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Firewalls

Some ideas here:

»Firewall Poll 2011

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Got an old PC sitting around somewhere? Turn it into a FreeBSD based hardware firewall.

»www.pfsense.org/

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While I really liked Outpost as a firewall, it looks like the current free version is a suite, which I assume includes an antivirus (not sure who's they included). Older versiosn though should still be available that are just the firewall.

However, be aware it's not compatible with Kaspersky Antivirus. They provide instruction on how to make it "compatible" (making folders Trusted in Kaspersky's setup), but you can still eventually end up with disc corruption requiring a full system reinstall or restore from backup (happened to me). I have a full lifetime license, but won't use it due to the incompatibility. At least that was the case a while back.
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It wont let me install the x64 Outpost Firewall Pro. Says there's an issue with another product (doesn't say which one).

I have Avast Pro and Zemena Anti-Logger pro.
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Online Armor has been great for me and it's easily configured.........it also has HIPS protection.

»www.online-armor.com/products-on···free.php
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Ya I was thinking the same thing.........Sygate has been unsupported for years and OA isn't even listed.
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reply to devolic
All our polls in the Security Forum should be updated. Where's the updates committee?

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You didn't specify what operating system you need the firewall on.

XP: Kerio 2.15 and some IPSEC
Win7: The Windows firewall with outbound blocking enabled.
Since the windows firewall doesn't prompt to allow or block outbound connections, I am trying out Windows Firewall Notifier.

Talk about light - this one usually doesn't run. And the executables are also small. In Win 7, the event viewer can be set to run a task if a certain event occurs. So, a blocked outbound connection triggers the Windows Firewall Notifier and I get a prompt to allow or deny the connection. If I allow it, it makes the rule and exits. That's about as light as you can get. The software is a little rough around the edges, but I like it.

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"privatefirewall" is another option:

»www.privacyware.com/personal_firewall.html

if nothing else, you can use the "windows firewall"..

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Been running Kerio 2.1.5 for quite some time now. I probably couldn't name more than 1 other software firewall anymore, there's no need to IMO.
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Software firewall is silly. By the time they hit it they are already on your network. you need something just behind the modem infront of your network.

You're thinking of someone coming in from the outside. Usually people are behind a router, which handles that nicely. The point is to keep things inside from getting out.
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