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Hefaistos22
April 8th, 2008, 10:28 AM
I installed Online Armor free and it seems to work ok.but i have only one question-

1. Detect it some basic attacks?or port scans? Will it hide my comp to the others? Or it just have HIPS and allow and block incoming or outgoing applications feature????
lookcity
April 8th, 2008, 10:40 AM
one quesition ?
OA free have "program guard" and basic " firewall" . But it's already enough.
Hefaistos22
April 8th, 2008, 10:44 AM
sry:D in mind i have one question,but it is hard to write it so i ask some more questions:)
but im still worried:-/ i want only some good firewall that wwill block some attack on me,port scans, hide my comp from the others..i dont need hips feature cause i allow almost all:D
lookcity
April 8th, 2008, 11:21 AM
The HIPS function of OA can be disabled.
Actually, HIPS make OA more brilliant.
alex_s
April 8th, 2008, 11:39 AM
-{ Quote: "I installed Online Armor free and it seems to work ok.but i have only one question-

1. Detect it some basic attacks?or port scans? Will it hide my comp to the others? Or it just have HIPS and allow and block incoming or outgoing applications feature????" }-
no probs, ports scan will not see anything in case it is configured properly. I mean proper configuration is needed for trusted LAN. In case LAN is not trusted no special config is needed
Firebytes
April 8th, 2008, 02:57 PM
The way I understand it OA free can only be "updated" by uninstalling your presently installed version and then installing a newer version. I was wondering if Tall Emu has any plans to allow OA free to actually update in the future?
Nebulus
April 8th, 2008, 03:06 PM
-{ Quote: "I installed Online Armor free and it seems to work ok.but i have only one question-

1. Detect it some basic attacks?or port scans? Will it hide my comp to the others? Or it just have HIPS and allow and block incoming or outgoing applications feature????" }-

You didn't mention what OS you have. If you don't have Vista (older FW are not Vista compatible) and you want just a simple firewall with no HIPS, OA is not the best choice - you can install Sygate or even Kerio 2. If you want HIPS too, OA is a good choice.
alex_s
April 8th, 2008, 05:48 PM
-{ Quote: "The way I understand it OA free can only be "updated" by uninstalling your presently installed version and then installing a newer version. I was wondering if Tall Emu has any plans to allow OA free to actually update in the future?" }-

You can also "install over", which is much easier and preserves some settings.
But I know nothing about Tall Emu plans :)