What firewall with avast?

[Ranked1_of_1]

You don't need outbound filtering except if you are particularly anal about legitimate software phoning home. Malware will just bypass outbound filtering.

So my point stands.

Not really. Not all malware will "just bypass outbound filtering". True it can hijack other apps, but both Comodo and Sunbelt can protect against this (although they are not "fun" @ dano).

 

[KIA]

Install a firewall if you think you need one. Win7 firewall + router is enough for me. It isn't that hard to avoid infection, it just requires a little common sense and experience.

 

[Kennysevenfold]

The built in xp firewall is more than enough.

 

[Pygmyshrew]

I splashed out and brought Avast Internet security a few months ago (includes Firewall) but as everyone else is saying windows firewall should be enough, you're probably behind a router as well which does its own job at protecting your machine.

 

[sturmtruppe]

I found the windows firewall was too complicated. I only managed to set up an inbound rule for local traffic because i'd done it so many times before.

I like comodo's firewall. The rules are p*** easy to set up, and if your still struggling, the help docs are a breeze also.

 

[SniperDude]

comodo's firewall is good I use that on my xp laptop.

on my windows 7 machine I use its default one, both are behind a NAT router and I've never had any problems. that said I never had any problems with the xp's own firewall
so basically its down to your own personal preference.