firewall subscription expired

Since I may not be working for awhile, when Mcafee expired, I didn't renew it. I need to find something free and reliable .

Also, if there is one that I can understand just a little bit. I am still learning computer jargon. A firewall is to keep a hacker from taking over my computer?

MRSCT

 

Zone Alarm free.

Blue

 

Thanks Blue!

 

Is zone alarm free, and how do I find it?
MRSCT

 

Yes....Zone Alarm Free is free and you can find it at the Zonelabs Web Site or by visiting the below link.

This link---> Zone Alarm Free

 

Just make sure the now expired McAfee firewall is removed prior to installing ZA. Also verify that your system meets the recommended system requirements for ZA.

Blue

 

Is the penalty of not buying zone alarm lots of popups? They are very frequent and sometimes annoying.

MRSCT
How good is the microsoft firewall?

 

Are u talking about system tray alerts from ZA?

If so u can turn that off... at least u can with mine but i run an old version of ZA+.

 

You could try an older version if pop ups are annoying and can't be adequately disabled. I don't believe they were as prevalent in legacy versions. BroadbandReports.com had a thread that mentioned older, leaner versions of firewalls recently. A direct link to the legacy ZA versions is here.

Blue