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If a file that is not on this safe-list knocks on your PC's door, the Firewall immediately alerts you to the possibility of attacking malware. All this occurs before the malware infects your computer. It's prevention-based security, the only way to keep PCs totally safe. Please see latest release notes. Release Details: Please see latest release notes. A friend referred it to me and said its a award-winning Free Firewall.

After started using it, I understood why. I have been using the Comodo firewall for a long time and I more than happy with the features of the product. The sandbox is a virtual operating environment for untrusted programs — ensuring viruses and other malicious software are completely isolated from the rest of your computer. Firewall remembers which software is allowed to operate and changes its alerts accordingly. Tell the free firewall to scan upon installation and add all current applications to the safe-list.

List of over two million known PC-friendly files and apps. Provides free firewall protection with the knowledge to let safe files and apps run.

Firewall protection is a batch of security measures for your PC, designed to keep malware, viruses, and hackers at bay. Applications in the sandbox are run under a carefully selected set of privileges and will write to a virtual file system and registry instead of the real system. This means untrusted but harmless applications have the freedom to operate as usual while malicious programs are prevented from accessing or infecting your computer.

This provides smoothest and most secure user experience possible. Firewall is network security software, programmed to prevent illegal access that travels in and out of a private network. It helps to manage the incoming and outgoing traffic of network that is based on a specific set of protocol. It examines each an every activity and blocks if it does not meet the required security norms.

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PeerBlock Free. Block all communications with selected IP and IP ranges with ease. PeerBlock Portable bit Free. For a free firewall, there is a lot of utility in this program. The installer may be quite large but the program itself is light on resources. Make sure to opt out of the browser and search engine change when installing though. Comodo runs a widget in the top right of your screen.

You can turn this off in Settings if you wish. ZoneAlarm Free Firewall used to be my firewall of choice until the newer version of Comodo came out.

ZoneAlarm is light, easy to use and fully featured. It is one of the most popular Windows firewalls around and offers a good level of protection at no cost. ZoneAlarm has an added benefit of a live connection to DefenseNet.

This is a live database of real-time threats that can alert your firewall to emerging attacks. If you use the internet a lot, or use public Wi-Fi, this is a great feature. Emsisoft Internet Security is another free firewall program that offers credible protection at no cost.

Less well-known than Comodo or ZoneAlarm but no less proficient, this program used to be known as Online Armor before being changed. The program is light on resources and offers inbound and outbound traffic monitoring. The UI is simple and uncluttered, there are varying levels of protection depending on how paranoid you are or how much you use the internet.

Reviews of Emsisoft Internet Security seem very positive too. At first glance, Privatefirewall looks like something out of the s. However, once you get past that, the program is very good indeed. It has some good features, high levels of protection and a simple traffic blocking command for all internet traffic. Ease of use is at the heart of this free firewall program and once installed, you will quickly begin bending it to your will and blocking programs.

Despite first impressions, Privatefirewall is a very competent program and one I have used extensively. TinyWall is my final recommendation for free firewall software to keep you safe. TinyWall is a hardener for Windows Firewall. That means it is designed to make the built-in firewall more usable, more controllable and more powerful. I have used TinyWall a lot and if you already have a firewall on your router, is a good option for an extra layer of protection.

The argument about the quality and protection offered by Windows Firewall rages on and will likely do so for many years to come.