What firewall do you use?

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
The Windows firewall. Anything else is just a waste of time.

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Host-based outbound filtering gives you nothing, but a false sense of security. If something gets into your system it is all over. It can easily spoof your outbound filtering firewall and do whatever else it wants. The point is to never let it get on your machine in the first place.

 

[LanceM]

ZA... I tried it out a while back and it hasn't failed me yet. That's good enough for me.

 

[jack1201]

kerio and windows

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
The Windows firewall. Anything else is just a waste of time.

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Host-based outbound filtering gives you nothing, but a false sense of security. If something gets into your system it is all over. It can easily spoof your outbound filtering firewall and do whatever else it wants. The point is to never let it get on your machine in the first place.

It can spoof what?

 

[VIAN]

Trend Micro

 

[anarchyreigns]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
The Windows firewall. Anything else is just a waste of time.

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Host-based outbound filtering gives you nothing, but a false sense of security. If something gets into your system it is all over. It can easily spoof your outbound filtering firewall and do whatever else it wants. The point is to never let it get on your machine in the first place.

It can spoof what?

A legitimate application.

 

[homercles337]

nVidia + NAT.

 

[Ryland]

Hardware router and Windows Firewall.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: anarchyreigns

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
The Windows firewall. Anything else is just a waste of time.

Text

Host-based outbound filtering gives you nothing, but a false sense of security. If something gets into your system it is all over. It can easily spoof your outbound filtering firewall and do whatever else it wants. The point is to never let it get on your machine in the first place.

It can spoof what?

A legitimate application.

Exactly. Don't get me wrong, outbound filtering at the edge of the network is a good thing, but host-based outbound filtering gives you nothing, but a false sense of security.

 

[SinNisTeR]

Windows firewall and my linksys

 

[flexy]

none, dont need one behind a router.

 

[flexy]

Originally posted by: AdamSnow
I have disabled Windows Firewall and I use my WRT54G's built in firewall...

best $$ ever spent on my wrt54g

 

[modedepe]

ZA and my 2wire router.

 

[Aftermath]

Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.

 

[Megatomic]

Windows + router

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
Exactly. Don't get me wrong, outbound filtering at the edge of the network is a good thing, but host-based outbound filtering gives you nothing, but a false sense of security.

If the system is setup correctly it can give you more.

 

[Rottie]

laptop runs with sygate personal firewall
desktop uses ZA suite 6
both behind Linksys router

 

[CheesePoofs]

kerio 4 in advanced mode with everything but the firewall turned off.

 

[jjones]

ZA and router.

 

[Ryland]

I noticed that the free version of Kerio hasn't been updated since 2003 although Im not sure that matters.

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

ZoneAlarm for home rig.
Kerio for office rig.

edit: I believe both saved my rigs from that recent TCP port 445 worm outbreak.