Good Firewall

hello guys, im new around here
im currently looking for a decent vicious firewall
im having problems viruses attacking me all the time
forcing me to reformat my hard disk
so.... i need help..., can someone recommend me a good freeware firewall??
help would be greatly appreciated

 

Try zone alarm firewall. I use it. You can ajust many security settings, It has off, low, medium, and high security levels for the firewall, program monitoring, e-mail protection, and has automatic updates. But the best part is that it is freeware. Here's the link:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/ZoneAlarm_Free_d388.html

 

Welcome to MG.
As Halo recommends, Zone Alarm Free is very good.

For other useful programs, go to

http://www.majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20

for more ESSENTIAL free stuff.

Download and install one program from each category.
Sometimes more than one is a good idea, but usually only 1 firewall and 1 anti-virus program (Avast for me).

Bazza

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tnx guys...helped a lot

 

I use the windows' fire wall (which is free and should already be installed on your computer if u have Win XP and its updated) and it works very well for me, i never have a problem with my computer, ontop of that I have a modem and a router which also help protect my computer.

 

The problem with Windows Firewall is that it blocks incoming traffic only. If you were to get a spyware infection despite your defenses, and it were trying to send information out over the internet (as spyware does by definintion) Windows Firewall wouldn't stop it, where Zone Alarm would. Also, it is nowhere near as easy to configure.

 

thats true, but thats why u need to clean your computer atleast once a month, just incase

 

Sadly though, not everyone is that computer literate, or ambitious.

 

yup, thats true