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Anyone have an opinion about some of the Firewalls that are freeware?

I have seen ZoneAlarm and a few others on www.filehippo.com and www.spychecker.com

I am going to install this on a COMPUTER running Windows ME.

It seems my local IP provider is letting to much crap through anymore to rely on just an anti virus and spyware programs. I just had an instance a couple weeks ago where adware took me over in a matter of minutes. I have Avast, which as going crazy, Spybot, Ad-Aware, Spyware Blaster, they are all tweaked tight and the adware still got me. I am still puzzled how this happened.  No hint of problems prior or since, but I am spooked BIG time.

Is the firewall a better route? I'm thinking yes.

Thanks.zone alarm has an extremley good firewall i use the bought version and have never had a problem so i persume the freeware version would be quite good toKerio also has a FREE PERSONAL version....

Sygate had one til' Symantec bought them out and ended support for their free firewall...

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the adware still got me

Do you know what it was?

Sygate is still around c/w support and being a firewall it doesn't really need updates.There were several critical issues that Adaware found. I don't really recall actual names now.

It seems one was maybe pacifica.com or something like that. I do remember seeing an ad page for the Publishers Clearing House open up .

And I had several highjack attempts. Are the Zone Alarm, Kerio, Sygate, about it for the freeware?

Thanks.Fordtruckmaniac..... If you have Win Xp installed , I would be d/l  Ms antispyware Beta ........... It has hijacker protection and others built into it and its very good ....... Be sure to get the latest version thats good until July 31 2006 .  
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

dl65  The computer I'm asking about for this has ME on it.SpyBot Resident. Quote
SpyBot Resident.



Got it already. I keep it updated religiously.Running the Resident?
Using IE tweaks to lock the host FILE too? Quote
Running the Resident?
Using IE tweaks to lock the host file too?



Okay, I seem to have misunderstood you. I have "Spybot" freeware on the computer and keep it updated.

I take it you are talking about another version or different setting of it?

Thanks.Fordtruckmaniac Quote
I take it you are talking about another version or different setting of it?


no ,he's refering to SpyBot V1.4RC ..........when you open it up , down at the bottom on the left side you will see ....3 + signs .......Settings,tools,info & license....... click tools  then when the new window opens ...look on the left side and you will see a shield (Resident ).....click it ......then in the center part make sure you tick the 2 boxes , if you want both active.

dl65 Quote
Fordtruckmaniac

no ,he's refering to SpyBot V1.4RC ..........when you open it up , down at the bottom on the left side you will see ....3 + signs .......Settings,tools,info & license....... click tools  then when the new window opens ...look on the left side and you will see a shield (Resident ).....click it ......then in the center part make sure you tick the 2 boxes , if you want both active.

dl65



I just came from there. I did not have the check mark in the "Resident Tea Timer" box. I have it activated now.

Do I need to lock the host files also then, in IE tweak? No one uses this computer but my wife, myself, and adult daughter.

Thanks. Fordtruckmaniac..... It certainly wouldnt hurt to do so.

dl65


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