Firewall Software Ratings

[iNF3RN0]

Here are the some of the best available firewall softwares, personally I tried various firewalls but I found none of them better, recently uninstall the outpost firewall pro 2008 because it's lagging on windows vista :S, Zonealarm was better but now it's a resource hog, worst for gamers! I heard good reputation about Online Armour firewall, but it's only for XP at the moment

Going to try the Comodo firewall now..let's see how it goes!

BTW, which firewall software you guys are using?

Here are firewall software ratings:


Source

[Lamak]

using Comodo, and its great!
before this used to use Look n Stop which wasnt bad either...

[ubuntu83]

Using Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0.1.325 and it's excellent.

[terminatorT]

using zone alarm. and as for resource hog and bad for gamers comment, this software doesnt deserve that. Better you use game mode while running games...

i'll give this software 10/10 rating

[iNF3RN0]

using zone alarm. and as for resource hog and bad for gamers comment, this software doesnt deserve that. Better you use game mode while running games...

i'll give this software 10/10 rating

Which version of zonealarm you are using? tell me about your OS, system specs and anti virus!

[terminatorT]

i am using:

Zone Alarm Security Suite (Firewall+anti-virus+anti-spyware) :

ZoneAlarm Security Suite version:7.0.462.000
TrueVector version:7.0.462.000
Driver version:7.0.462.000
Anti-virus engine version:3
Anti-virus SDK version:5.0.1.82
Anti-virus signature DAT file version:946296514
Anti-spyware engine version:5.0.189.0
Anti-spyware signature DAT file version:01.200803.3455
AntiSpam version:5.0.6.8903

System Specs:

Pentium D 2.66 GHz
512+256 MB DDR RAM
Intel D101GGC board with pci-xpress
160 Gb SATA HD Drive
512 Kbps broadband connection

plus system mechanic 7

and tell you... ma local internet provider is not much care full about this virus thing... so they keep on rolling on the lan but ma computer got no infection in 1 and a half year. Can you imagine i am running a single copy of xp installed 1 and a half year before....!!!!

and i am performing all leak tests provided in the link in first post by inferno...
will tell you soon...

[iNF3RN0]

ZoneAlarm was good as I said, but on vista it sucks! further more I am quite surprised that you are not using any anti virus on LAN and it's a well known fact that ZoneAlarm is only a good firewall, its AV sucks full time.

If you are safe from the viruses it's because of your luck, however on XP ZA is a good firewall, anyway head over to http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ and you will see lots of peoples had and still having problems with ZA.

BTW, I had used ZA for years on my old XP PC.

[ASKnASK]

I have NEVER used a firewall.
AV bhi i only install when i want to scan my system.

I can SMELL viruses if there are any in my PC

[devildante99]

zone alarm security suite has the engine of kaspersky antivirus 6 running. So its very safe and good.

I'm using bitdefender total security. Its quite good but not perfect.

[Atif]

I once used Zone Alarm and found it great but now i am not using anything.