blog figures Private Firewall Testimonials Once Vital Guidelines and Comparative Assessments, this page gives back links to vendors and reviews of in excess of thirty personalized firewall products and solutions plus a listing of sixty extra which are gone or fading away.6 Top Picks -- Checkpoint's ZoneAlarm Pro, Comodo Firewall Pro, Outpost Firewall Pro,
windows 7 64bit, PC Tools Firewall Plus, Privatefirewall, and Tall Emu's Online-Armor.9 Extra Choices -- Ashampoo, Jetico, Lavasoft, Look'n'Stop, Microsoft Windows, Net, Preventon, Sphinx [Software], Sunbelt.10 Moved to Suites -- Bullguard, Computer Associates, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, MicroWorld, Norton, Panda & Trend Micro, Webroot. 9 Not Reviewed -- Iolo, Netveda, Norman, Omniguad, R-Firewall, Rising, The Shield, SoftPerfect, VisNetic.60 Additional Which have been Gone or Fading Away Hacker Proof! The perfect individual firewall would be inexpensive and easy to install and use, would offer clearly explained configuration options, would hide all ports to make your PC invisible to scans, would protect your system from all attacks, would track all potential and actual threats, would immediately alert you to serious attacks, and would ensure nothing unauthorized entered or left your PC." Source: Make Your PC Hacker Proof, Jeff Sengstack, PC World, July 21, 2000. Important Recommendations Check Windows -- Before installing private firewall software on a Windows XP, Vista or 7 computer, be sure that the firewall built into the Windows operating system is turned off. Just One, Not Two -- Never use two software firewalls at the same time. Completely uninstall one before installing another. Use the vendor's uninstall utility or if not available, try AppRemover, for Symantec products and solutions use the Norton Removal Tool, or use the Windows add/remove software tool in the control panel. Hardware Firewalls -- You can and should use a hardware firewall with a software firewall including a Wired Router, Wireless Router or a Broadband Gateway. Patches & Updates -- As soon as your firewall is installed, check the vendor's website for patches and updates. If the firewall offers an automatic update function, turn it on. Testing -- Following you install a firewall, be sure to check it with an online service like Security Space to make sure that it is configured correctly. Testing your firewall is the only sure way to tell that your computer is really being protected. Comparative testimonials of individual firewall software Proactive Security Challenge, [firewalls, suites, hips] Matousec, last update Nov 5, 2010 -- leading rated firewalls include Comodo Internet Security, Online Solutions Security Suite, Outpost Security Suite Pro, Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, Malware Defender, and Privatefirewall. Best Free Firewall, Cyberlightning, Gizmos's Freeware, last update Sept 23, 2010 -- Comodo Firewall, Online Armor Free, Zone Alarm Free Firewall 2010, Outpost Firewall Free, Privatefirewall. Firewalls, Consumer Search, April 2010, best firewall is Online Armor, best free firewall is Comodo Internet Security. Private Firewall Software 2010 -- 11 merchandise [4 firewalls, 7 security suites], TopTenReviews Leading Picks Private Firewalls The following selections were chosen based on the results of independent third-party comparative and individual ratings. They are listed in alpha order.Checkpoint ZoneAlarm Pro includes network, program and operating system firewalls. There is also the ZoneAlarm Free Firewall.ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 2010, CNet October 7, 2010, and ZoneAlarm Pro 2010, CNet, September 28, 2010 ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 9.2, Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, May 24, 2010 -- Editor's Choice ZoneAlarm Free 9.2, Seth Rosenblatt, CNet,
microsoft office 2007 Professional Plus activation, May 23, 2010 -- five star rating Online Armor Individual Firewall free and retail versionsOnline Armor Free, Seth Rosenblatt, CNet, November 24, 2009 The Best Firewall Software of 2008: Online Armor, Scot Finnie's Newsletter, March 2008 Comodo Firewall Pro freeware Comodo Firewall Is a Superb Security Program (If You Ignore Its Bundled Software), Preston Gralla, PC World, February 10, 2010 Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, December 18, 2007,
windows 7 home premium 32 bit, editor's choice Comoto Firewall Pro 3, CNet, November 28, 2007 Agnitum Outpost Firewall ProAgnitum Outpost Firewall Free 2009, CNet, May 1, 2009 PC Tools Firewall Plus freewarePC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition, CNet, September 28,2009 PrivateFirewall freewareMore Private Firewalls These are listed in alpha order and have been reviewed.Jetico Individual FirewallJetico Own Firewall 2.0, TechWorld, September 23, 2010 Jetico Individual Firewall 2.1.0.6, Chris Wiles, V3, October 22, 2009 Lavasoft Personalized FirewallLavasoft Personalized Firewall 3.0, Steve Horton, PC World, May 2, 2008 CNet review, April 2008 Look'n'StopFireWall-net.com Microsoft Windows Firewall, free, built into Windows XP-SP2/3, Vista and 7Security in
