Fastest Firewall

[freddys2fast4u]

Any sugestions on the quickest scanning firewall? I have tried Sygate Pro, Online Armor (free one), ZoneAlarm Pro and I even uninstalled NOD and tried Kaspersky Security suite which lasted for about two hours. I have learned to trust NOD and I can't stand not having it running. I play games online and the firewall is slowing me down. I got alot of info from link below (scroll down to see results) but nothing on the fastest. Thanks.

http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/leak-tests-results.php

[WSFuser]

Give LooknStop a try. And if you need help with rules check the LnS forum.

[19monty64]

Tried GhostWall (http://www.ghostsecurity.com/ghostwall/)?

[Seer]

I am not a gamer, but I have noticed that a lot of gamers use Look'n'Stop (http://www.looknstop.com/En/index2.htm) firewall. You could try it, it is a very light rule-based firewall :). BTW, the link you provided show the results of leak-tests only, which is not much of info IMO.

Cheers,

[Cerxes]

I´m a heavy gamer and I continue to stick with the Win XP firewall which is a fast and free alternative. Even If I have played around with several FW:s that are both good and fast, I always return to the above mentioned.

/C.

[InfinityAz]

-{ Quote: "I´m a heavy gamer and I continue to stick with the Win XP firewall which is a fast and free alternative. Even If I have played around with several FW:s that are both good and fast, I always return to the above mentioned.

/C." }-

Either use Windows firewall, or if you're behind a NAT router, don't use any firewall when gaming (I've done it for the last 7 years and never had a problem).

[Perman]

Hi, folks:

Very interesting question indeed, it has never come into my mind before. Your question has just reminded me of something. In the last few weeks, I have tested a number of firewalls, such as McAfee Desktop, McAfeer Personal 9, Sunbelt Kerio 4.5, Outpost 2008 and just yesterday ZA AS. I am using ZA AS(the one is still on ZA's promotion list), and feel my surfing speed has improved for some reasons. Web pages are loaded much quicker, mouse response is more sharper. Perhaps you can try it.

[Coolio10]

Comodo V3 is super fast. Too bad it is not final yet.

[ChicknDip]

Will you please stop spamming this forum with this bloated slow bugfest.

[Coolio10]

-{ Quote: "Will you please stop spamming this forum with this bloated slow bugfest." }-
Lol! Haven't been banned yet, so mind your own business.

What firewall do you use?

[Hairy Coo]

All the ones I've tried (NetVeda,ZA,Filesclab,Sygate,Comodo,Webroot ,PC Tools ,OA,Kerio)-didnt have an appreciable performance difference-but then I didnt take out the stopwatch.

I put this down to having a powerful computer.


Suggest if there is a real hit-time to considering upgrading.

[BBKing212]

jetico

[Alphalutra1]

You asked you'll get it, CHX-I

Cheers,

Alphalutra1

[freddys2fast4u]

Thank you everyone for the input. I am behind a router, but I think I will give LNS a shot. It sounds lightweight and quick. I'm just gonna have to figure out the rules that I need to set. I'm currently running Sygate which seems ok but since its outdated I don't know if I can trust it. Thanks again all.

[freddys2fast4u]

PS E6600 at 3.6 on air.

[Cerxes]

O.k, since you are playing online and also behind a router, don´t forget that there are router models that are a little less suited for gaming (because of latency) and that you should check up those that are dedicated for online gaming (for example DGL-4100).

/C.

[Kerodo]

Since you're sitting behind the router, I'd just skip the software firewall completely. Fastest and easiest way to go....

[Diver]

Anything that you can unload while gaming should do the trick. That means most anything.

[Hairy Coo]

-{ Quote: "PS E6600 at 3.6 on air." }-

Well,nothing wrong with your o'clock:thumb:

[freddys2fast4u]

-{ Quote: "Since you're sitting behind the router, I'd just skip the software firewall completely. Fastest and easiest way to go...." }-


Thanks. Just tried this and its GREAT! Sorry but I'm just a paraniod freak when it comes to my pc. Of course I tried it on a seperate HD.

[Mrkvonic]

Hello,
I'd suggest Windows firewall, Sygate, Jetico in that regard...
Cheers,
Mrk

[Nebulus]

-{ Quote: "I'm currently running Sygate which seems ok but since its outdated I don't know if I can trust it." }-

You know that saying: if it's not broken, don't fix it ? :) If Sygate is working, why try something else ?

