Firewalls Reviewed
Fred Langa of Langa Letter fame has done a supurb job of reviewing the most-used desktop firewalls.
“The desktop firewall landscape is changing fast. It’s not the need for desktop firewalls — that hasn’t changed at all. Desktop firewall software remains one of the three essential components of robust PC security. Start with a good antivirus tool to help prevent infections from viruses, worms, Trojans, and the like. Add a good anti-malware tool to help guard against spyware, adware, browser hijackers, and other miscellaneous forms of malware. Now include a good desktop firewall to help prevent unwanted network access to the PC (and its contents and LAN connections), and you will have closed most of the worst vectors for security problems.”