Published on April 9, 2008 By jebro In Personal Computing
I found this test (March 2008) of firewalls on the internet.

Hope some of you find it useful.


http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php#firewalls-ratings





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on Apr 09, 2008
Interesting.
I wish that the built in Windows firewall was included.  That's what I use and have had no issues.
on Apr 09, 2008
I have a router instead of firewall. But I agree with you. It would be interesting to compare both Windows Vista and XP's firewall to others.
on Apr 09, 2008
spiffy info..   
on Apr 09, 2008
Interesting. ESET's result is really surprising.
on Apr 09, 2008
hmm..agree with Leo... ( . suprising
on Apr 09, 2008
Whenever I think of the word firewall I think of the word paranoid.
on Apr 09, 2008
Gotta question these tests some times. I run Norton and I've put it through online firewall tests and "those" tests said I was invisible... So how do you really know?
on Apr 09, 2008
The only test that means anything is the one you do with loading the software on your computer to see if it works. Well that's what I think, and I'm sticking with it.       
on Apr 09, 2008
This is an older test, I believe, but it does have Windows builtin firewall results included ... they're not good   

WWW Link
on Apr 09, 2008
Gotta question these tests some times. I run Norton and I've put it through online firewall tests and "those" tests said I was invisible... So how do you really know?


Norton is the worse thing you can put on your computer. You are just asking for trouble.
on Apr 09, 2008
Norton is the worse thing you can put on your computer.


I would say a virus or a really nasty piece of spyware would be worse ... although just barely
on Apr 09, 2008
Norton is the worse thing you can put on your computer.


I would say a virus or a really nasty piece of spyware would be worse ... although just barely


Both are easier to get rid of than Norton.
on Apr 09, 2008
comodo firewall... wow. i got rid of that awhile back. guess i will see it again.
on Apr 09, 2008
i run norton and i've never had a problem with it...and i been doing computers for the past 15 years.
on Apr 09, 2008
Well Whatwhere you need to talk to Jafo. He has a great sorry of what Norton can do to your computer.

Norton constantly gets bad marks in just about every test I've seen the professionals do with it.
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