Re: Personal Firewalls

From: Seth Master (smaster@stanford.edu)
Date: 04/09/03

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From: Seth Master <smaster@stanford.edu>
To: Dan.Hemphill@warehouse.com

    absolutely agree to that.
    Although, I dont like there newer versions, the 2.0 version I think is
    the best, as well as sans recommending it as well as Steve Gibson from
    grc.com

    Dan.Hemphill@warehouse.com wrote:

    >I think TPF is the best out there, its features are more granular than that
    >of most personal firewalls out there in my experience.
    >
    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: Craig Searle [mailto:craig.searle@sift.com.au]
    >Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 7:54 PM
    >To: 'Sridhar J'; security-basics@securityfocus.com
    >Subject: RE: Personal Firewalls
    >
    >
    >I have used all three in the past and found Sygate PRO to be the best by far
    >(I haven't tried the free version, but I have been told it is quite good
    >too).
    >
    >The logging features will also help you to better understand what is going
    >on while you are "connected".
    >
    >Having said that, ZoneAlarm is also very good- a close second to Sygate.
    >
    >Best of luck,
    >
    >Craig Searle
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    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: Sridhar J [mailto:sridhar.jayaraman@wipro.com]
    >Sent: Wednesday, 9 April 2003 05:27 AM
    >To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    >Subject: Personal Firewalls
    >
    >
    >Hi
    >
    >I have a PIII 550 m/c running Win98. I need a personal firewall for it. I am
    >looking at Zone Alarm, Sygate and Tiny Personal Firewall as my options.
    >
    >My intention is not only to protect my systems, but also to learn something
    >about logs and analysing them. In light of this, which do you think would be
    >ideal?
    >
    >No, I don't have a *nix system and don't intend to use it now.
    >
    >
    >----------
    >Regards
    >Sridhar J
    >----------
    >"What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence;The question is,
    >what can you make people believe that you have done." --Sherlock Holmes in
    >"A Study in Scarlet"
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