterb
Reply #34 Saturday, April 12, 2008 2:15 PM
I still think Sygate has the best personal firewall. There used to be a free version, but like so many good apps, it disappeared into the massive sucking void of Symantec. There is still a paid version for $39.

I've been using Commodo for the last couple weeks, and it makes Vista's UAC look like a slacker by comparison. While it's very informative, I really don't need to know when every program I use wants to access the keyboard, or every obscure dll on my system.

tex115
Reply #35 Saturday, April 12, 2008 3:11 PM

I've tryed all the major firewall's..and one day i found Comodo ..looking for free firewall's..i downloaded the first version's of Comodo...and i have never looked back!

All i would say that on install is that if you only want "firewall" then check the box for basic firewall with leak protection...then you won't be bothered with those pop up's!I'm using version 3.0 14.276..i have not updated yet to lastest version.this works well for me.also read that newest version had some "bugs"..so waiting for later to update.

 


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