Firewall recommendation

The Halk

The Halk

The Halk

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I thought I'd make a new thread, rather than carry another thread further off topic.

I'm now on Vista 64, I like ZoneAlarm, however they don't do a 64 bit free firewall.

The reason for the firewall is to control programs and prevent them accessing the net. It's to alert me to spyware, or adware, to make sure I don't have any little "useful" scrapeware installed, or things checking for automatic updates etc.

So the firewall has to be...

Preferably free - I'll pay if I have to, in order to get the right thing. I'd rather not.
Allow me to control access to the net for programs in a similar way to ZoneAlarm
Not be a bloated internet security piece of crap.
Work properly on 64 bit Vista.

I appreciate any advice! :)
 
Surely what you are after isn't a firewall. A firewall simply give control over traffic being let into or out of a LAN to a WAN (or vice versa). Being warned of spyware and adware isn't a firewalls job.

If you want a decent firewall, get a hardware one, or set up an old box to run as smoothwall or similar.
 
Sorry if I wasn't clear. It's a firewall I want. Having spent a great deal of time (too stubborn to admit defeat) trying to remove Spyware from someone elses PC I don't trust any anti virus/anti spyware software.

I'd like a firewall to place between my PC and the internet so that only authorised programs can connect to the net. Also like I said it's for scrapeware or indeed anything at all that I don't think has business connecting to the net.

If there's something that can do this, and isn't called a Firewall then I'll take that instead :)
 
The x64 version of Comodo is what you need.

Most of us would recommending disabling its Defense+ features (antispyware etc), but you can run them without any issues.


That and a quality antivirus (like NOD32) are a great combination, provided you use some common-sense when on the net.
 
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