How is Black Ice Defender?

[FredLocks]

Is this a good thing to download if you have a cable modem?

 

[n0cmonkey]

I dont like Black Ice. Zone alarm or tiny personal firewall are better choices in my opinion. But there are plenty of security gurus that like black ice.

 

[SpaceWalker]

Black ICE is over rated...

I would recommend Zone Alarm since it's free or pay for the PRO version...

I use Norton Internet Security 2002 since I got it for free and I like it....

 

[cipher00]

I guess it depends on what you're trying to do. If all you want or need is to run a firewall and keep some bad things out (or in, depending) then ZA or tiny are just fine. I use ZA Pro (I like to support good software) and am happy with it. BI Defender gives you boatloads more data, just in case you want to reach back through to whomever is trying to hack you and rip his RJ-45s out. 😉

 

[speed01]

I would go with Tiny or ZA. Zone Alarm is easier to set up but Tiny gives you more control.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< I guess it depends on what you're trying to do. If all you want or need is to run a firewall and keep some bad things out (or in, depending) then ZA or tiny are just fine. I use ZA Pro (I like to support good software) and am happy with it. BI Defender gives you boatloads more data, just in case you want to reach back through to whomever is trying to hack you and rip his RJ-45s out. 😉 >>



In the same note, it can easily give you more false positives. I got tired of explaining to some of my friends what the heck was going on so I told them to get ZA. False positives are almost as bad as real attacks...