Should i use software firewall?

ah,maybe cause DSA has a built in firewall added to it's hips

 

Thank you everybody. I decided to use Comodo firewall.

 

Good choice.

If you need help with Comodo Firewall let me know, I am over at the Comodo Forums as well (3xist).

Cheers,
Josh

 

@ jmonge, thanks for clarification. Two firewalls isn't good idea indeed.

 

Oh well, another overly paranoid wilders member. Why you would want comodo on top of everything you've got, running in LUA, I really don't know. I despair sometimes.

 

That is very tru

 

In today's www, I'm not sure being "paranoid" is a bad thing!

But that said here FWIW are my guidelines not just for FW's

1) Only 1 Antivirus real time exclusions to all real time security SW set
2 Only 1 Antispyware real time exclusions to all real time security SW set
3) Make sure you have FULLY removed all old AV's and ASW's using the vendors removal tools if applicable. (Norton and McAfee for sure)
4) Only 1 HIPS in real time exclusions to all other real time security SW set
5) Only 1 2 way SW FW from the top 3 or 4, choose a stable release
6) Solid Image backup and recovery product.

Now IF you choose a suite KNOW what is in it probably a FW and a HIPS or maybe also an AV. If so you have CHOSEN to rely on one vendor for security now please don't go adding more real time/ active AV's FW's etc in the believe that more is better security. If the user does this he/she is not better off BUT WORSE OFF due to inevitable SW conflict.

In the old days on the factor floor this was called machine interferece!

 

Hi!!
I am a chronic lurker on these forums, recently joined, not posted a lot, but I have to say this much...
This particular thread has been the least confusing and most useful of anything I have read so far on these forums. Most of the other threads provide excellent information and food for thought, but the posts on this has been the clearest one (for me, at least) for putting together and implementing a simple and useful security setup; very helpful, especially for novices like me.
Thanks for the really good advice from all the stalwarts here. [Inspired by firzen771's signature, pretty close to what I already have, missing out on rollback Rx, can't afford it as of now]

I'm glad I found this, less confused and much less paranoid now

Cheers, Nessa

P.S. to firzen771, if you don't mind me asking, why did you remove Drivesentry from your sig?

 

ur welcome...

 

maybe he wants more control over his system

 

your welcome
note:this one requires alot of babysitting for the first week but still a good app for free

 

I don't think it has much to do with his system.....

 

ah ok never mind i didnt say anything

 

Yes that's right. If running in LUA with a powerful HIPS where one wrong answer can render your system unusable is more control then I agree.