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THE BEST FREE FIREWALLS

Watch Video on Reviews of Five Free Firewalls

 
Here are two list of free firewalls and as you can see most of the same ones are listed on both but I will have to go with Gizmo's the second list from The Best Ever Freeware Utilities.  The first list comes from iOpus a very good software developer.

BEST FREE desktop firewalls for Windows:

RankingSoftware Comment / Review
1 Comodo
Free Firewall Download
Best product in the free-firewall category with impressive performance and an easy-to-use interface.
2 ZoneAlarm
Free Firewall Download 
Extremely easy to use
3 

Ashampoo
Free Firewall Download

Good free firewall, but not as reliable as our #1 and #2 picks.
4 Agnitum
Free Firewall Download 
Recommended by website visitors
5 Sunbelt/Kerio
Free Firewall Download
The Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall will keep on working after the first 30 days, only in a more limited mode, but free. Does not work on Vista.
A very good list of free firewalls.

These Choices from Gizmo and his well known site Tech Support Alert. Check out the other lists and make sure to sign up for his free newsletter.
His top pick: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. Read more...
 

1] Sunbelt-Kerio Personal Firewall
Website:
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-Office/Sunbelt-Personal-Firewall/
Download link: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Home-Home-Office/Sunbelt-Personal-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/download_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

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