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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 04 2006,5:22 pm Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I can't ever remember, and I've seen it talked about on here, but who makes good free firewall software???

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 04 2006,5:29 pm Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Thats Arts expertise, I use Comcast they are Comcastic :D

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it's not free but,  BARRACUDA works. my office just had it installed. it blocks everything. they also filtered everything! I can't look at porn! so I really appreciate those thong posts.

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 04 2006,5:35 pm Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Thats Arts expertise, I use Comcast they are Comcastic :D

I know, but I'm sure he's down taking advantage of the senior's special at Shoney's... I guess I'll have to wait... :D

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 04 2006,5:52 pm Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Thats Arts expertise, I use Comcast they are Comcastic :D

I know, but I'm sure he's down taking advantage of the senior's special at Shoney's... I guess I'll have to wait... :D

Use the search function  :comp

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 04 2006,6:18 pm Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Quote (AZKC @ Oct. 04 2006,5:29 pm)
Thats Arts expertise, I use Comcast they are Comcastic :D

I know, but I'm sure he's down taking advantage of the senior's special at Shoney's... I guess I'll have to wait... :D

Use the search function  :comp

How the hell is that going to help my post count???  :stupid  :stupid

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Good Point ;)

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My Bad :rotflmao

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 04 2006,9:04 pm Post # 9 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Zone Alarm

The very basic firewall is free.  :good

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 05 2006,5:54 am Post # 10 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Yes Zone Alarm is about the best out there and it is free, the Pro just has more bells and whistles but not necessary!.. If you have XP though you don't need it!.. :good
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Quote (Sleek-Jet @ Oct. 04 2006,5:35 pm)
I know, but I'm sure he's down taking advantage of the senior's special at Shoney's... I guess I'll have to wait... :D

Hmmm, maybe I should get some fake ID and go check out the joint!.. :D  :laugh
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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 05 2006,6:37 am Post # 12 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I finally got rid of my pests on the XP home PC with those tools from ixsoft (sp?) and PC Doctor.....
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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 05 2006,7:32 am Post # 13 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Yes Zone Alarm is about the best out there and it is free, the Pro just has more bells and whistles but not necessary!.. If you have XP though you don't need it!.. :good

That was my next question... the new laptop is running XP pro... I've got the firewall turned on, but didn't know if I needed any extra protection beyond a good antivirus program.

Thanks Art...  :good :D

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Oct. 05 2006,5:54 am)
Yes Zone Alarm is about the best out there and it is free, the Pro just has more bells and whistles but not necessary!.. If you have XP though you don't need it!.. :good

That was my next question... the new laptop is running XP pro... I've got the firewall turned on, but didn't know if I needed any extra protection beyond a good antivirus program.

Thanks Art...  :good :D

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 05 2006,8:51 am Post # 15 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
The XP firewall is pretty good but you are still exposed to the internet with a public IP address.   I would suggest you use a Router with a firewall built in though.  That way your PC/Laptop is using a private IP address while the public IP is on the router.  Plus, you can connect as many PCs to the net as you want.  Good ones are made by Netgear and Linksys.  In that order IMHO.
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Linksys works good for me.....hard-wire to the main desktop....wireless to the laptop and the garage clunker... :good  $50 at Best Buy a few months back...But, junk / spyware still got through / Cable modem service.... :(

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Linksys works good for me.....hard-wire to the main desktop....wireless to the laptop and the garage clunker... :good  $50 at Best Buy a few months back...But, junk / spyware still got through / Cable modem service.... :(

Junk gets through becuase the firewall doesn't scan your email.  A good filter for that is SpamBayes. http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/

I have used that on a lot of the computers I've worked on.  Its easy to use and once trained it catches just about everything.

Spyware too, that comes through on port 80 (HTTP) and the firewall just sees it as more web traffic.  Get your favorite Spy Ware Remover or a good popup blocker to take care of that.
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Linksys works good for me.....hard-wire to the main desktop....wireless to the laptop and the garage clunker... :good  $50 at Best Buy a few months back...But, junk / spyware still got through / Cable modem service.... :(

Junk gets through becuase the firewall doesn't scan your email.  A good filter for that is SpamBayes. http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/

I have used that on a lot of the computers I've worked on.  Its easy to use and once trained it catches just about everything.

Spyware too, that comes through on port 80 (HTTP) and the firewall just sees it as more web traffic.  Get your favorite Spy Ware Remover or a good popup blocker to take care of that.

Thanks....everyone's insights have really helped keep things clean.... :cool  :good

Funny, we never had issues with the home PC until the kid started surfin' on MY SPACE.... :rolleyes  :D
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Hey Shue, We have that problem here every once in a while. It's usually when somebody they don't know wants to be there "Friend" and they accept them....

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Hey Shue, We have that problem here every once in a while. It's usually when somebody they don't know wants to be there "Friend" and they accept them....

Is "here" your work lan/PC's....or ???
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I've tried a bunch of anti-virus programs, can't seem to beat this one!.. :good

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I've tried a bunch of anti-virus programs, can't seem to beat this one!.. :good

AVG!

I  ran AVG for a month or so, good program, but it did not solve all my issues with those "trojan" software pop-ups....xsoft finally got 'em... :good
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You can use the XP pop-up blocker for that, I use Yahoo pop-up blocker, seems like it works better!.. :good
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