Recommend me a good Firewall to go along with KAV

I am currently using Kaspersky Antivirus 2013 FTW and was wondering is there a reason to change from my default Windows Firewall or is it good enough?

If there is a need to change, then what would you recommend me for a good + free firewall that plays nice with KAV?

I don't want anything that would slow down my internet surfing experience or downloads speeds

 

Well here goes and hello to all the other options
I am very biased and I would go with Outpost Pro
it is the best out there bar none amigo!!
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/index.php

 

Nothing wrong with Windows firewall.

 

According to this poll most people have chosen to go with the Windows Firewall

I am contemplating whether there is a benefit going with outpost vs the free firewall?

 

Hmm, Outpost have a special offer for a lifetime license for 3 PCs for only $44.97 USD That sounds like a deal! is it compatible with KAV you think?

I will install the trial once I get home

 

Do yourself a favour and don't mix one with the other.

 

Agree with wat but , they will work together .

 

Im confused now, what they mean they will work but do myself a favor and dont mix them?

and how am I mixing them when one scans for viruses and the other prevents bad connections?

I read somewhere that I have to disable NDIS in KAV to make them work together is that true?

 

Im installing the Demo now, nice to see that Outpost detects possible compatibility with KAV and it recommends and automatically sets the exceptions professional work for the installer

hope everything goes smoothly as that lifetime license for 3 PCs sounds tempting @ 44 USD

 

Upon first installing Outpost and rebooting, everything in my PC was sluggish. Opening a folder would take like 30 seconds and most websites would not even open.

So I disabled the Kaspersky NDIS service from the Network connections and rebooted and now everything is back to normal and webpages load fast

But then the Outpost Icon in the task bar always shows a question mark because the realtime spyware protection is disabled and I searched a lot on the net for a solution to this and there's no way around it!

Bummer

Just uninstalled it

Guess I better stick to the Windows Firewall

 

Windows firewall or Private firewall both are non intrusive and light

 

The question mark icon means that Outpost is in learning mode

 

arghhhhhhhhh!!! why wasn't there any notification telling me that?!

When I went to settings the only thing I saw wrong was the realtime protection disabled so I thought I am going to have to live with a Firewall that has an error sign all the time

So how long does that learning mode thingie take to go off?

 

Ever thought of reading the help manual
You can access it from the gui or download it from Agnitums site.
The first thing I do , before I install any new software, is find and read the getting started manual. Saves a lot of potential problems

 

For sure!

 

You basicly have most or all control of that
if you right click on the task bar icon you will see the different
choices you have..ie rules wizard--block most--allow most under firewall policy

I would give it a go again if you see fit
Gordon

Look here
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/screens.php
and here
http://www.agnitum.com/lp/outpost-secures-whitepaper.php
a little more info
http://www.agnitum.com/support/docs.php#ofp

 

Outpost firewall is the first firewall i used then came a flurry of others. I've tried them all and I'd have to agree with hayc59 its still right there at the top..

 

KAV and OA free would be a excellent setup if they can live together...

 

There is nothing wrong with learning mode . It learns what programs you launch and use . You can set it however you wish

 

I believe as long as you have the Firewall Policy set to "Rules Wizard" that it will stay on indefinitely. At least that has been my experience with it, and I've had it for quite some time now. And from other posts that I've read from other Outpost users over the past few years, the "question mark" is pretty much par for the course as far as the icon goes.

I do have the Background Mode Policy set for "Block Most" as well as the Entertainment Mode Policy set for "Block Most" under Advanced, with the settings set for "Optimal Protection".....and it's been this way for some time, so.....

I noticed that Hayc59 didn't really elaborate much or give you a direct answer to your question (that I highlighted above)....so I would definitely be curious to know if the "question mark" is a permanent fixture under the settings that I have or even if it SHOULD be.

 

JR...the question mark and I have used it only during setup of TRUSTED program and other things I trust and then once done I or you can right click
on the task bar icon and under 'firewall policy' tick block most and you will see a shield with a minus sign and you are good to go..image to follow

 

JR my setup is almost identical to yours except
during normal circumstances Ouptost is always in Blockmost mode

 

While exploring around a bit I just now noticed that.

OK, so I guess my question is.....is running it with "Block Most" a better policy than running it in "Rules Wizard"? Should "Rules Wizard" only be ran after the installation of (or after uninstalling) new programs?

In other words, does it actually HURT to run the Rules Wizard constantly? I really never had this explained to me, so I definitely appreciate any and all info and feedback.

 

Sorry....I was in the process of typing and missed this. Thank you for the reply...that pretty much answered that

 

Funny thing.....just as a side note....I have noticed over some time now....that whenever I "shut down" the computer, the icon automatically turns to the "Block Most" icon (the one you just posted the picture of, hayc59). I guess I was unaware that it should look that way pretty much ALL the time.

Learn something new every day, I guess......