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Old 01-21-2004, 05:41 PM   #1
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Can anyone recommend a good firewall?
I'll be honest with you guys: I don't know shit about software, so I may be looking for the wrong sort of solution here. If that's the case, someone point me in the right direction.

Recently, I accidentally downloaded some sort of virus/spyware/something that has made using my computer a living hell. Ad-aware, Spybot, AVG7, Norton Antivirus, Stinger, none of them work. Hell, I can't even reformat my hard drive to get rid of it!

I'm hoping maybe putting up a good firewall will do the trick. Can anyone help me out here?
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Old 01-21-2004, 06:11 PM   #2
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I use zone alarm.

www.zonealarm.com i think.
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Old 01-22-2004, 12:25 AM   #3
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Software firewalls are complete shit. You're best bet is to buy a router if you're really concerned. If you have a router, you're fine.
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Old 01-22-2004, 08:01 PM   #4
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First, if you already have the file on your computer, a firewall isn't going to help at all.
Second, if you are running Windows XP just use their firewall.

To get there:
1. Go to Start
2. Control Panel
3. Network Connections
4. Select what connection you use (If there is more then one repeat step 5 and 6 until you have all enabled connections set behind the firewall)
5. Right Click
6. Go to the "Advanced" tab and check the box under "Internet Connection Firewall"
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Old 01-23-2004, 12:19 AM   #5
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I use zone alarm.

www.zonealarm.com i think.
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Old 01-23-2004, 01:51 AM   #6
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I have ZoneAlarm

I have a router too though....so do I even need zone alarm?
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Old 01-23-2004, 04:47 PM   #7
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I have ZoneAlarm

I have a router too though....so do I even need zone alarm?
If your router has a firewall (most likely it does as majority, if not all, do) then you don't really NEED it but it would still be good to have.
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Old 01-24-2004, 12:31 PM   #8
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I use agnitum outpost firewall pro 2.0
as software firewalls go its been rated the best by a few PC mags, so I gave it a go, and yeah, its pretty good.
But as asphyXy said, hardware firewalls are the only way to go.

I find it very hard to believe that your cant even re-format. the only thing that would cause that is physical damage to the hard drive.
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