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Geek Culture / Argh! My first 64bit Vista issue

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GatorHex
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 00:56
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Argh! My first 64bit Vista issue

I need a free firewall. I use ZoneAlarm on 32bit Vista fine but it won't run on 64bit and Zone Labs don't have one to download.

So anyone got any suggestions on a replacement?

Thanks.

DinoHunter (still no nVidia compo voucher!), CPU/GPU Benchmark, DarkFish Encryption DLL, War MMOG (WIP), 3D Model Viewer
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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 01:01 Edited at: 12th Apr 2008 01:02
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Norton internet security. Best thing out there, ever, with great firewalls.
(if it runs on 64)

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bitJericho
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 01:18
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Seriously? Why not stick with the windows firewall? It's perfectly sufficient if you have a regular router firewall


Hurray for teh logd!
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Oolite
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 01:23
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Norton is a pile of pants, i've never encountered any problems with the built in windows one, i also have the one built into my router.

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GatorHex
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 01:29 Edited at: 12th Apr 2008 01:31
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Looks like i'll have to learn to love windows firewall but I don't trust it to do it's job I just installed AVG Free Antivirus and it went off to the internet to do an update an windows firewall didn't even ask if it was okay to let this new program use the internet!!! It's not even in the exeptions list!

DinoHunter (still no nVidia compo voucher!), CPU/GPU Benchmark, DarkFish Encryption DLL, War MMOG (WIP), 3D Model Viewer
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bitJericho
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 01:39
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Quote: "Looks like i'll have to learn to love windows firewall but I don't trust it to do it's job I just installed AVG Free Antivirus and it went off to the internet to do an update an windows firewall didn't even ask if it was okay to let this new program use the internet!!! It's not even in the exeptions list!"


So you don't trust windows firewall but you'll trust a free and crappy a/v

NOD32 all the way!


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GatorHex
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 01:53
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Beggars can't be choosers.

AVG is very slow, and it checks every file even if it couldn't ever execute. DOH! but it's free.

If I had a choice I'd buy F-secure I know from experience it's fast.

DinoHunter (still no nVidia compo voucher!), CPU/GPU Benchmark, DarkFish Encryption DLL, War MMOG (WIP), 3D Model Viewer
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SunnyKatt
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I think Norton is a beast.

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Agent Dink
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 02:26
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AVG is pretty nice for a free tool. Never had any issues with it. I recommend it to everyone. Beats the crap out of Norton in every way as far as I'm concerned.

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Samoz83
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 02:29
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well most test results say norton isn't very good, also the windows firewall doesn't check outbound traffic or something along those lines i will have to look it up

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Jimmy
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 05:39
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Quote: "AVG is pretty nice for a free tool. Never had any issues with it. I recommend it to everyone. Beats the crap out of Norton in every way as far as I'm concerned."


Avast! swabbies.

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Roxas
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 10:13
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Best is Avast! For sure.. Its fast and ultra secure.

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Anonymous User
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Posted: 12th Apr 2008 11:05
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I use avast for anti-virus purposes and I love the way it tells me if I've even started to download a virus.

On the matter of firewalls try the one I'm using:

http://www.ghostsecurity.com/ghostwall/

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