Vista Firwewall Wanted

[Razor]

Is there any compatible Vista firewalls which work well with vista and arent resource hungry?

I have tried Trend Micro security suite but it messed up after a windows update, shame as it seemed very good up to that point.

Help appreciated.

[Wonka]

is the built in Vista Firewall not good enough for you ???

[Razor]

Hi Wonka,

Not really it has let a few things through with out asking which isnt ideal. Been using it for a few months now and wasn't concerned as I am also behind a router untill I noticed stuff was getting through.

Also did a read around and its not got a good rep. Dont know if this is from other companies slagging it off to boost their sales or the truth. Just wondering if anyone had any good recommendation's.

[Singh400]

Vistas firewall is alot better than XPs one. For start it's bi-directional - it monitors incoming and outgoing traffic. But where it fails is that it doesn't ask permission for out going traffic. You have to create an advance rule for each and every type of traffic.

Which is a bloody pain in the ass.

So to add extra functionality I use Vista Firewall Control. It sits ontop of Windows Vista Firewall (so don't disable it) and it displays prompts for incoming and outgoing traffic.

[England2Canada]

Razor.....do you plan to upgrade that TV soon to something lighter? Nice setup though

[ntm1275]

ZoneAlarm have a Vista version out in beta, I've been using it now for the past month with no problems (it's free by the way)

[Synchro]

I've been using OneCare (integration is amazing) for 3 months now. 9/10 from me.

[Razor]

Cheers for the replies everyone. Three good suggestions to look into.

I will let you all know how I get on.