Vista Firewall Survey

[Diver]

If you run Vista please chime in as to which firewall you are using and any noteworthy experiences or bugs. For the time being I am using the built in firewall. For a while I had outbound filtering enabled, but by design it is only for privacy or enforcing corporate policy. The outbound filtering here will not prevent leaks by any application that wants to get around it.

[Ed_H]

I am using Comodo 3 with Vista Home Premium. Works well, highly configurable with built-in HIPS and no noticeable impact on performance.

[Dark Shadow]

I also using vista firewall behind a router, No issues yet.

[Solaris]

Jetico V2 works great for me on Vista.
Outpost 6. ..with BSOD sometimes… so Jetico definitely.

[lodore]

atm i use the firewall in kis7.0
probaly use kav 2009 firewall once its out or use the vista firewall since i have a router.

[InfinityAz]

Vista firewall (and behind router). It runs well and doesn't cause any issues with my computer.

Truthfully, whether I've run the Windows built-in or any third party firewall, none have ever stopped/caught anything I wasn't expecting to connect out. Therefore, I've switched all my machines to just run the Windows built-in firewall (this causes far fewer issues and problems than running a third party firewall).

[Coldmoon]

Vista FW behind router with MS/Sysinternals PE/PM when engaging in riskier activities...

The other solution I use is obvious but not directly related to the subject matter.

Mike

[fax]

Hi!
running ZASS in VISTA (behind a router)... no problems to report.

VISTA SP1 also fixed some inconsistency with ZA (a silent ZA traffic icon and traceroute with only one hop)

Cheers,
Fax

[Osaban]

Look'n'Stop with Vista Ultimate: No issues so far.

[Tony]

Vista home premium, running windows firewall with Sphinx firewall control.
Everything running nicely with no problems.

[AKAJohnDoe]

Vista SP1 with ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.

Firewall: Internet=High, Trusted=Medium
Program Control=Max
Smart Defense Advisor=Manual

[Fedorov999]

Used to run Kaspersky, now use Comodo with Defence+ turned off, system runs so much faster even though I love Kaspersky so much.

I plan on moving to Online Armor once the Vista version is out which is very soon.

[virtumonde]

Originally Posted by Fedorov999

I plan on moving to Online Armor once the Vista version is out which is very soon.

now i'm using sphinx free lol talking about basic but I like it (i think is too simple for bugs .And i'll definetly can't wait to try OA when it will be available on vista soon i hope.I use comodo on my laptop which i recently downgraded to xp:-)).I ran it for a while on vista too very good protection IMO didn't felt the need for an av with it,no noticeble bugs ,only a few annoiances with d+ pop-ups,until i cofigured it right which took me a while.

[WSFuser]

Vista Firewall is enough for me. Its simple and plays well with games/p2p.

[Trespasser]

I'm using Vista's Windows Firewall with Advanced Security tweaked for outbound permissions. Took awhile to adjust to the rules structure, though. So far, and it's been months, I like it. No problems to report. Also behind a router.

Later...

[zorbis]

i also use vista ultimate firewall behinde a router, no problems yet.

[Diver]

Although the Vista firewall is popular, there is quite a bit of diversity here in only a relatively small number of posts.

[sded]

I use CFP3 with Vista Ultimate on one computer, and the Vista Firewall with Vista Home Premium on another computer-planning to try OA for Vista when it comes out. Tried earlier version of ZAF for Vista and found it unacceptably slow, so haven't tried the latest. Along with Avast! 4.8 on both computers.

[acr1965]

I am running PC Tools firewall on desktop and laptop. I also have Threatfire installed on each as well as the desktop is behind a high speed modem/router.

[entropism]

Using Comodo with Defense+, though I plan on trying OA when it comes out for x64. I was using KIS 7 for a while, I wasn't too fond of it.

Using CFP 3/With Defense+. On Vista Home Basic, I got no issues to report.

3xist.

[TOMxEU]

I use Vista Firewall, it works like a charm and I do not care about leaks, I install only trustworthy applications and I prefer not to instal malware like trojans.

[AKAJohnDoe]

I like to have the ability to lock out the built-in malware

[Rickster100]

Using Comodo 3.0 on my Vista Ultimate SP1 partition with no issues so far; nice and smooth.

[bigc73542]

I am very satisfied with the Vista Firewall with Extended security and the Vista firewall control app. It works very well. Probably the lightest firewall you are ever going to run on Vista since it is coded right in Windows.