Advice Request Which kind of firewall do you (prefer to) use in general?

[CMLew]

Now 2017 going 2018 soon, the security softwares is getting more and more sophisticated and improved. And so go other softwares as well.

Which comes to my main point here: is Windows Firewall (WF) today performed on par with the rest of the firewalls offered from security vendors? I understand WF older time was pretty notorious, but coming 2017. Do you still put faith on WF or rather spend dime and get security overload with their FW from the Vendors side.

 

[Flengo]

I personally use UFW which is a simple command line firewall.
From the Ubuntu Help Wiki page:

The default firewall configuration tool for Ubuntu is ufw. Developed to ease iptables firewall configuration, ufw provides a user friendly way to create an IPv4 or IPv6 host-based firewall.

For Windows, if you're looking for a simple, easy-to-use firewall I would go with Windows Firewall as it's baked into the system so it will probably have the least amount of problems.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

For me, Eset IS because it has IDS.

 

[HarborFront]

I'm using FortKnox Personal FW

Free Firewall Download | Blocks Hackers Attempts, Identity Thefts, Spyware, Adware and Trojans

 

[Andrew999]

I am using BullGuard Internet Security which includes Firewall at the moment.

 

[RoboMan]

Whatever offers a default-deny service and has notifications

 

[Anupam]

Windows Firewall with Glasswire

 

[StriderHunterX]

Comodo FW.

Really strong and with proper configuration,almost unbeatable IMO.Feel really secure with it...

 

[roger_m]

I use Comodo Firewall, but only as a firewall. I have disabled everything else.

 

[shmu26]

Emsisoft says in their blog that Windows firewall does the job, and the big AV companies are just selling you the same thing with a different name.

 

[cruelsister]

Roger- Comodo Firewall is not made to be used as only a Firewall. The assumption is that one would also use either the HIPS and/or the sandbox. which will give protection that is not afforded by the Firewall. Note that the Comodo Firewall BY ITSELF will NOT protect you from forked processes connecting out, whereas either of the two other components this would not be an issue.

Please forgive the Caps, and note that I would never ever suggest that anyone use the Firewall alone (never ever).

 

[Deleted member 178]

Windows Firewall with or without Binisoft WFC (depends how it performs).

Home Users don't need complex Firewalls those days, your NAT router replace it it for you.

What Home Users may need is an outbound connections notifier, nothing more.

 

[Xtwillight]

Die Windows-Firewall mit Glasswire (+Emsisoft AV)

 

[SHvFl]

I prefer to use windows firewall with wfc but because i have cpu issues with it i switched to comodo firewall. Does the job well and light on the cpu usage.

 

[jerzy601]

I am currently using the Windows Firewall .

 

[gin]

windows default firewall

 

[ichito]

SpyShelter FW (Vista, Windows 8.1) and Kerio on XP...but sometimes others like OA, PFW, Filseclab, TinyWall, Simplewall, Sunbelt, PCTolls FW...

 

[TairikuOkami]

Windows Firewall at the moment.

I'm using FortKnox Personal FW

Free Firewall Download | Blocks Hackers Attempts, Identity Thefts, Spyware, Adware and Trojans

That is just great, a free firewall made in my country with features I have been always looking for and I did not even know about it. :notworthy:

P.S.: I had actually stumbled upon it once or twice, but I had pretty much ignored it, that is even worse.

EDIT: Pity, it does not allow to enter IP range, just IP.

 

[inuyasha]

I prefer to use windows firewall with wfc but because i have cpu issues with it i switched to comodo firewall. Does the job well and light on the cpu usage.

if you are looking for something light on cpu usage, try comodo firewall without windows defender

 

[Sephiroth Source]

I am using Comodo Firewall with CruelSister settings. Very light and efficient, I even gave up antivirus.