Since yesterday I'm using Look 'n' stop. I have to give full credits to the maker of this program it is the Utorrent under the Firewallls . The rules/filters are a bit difficult to setup for a leak. I read the matousec test results and I couldn't believe look n stop was so low even not recommended. Matousec test are valuable by a lot of people who are in the firewall field. Link to the actual test page. http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/jordicc/8-4-200913-11-52.png
LnS is a single-minded firewall,a very good firewall . You can chose a HIPS(like ssm) to work with lns
You should be ok if you are careful. I've been fine using just the Vista firewall and Windows defender and Kaspersky antivirus for the last year, no problems at all. I use Firefox with a few good addons. I only decided to switch to LnS because I want more control and a good log but I love it it's very fun to use. Plus I was looking for a different antivirus with a good replacement for Windows defender. But that's only personal, never worried about leak tests because I avoid P2P, p*rn or anything that might be iffy. I like my computer clean and fast.
Avoiding P2P, porn sites, etc isn't good enough anymore with the amount of legit sites being hijacked. It was just a few weeks ago that Kaspersky's site was compromised and serving up malware links.
I don't get it. They label it as good protection but don't recommend it? Does this make sense? Maybe I'm missing something. I don't use LnS but I hear nothing but good things about it. Toby
As far as I can tell, the matousec site believes a "firewall" should have HIPS capabilities, and they test accordingly. If a firewall fails a HIPS component test it automatically gets a 0% score for that part of the test, so the overall score is reduced, even though the firewall does NOT have a HIPS component ! As people have said above, LnS is a firewall.... not a HIPS program. I think that`s what it`s all about (and you can spend all day reading about what people think of those tests)
I also seriously think that hips should not be linked with a firewall... They cannot be blend together. Firewall that is pure is like looknstop and chx-i Hybrid that mix firewall + hips together can become unstable unless the developer knows how to balance adaption to user environment. Looknstop is definitely one good solid firewall, rule-based driver driven thatat its best hope to see more cool features in the future
