ok i have been up early in the monring like at 5am the past acouple of nights at the computer and my norton software keeps showing a warning of some1 that keeps trying and failing to get into my computer do u guys have any free and sfae programs that will keep make sure that he wont be able to get so far the norton has stoped his attacks so far there only in the early morning, but i dont do any banking or have any personal data on this computer but i do have it on the laptop that has wireless net,so if any help you guys can give me, i would be thank full

Zone Alarm Pro has always worked for me. That and N.A.V. and a number of non TSR hunter/killer single/narrow purpose apps.

Dan do you have a firewall running on the laptop? Burner is right about ZoneAlarm and there is others ou there too. Here is a link to a lot of good freeware, including firewalls.

Freeware

after some thought go with ZoneAlarm and research firewalls so you know.
good advice guy's !!

laptop is running vista and isnt always turned on and i will check out the link u gave me thanks for the help i hopefully i can get rid of this without wipeing out my computer yet again


edit:any1 useing any of the programs on the list?

http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/com...eeDownload.jsp#

get it

ok just downloaded the firewall and i hope its not full of other programs, last progam that i had downloaded like this is why i had to complety redo my computer beacause it opened my pc up to everything

You should also try using the Active Ports software in order to see what ports are trying to be used and therefore block them completely.

Yes go with ZoneAlarm

Ripped from here http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm#5

Best Free Firewall Updated February 10, 2008

No other single product class seems to cause as much angst to average users in their installation and day-to-day use as Firewalls.

For such users, Sunbelt-Kerio Personal Firewall [1] is my top recommendation as it seems to cause the fewest problems yet manages reasonable protection as well.

Kerio dropped the product in late 2005 but thankfully Sunbelt Software, the makers of the excellent CounterSpy anti-spyware scanner, picked it up and will continue making it available. Note that the free and paid versions of Sunbelt Kerio are the same. If you don't buy the product some advanced features are automatically turned off after 30 days. The product will also nag you every time you start it. For some this is a small price to pay for a great free firewall. For others it's a real turn-off.

If performance rather than ease-of-use is your criterion then the Comodo firewall [2] is the top contender. The firewall itself is very robust and the just released version 3 includes a well designed intrusion detection system and Vista compatibility as well. Comodo also supports internet connection sharing, while the free versions of Kerio and ZoneAlarm do not. On the minus side the IDS is initially rather talkative and this can unnecessarily alarm inexperienced users. There have also been reports that the new version 3 has some new version bugs so it may be better to wait a couple of months until the new version has stabilized before installing. Additionally Comodo has been known to conflict with some other security products. However for the technically initiated who can cope with these annoyances this is an outstanding free product and an easy first choice. Make sure though, you install it in the "Advanced" mode as the "Basic" installation has the HIPS and outbound protection disabled.

A recent contender is the free version of Online Armor Personal Firewall V2 [3] which has been getting praise for its outstanding leak-test performance and ease of use. I looked at the full commercial version a while back and was impressed but I have yet to test the cut down free version so I'm reluctant to make a recommendation. Certainly the feedback I've been getting from users has been very positive.

Also technically impressive is the Jetico Firewall [4]. It rates highest on the leak tests of all firewalls but personally I find it awkward to use. It may, however, be just your cup of tea.

Another tricky product is NetVeda Safety.Net firewall [5]. However, it's performance is quite outstanding and it offers application control and content filtering as well. This highly capable product deserves to be better known and experienced users should definitely put it on their short list.

I no longer recommend the free version of the ZoneAlarm firewall [6]. First, it is a very basic product compared to the commercial ZoneAlarm Pro version. The leak-test performance of the latest free version is extremely poor while the Pro version is excellent. The download also includes the large commercial ZoneAlarm suite so be careful not to install it. On the plus side ZA free does have the advantage of working with Vista.

=>index

[1] Sunbelt-Kerio Personal Firewall
Website: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-...sonal-Firewall/
Download link: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-...sonal-Firewall/
Author: Sunbelt Software
Current version: 4.5.916
Version date: April 26, 2007
Download file size: 6.27MB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows 2000/XP
Additional software required: None
64 Bit capable: No
Portable version available: No
Non-English languages supported: Yes
Other relevant information:

[2] Comodo firewall
Website: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
Download link: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/dow...d_firewall.html
Author: Comodo Group
Current version: 3.0.15.277
Version date: January 11, 2008
Download file size: 9.08MB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows Xp/Vista
Additional software required: No
64 Bit capable: Yes
Portable version available: No
Non-English languages supported: Yes
Other relevant information: Version 2.4 is available for Windows 2000

[3] Online Armor Personal Firewall V2
Website: http://www.tallemu.com/product_overview.html
Download link: http://www.tallemu.com/downloads.html
Author: Tall Emu Pty Ltd
Current version: 2.1.0.31
Version date: November 16, 2007
Download file size: 14.9MB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows NT/2000/XP
Additional software required: None
64 Bit capable: No
Portable version available: No
Non-English languages supported: No
Other relevant information: Free version doesn't include Mail Shield (spam filter) or automatic updates

[4] Jetico Firewall
Website: http://www.jetico.com/jpfirewall.htm
Download link: http://www.jetico.com/jpfirewall.htm
Author: Jetico, Inc.
Current version: 1.0.1.61
Version date: July 19, 2005
Download file size: 2.67MB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Additional software required: None
64 Bit capable: Yes
Portable version available: No
Non-English languages supported: Yes
Other relevant information:

[5] NetVeda Safety.Net firewall
Website: http://www.netveda.com/consumer/safetynet.htm
Download link: http://www.netveda.com/downloads/index.htm
Author: NetVeda
Current version: 3.8.1
Version date: October 7th, 2007
Download file size: 4.31MB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP
Additional software required: None
64 Bit capable: No
Portable version available: No
Non-English languages supported: No
Other relevant information:

[6] ZoneAlarm free firewall
Website: http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/cat...sku_list_za.jsp
Download link: http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/com...reeDownload.jsp
Author: Check Point Software
Current version: 7.0.462.000
Version date: December 14, 2007
Download file size: 205KB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Additional software required: None
64 Bit capable: No
Portable version available: No
Non-English languages supported: Yes
Other relevant information:

Test your firewall http://www.firewallleaktester.com/index.html there are 26 firewall leak tests there

I used to have Comodo Firewall and it does the job pretty weel. Nice info Pain.

I have always used ZoneAlarm, but that Comando is really catching my interest.

I D/L'ed several different FW a while ago. I'm due for a back-up and total wiping of all three partitions (2 parts on one drive, one other "large" drive unpart.) and at that time I'll make a decision with which A.V. and F.W. I decide to install. The good news is I did a pretty much complete back up a while ago so I don't have that much to back up this time. Maybe two CDs worth. Not gonna use a DVD if I have the choice.

Why is that Bart? I need to do a backup soon and that interests me...thanks

Because if I use a couple of CDs I can probably fill them. However if I use a DVD, more than likely it won't be filled but good old forgetful me, I will probably forget about it when I go to back up everything after this next install, thereby "wasting" the blank space. Capishe?

Yep, thank you Obi Wan

You are welcome, Luke.

ok its been acouple of days and he has not tried again or he got better and went past the firewalls with setiing off the alerts but im happy wtih the new firewall

make sure you report him to your ISP...