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Old 10-07-2006, 08:24 PM
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Default How good is New Windows XP Firewall to protect my computer?

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I have recently noticed that Windows XP SP2 (service pack2) has built in firewall to protect against incoming attacks. My question or real concern is how good is new Windows XP firewall for protecting against incoming attacks?

At work we have Cisco PIX firewall but at home i don't have PIX... or just gimme your other suggestions
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Go for zonealarm free firewall. It works and 10 times superior than the Windows XP SP2 firewall, IMPO.

http://www.zonelabs.com

You can get advanced version on same site. Also don't foreget to check how secure is your computer -> http://star.cyberciti.biz/tips/test-...ty-online.html
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Ok i will get zonealarm firewall. thanks for suggestion
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Cool how good is XP firewall

I happen to have visited this site but it is not a free software (zonealarm) do you have any ohther suggestions?
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I happen to have visited this site but it is not a free software (zonealarm) do you have any ohther suggestions?
They provide 15 days trial version. You can download their 15 days trial version from ZoneAlarm by Check Point - Award winning PC Protection, Antivirus, Firewall, Anti-Spyware, Identity Protection, and much more.

Thanks!
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