Windows 7: Firewall and Networking, Neil Rubenking, PC Magazine, November 19, 2009 Firewalls in versions of Windows, Microsoft NeT Firewall, NT Resources KernelNeT Firewall 3, Paul Rowlingosn, Computer Active, April 3, 2007 PreventonPreventon Personalized Firewall Pro, Davey Winder, PCPro UK, March 2003 Preventon Individual Firewall, Ashley McKinnon, vnunet, June 13, 2002 Sunbelt Particular FirewallTerry's Computer Guidelines review, July 7, 2007 Own Computer World review, Paul Rowlingson, July 20, 2006 Sphinx Software Vista/7 Firewall Control
Windows 7 Firewall Control Free, Preston Gralla, PC World, June 29, 2009 Firewalls Moved to Internet Security Suites Firewalls from these vendors are no longer available as separate items, see our Internet Security Suites page for testimonials. Bullguard Internet Security Computer Associates Internet Security F-Secure Internet Security Kaspersky Internet Security McAfee Individual Firewall Plus MicroWorld eScan Internet Security Suite Norton Internet Security and Norton 360 Panda Internet Security Trend Micro Internet Security Webroot Internet Security Essentials Private Firewall Services Not Reviewed Product descriptions on software download sites do not qualify as opinions. Nor do end user write ups on sites like Amazon because they seldom include firewall testing.Deerfield VisNetic Firewall Iolo Own Firewall Norman Personal Firewall Omniguad R-Firewall Rising Own Firewall 2009 SoftPerfect Particular Firewall The Shield Firewall Firewalls Fading Away or Gone Completely 1-ACT Particular Firewall from Only PCTools, IncAdorons Firewall from Enigma Software Group, Inc. Antechinus Ultimate Security Suite from C Point Pty Ltd. AntiHook from InfoProcess Pty LtdArmor2net last update was in 2003Ashampoo Firewall Pro (last update12-22-2006) and Ashampoo Firewall Free (last update 4-10-2007). Ashampoo Firewall Free 1.2, CNet, September 15, 2009. BitGuard Particular Firewall from Try Us ApSBlackICE PC Protection, IBM bought Internet Security Systems in 2007, ISS purchased NetworkICE in 2001. Latest release was 3.6 in September 2004. IBM to bury BlackIce by next year, Jeremy Kirk, Infoworld, August 3, 2007.CheckIT Firewall, Smith Micro Software product not listed CORE FORCE from Core Security TechnologiesConSeal PC Firewall, replaced by 8SignseSafe Desktop, Aladdin Knowledge Systems, no longer available or supportedeTrust from CA Filseclab Personal Firewall from Filseclab CorporationFireball Cyber Protection Suite, Redcannon, product not listed Firekeys, Software Appliance Company, product not listedFirewall X-treme, StompSoft,
microsoft office 2007 Professional product key, product not listedFreedom Private Firewall, Zero Knowledge, no longer available GateSweeper from GateSweeper Solutions, Inc Ghost Security Suite from Ghost Security GoldTach Own Firewall from Matinsoft Inc. HackerSmacker not listedHackTracer, Sharp Technology (NeoWatch by Neoworx related product)Hurricanesoft Particular Firewall from HurricanesoftInJoy last update 2005, goneInternet Firewall 2000, goneMaximum Protection family from DATA BECKERMindsoft Firewall, goneNeoava Guard from Arman NayyeriNeoWatch, NeoWorx was purchased by McAfee in Fall 2001, related to HackTracer NetOp Process Control from Danware A/S NetPeeker from Ming JinNetveda Safety.Net (last update October 2007)OnIt Firewall from Copeland SoftwarePC Viper, Source Velocity, gonepcInternet Patrol, gonePER Firewall from PER SYSTEMSPrimedius gonePrisma Firewall goneProcessGuard from Diamond Computer Systems Pty. LtdProSecurity from ISecSoft, Inc. ProtoPort Personal Firewall from SoftCab, Inc.Safeworld Hacker Stopper goneSecurePoint Individual Firewall goneSecureUp Own Firewall goneSensiveGuard from BrightTime Technologies, IncSkoda Firewall from Skoda Auto Deutschland GmbHSSky Net Personalized Firewall from sky.net.cn SmartFix Security Center from DefendGate Inc.Sphinx, BioData, went out of businessSurf Secret Personalized Firewall goneSygate Personalized Firewall -- Symantec Shelves Sygate Private Firewall, Paul Roberts, eWeek, November 28, 2005. Sygate was purchased by Symantec (Norton) in August 2005.System Safety Monitor from System Safety LimitedTermiNet, Infotecs, last update March 1, 2007The Green Bow goneTiny Firewall (acquired by CA, June 2005)VirusMD Personal Firewall, goneWyvernWorks Firewall from WyvernWorksXeon Individual Firewall from eConcept SoftwareXMicro family from XMicro LLC – XMicro Particular Firewall,
Microsoft Office 2010, XMicro Internet Security Suite