[ivox3]

Anyone with a recommendation ? ...can't seem to find a good solution.

[aitraaz]

Dunno if your referring to xp 64 Pro or vista. If referring to the former, here are some possible solutions:

Tiny firewall used to have a decent 64 bit version:

http://www.start64.com/index.php?option ... &Itemid=37

But they were acquired by these wankers and it seems they have released with a new name but not 64 bits:

http://shop.ca.com/firewall/personal_firewall.aspx

Check this site out if you run 'firewall' under search you'll dig some good info up:

http://www.start64.com/index.php?search ... h&Itemid=5

Otherwise, AVG has a combined firewall+antivirus xp 64 firewall / antivirus: (sorry for the ITA link)

http://www.avg-antivirus.it/prodotti/av ... nalfw.aspx

Outpost pro runs on xp 64:

http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/whatsnew40.php

[Fernando Tella]

Avast!

Free, light an good firewall & antivirus.

[Micha]

Avast! free is realy a firewall? Is see no hint for it at the webpage.

Do somebody know this:

http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

Is it a firewall or something other? My english is not good enough to understand it.

[Fernando Tella]

Avast! does not have a full feature firewall but has a module that acts a bit as a firewall (at least is enough for me)

Network Shield

A new resident protection module was added to avast! 4.5: the Network Shield. This module provides protection against known Internet worms/attacks. It analyses all network traffic and scans it for malicious contents. It can be viewed as a lightweight firewall (or more precisely, an IDS (Intrusion Detection System)).

The Network Shield is only available on NT-based systems (Windows NT/2000/XP/2003).

[aitraaz]

Avast! free is realy a firewall? Is see no hint for it at the webpage.

Do somebody know this:

http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

Is it a firewall or something other? My english is not good enough to understand it.

this is from the FAQ:

Can PeerGuardian replace my firewall?

No! PeerGuardian has been heavily optimized for what it needs to do and is _not_ a replacement for your firewall.

[Micha]

Thank you. I will test Avast! and if I find a free firewall, I will be back.

[ivox3]

hey Micha, ..

check this one out too ...


http://www.ghostsecurity.com/ghostwall/

[Micha]

Thanks Ivox. But this one dosn't seems to block outgoing programms or?

[Micha]

It seems to be not so easy to find a free firewall for XP64. So, my next step could be to buy a security solution. Now, it could be great to buy a product one time only and not every year again like AVG.
I have seen the CA Internet Security Suite. Do anybody use it?

[ivox3]

No Micha, .. it does and it's configurable.

[lsega77]

my experience with ghostwall it that it blocked everything and it's mother. installing apps became a bitch. uninstalled it, reinstalled my nvidia firewall, living with the lousy 1 min delay at boot up till I can run my apps.

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[michaelplogue]

my experience with ghostwall it that it blocked everything and it's mother. installing apps became a bitch. uninstalled it, reinstalled my nvidia firewall, living with the lousy 1 min delay at boot up till I can run my apps.

Must be where Microsoft got the idea for Vista.......

[lsega77]

my experience with ghostwall it that it blocked everything and it's mother. installing apps became a bitch. uninstalled it, reinstalled my nvidia firewall, living with the lousy 1 min delay at boot up till I can run my apps.

Must be where Microsoft got the idea for Vista.......

[Micha]

No Micha, .. it does and it's configurable.

Hmm, I install it and let it run. For example: if I start the internet explorer or Rhino or ... no window popup and ask me: "did you like that this application go to the internet?". Or should I setup anything?