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1. 

   Jaddis
   Member

   For any of you that missed out on the Zone Alarm Pro 2009 Offer check out this link.

   http://dotnetwizard.net/vista-stuff/comodo-firewall-pro-30/#more-2328
   It describes a freeware alternative to Zone Alarm that experts say is better then Zone Alarm 2009. What is this awesome piece of freeware? It is Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0. I have use this product for little while now and I have really liked it. So check out the article and download it today.

   Posted 15 years ago #
2. 

   Quantum Dragon
   Member

   Comodo is listed as the best of the free programs for firewall protection on this page:
   http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php

   I've been using it for a month now and it works very well.

   Thanks to Spirit of Nicopol (http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/profile/10738) for providing the link.

   Ciao

   QD

   Posted 15 years ago #
3. 

   Ashraf
   Member

   I would have to agree. Comodo is an EXCELLENT firewall program.

   You can also grab Threatfire if you need antispyware (just be sure to turn off the AV feature in ThreatFire if you have another AV program running!)

   Ashraf

   Posted 15 years ago #
4. 

   RosnSC
   Member

   Just wondering - is Comodo better than Norton or McAfee?

   Sue

   Posted 15 years ago #
5. 

   Anonymous
   Unregistered

   It good I not get Antivirus with it just firewall + Antispyscanner on the GOTA it get you to OK 5 to 10 times like it temp ok is it OK to go to GOTD

   Posted 15 years ago #
6. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   Thanks for the links. I'm looking to change my Norton firewall and F-Secure AV (which scores really badly).

   Posted 15 years ago #
7. 

   Ashraf
   Member

   Really? F-Secure 08/09 got pretty good results here:
   http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/09_02

   Posted 15 years ago #
8. 

   mistyann
   Member

   How do I turn off AV in Threatfire?

   Patty

   Posted 15 years ago #
9. 

   thewebmaster
   Member

   Try Ad-Aware at Lavasoft.com. There is a free version that works well.
   -Webmaster

   Posted 15 years ago #
10. 

    Ashraf
    Member

    Patty, you can't.

    That is because the AV in Threatfire is on-demand - it is not 'real time' protection. The AV only 'turns on' whenever you use the scanner it self. So technically, its always 'off'.

    Posted 15 years ago #
11. 

    mistyann
    Member

    Thanks to both of you.

    Patty

    Posted 15 years ago #
12. 

    Anonymous
    Unregistered

    Testing results (October, 2008) Platinum Malware Treatment Award
    Dr.Web Anti-Virus 4.44 (100%)

    Gold Malware Treatment Award
    Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 (80%)
    Avast! Professional Edition 4.8 (80%)

    Bronze Malware Treatment Award
    Agnitum Outpost Antivirus Pro 6.5 (53%)
    Norton AntiVirus 2009 (53%)
    Panda Antivirus 2009 (40%)

    Poor results

    BitDefender Antivirus 2009 (33%)
    Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008 (33%)
    McAfee VirusScan 2008 (33%)
    F-Secure Anti-Virus 2009 (33%)
    AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware 8.0 (33%)
    Avira AntiVir PE Premium 8.1 (20%)
    Sophos Anti-Virus 7.3 (33%)
    Eset NOD32 Antivirus 3.0 (0%)
    VBA32 Antivirus 3.12 (0%)

    When using information taken from Anti-Malware-Test.com,
    you are required to include a reference to the source material!

    Posted 15 years ago #
13. 

    BuBBy
    Teh adnim

    hotdoge3, I'd take those results with a very large handful of salt.

    Their testing methodology as explained Here is in my opinion not a realistic test.

    Essentially - they hand select twelve (12) sources of Malware - and install and confirm the malware is running "correctly" - and then install one of the listed Antivirus products to determine to what extent it can remove them.

    Of course in the real world - the test would be: The user already has an AntiVirus product installed and running - and an attempt to install Malware is blocked from the outset.

    Ask yourself is it better to have a product that knows how to remove an infection, or to identify it then prevent it ever occurring in the first place?

    Posted 15 years ago #
14. 

    Anonymous
    Unregistered

    BuBBy you so right only test 12 sources of Malware needs to be 12,000 at the min

    Posted 12 years ago #

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