[Bls440]

If you're behind a router already (featuring NAT), don't install any firewall. Believe me, I've been a gamer for years, that is the best solution ;)

If you need outbound protection aswell, the lightest fws are Jetico/LnS.

Cheers ;)

[lucas1985]

-{ Quote: "You asked you'll get it, CHX-I" }-
Or Ghostwall, which is more user-friendly :)

[Hairy Coo]

-{ Quote: "You know that saying: if it's not broken, don't fix it ? :) If Sygate is working, why try something else ?" }-

Or better still,adopt my philosophy-"Fix it til its broke":P

[SystemJunkie]

-{ Quote: "Comodo V3 is super fast. Too bad it is not final yet." }-
...Comodo 3 is super slow... especially if you delete terminal service... then it can take up to 10 minutes to be ready... Online Armor actually looks best, especially the ssdt recycle (kill protection) is cool, never seen before,
I assume the best kill protection on the market.

[Coolio10]

-{ Quote: "...Comodo 3 is super slow... especially if you delete terminal service... then it can take up to 10 minutes to be ready... Online Armor actually looks best, especially the ssdt recycle (kill protection) is cool, never seen before,
I assume the best kill protection on the market." }-
Hope you do not mean look best as in gui or else i may fall off my chair :D.

[SystemJunkie]

-{ Quote: "Hope you do not mean look best as in gui or else i may fall off my chair ." }-No GUI is not that nice, Comodo has nice gui.
But not important if you are concerned about security.
OA seems to have a better concept at least leaktests seem to prove that.
Appinit injection (easiest way) is no way of getting high security status on a windows system. You should implement the lowest level or why do you think that GSS and OA don´t need Appinit. Sometimes appinit is not that bad e.g. related to anti-keyloggers but I am not sure if it is the right method to become the best firewall in the world.

Highest priority for best security app should be loaded first before all other tools, deeper and lower then the rest.
Like genetics, go to the root and deeper then root-kits.

[Coolio10]

-{ Quote: "No GUI is not that nice, Comodo has nice gui.
But not important if you are concerned about security.
OA seems to have a better concept at least leaktests seem to prove that.
Appinit injection (easiest way) is no way of getting high security status on a windows system. You should implement the lowest level or why do you think that GSS and OA don´t need Appinit. Sometimes appinit is not that bad e.g. related to anti-keyloggers but I am not sure if it is the right method to become the best firewall in the world.

Highest priority for best security app should be loaded first before all other tools, deeper and lower then the rest.
Like genetics, go to the root and deeper then root-kits." }-
Now i am lost. What is appinit?

[LoneWolf]

-{ Quote: "Now i am lost. What is appinit?" }-

Look here.
http://www.castlecops.com/O20.html

[xandros]

u can try looknstop firewall & jetico firewall

[farmerlee]

I'm a gamer and all i use is my hardware firewall. Having another firewall on top of that is redundant imo. Outbound connections are taken care of with hips.

[subset]

Hi,

I have tested quite a few (Antihacker, Comodo, Jetico, OA Free…),
but I stick to my antique Sygate Free probably as long as I stick to XP.

As a gamer I want an easy to use and very stable PF with a low footprint.
But above all is the genuine request, that the latency is not affected too much.
With SPF ON the latency to my ISP is 16 ms, with SPF OFF 15 ms.
Good enough for me.

Coolio10, will CPF 3 still have this Ronald McDonald look ;)

Cheers!

[rolarocka]

-{ Quote: "I'm a gamer and all i use is my hardware firewall. Having another firewall on top of that is redundant imo. Outbound connections are taken care of with hips." }-

same concept here :), works fine

[MasterTB]

-{ Quote: "Any sugestions on the quickest scanning firewall? I have tried Sygate Pro, Online Armor (free one), ZoneAlarm Pro and I even uninstalled NOD and tried Kaspersky Security suite which lasted for about two hours. I have learned to trust NOD and I can't stand not having it running. I play games online and the firewall is slowing me down. I got alot of info from link below (scroll down to see results) but nothing on the fastest. Thanks.

http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/leak-tests-results.php" }-

If you tried Eset Smart Security (you say NOD) and liked it, my suggestion is: KEEP IT. It is one of the fastest I've used and it is a good one.