Any free 64 bit firewall's yet?
 

I couldn't locate any posts regarding free 64 bit firewalls and wondered if
anyone knows of any yet (apart from Win firewall of course), or an expected
release date so I can go back and check later?

I have a list of software sites and other resources that I scour regularly,
but to no avail.

Re: Any free 64 bit firewall's yet?
 

Tiny Software have released a public beta of a 64-bit version their
free Personal Firewall:

http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tin...=tf64_download

and the Windows Firewall included in x64, its more than you will really ever
need, like someone said, its best to invest in a cheap router or NAT.

--
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"DebB" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>I couldn't locate any posts regarding free 64 bit firewalls and wondered if
>anyone knows of any yet (apart from Win firewall of course), or an expected
>release date so I can go back and check later?
>
> I have a list of software sites and other resources that I scour
> regularly, but to no avail.
>

Re: Any free 64 bit firewall's yet?
 

I've a Nvidea Firewall.
http://www.nvidia.de/object/security_de.html


"DebB" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>I couldn't locate any posts regarding free 64 bit firewalls and wondered if
>anyone knows of any yet (apart from Win firewall of course), or an expected
>release date so I can go back and check later?
>
> I have a list of software sites and other resources that I scour
> regularly, but to no avail.
>

Re: Any free 64 bit firewall's yet?
 

On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 15:13:28 +0100, DebB <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote:

> I couldn't locate any posts regarding free 64 bit firewalls and wondered
> if
> anyone knows of any yet (apart from Win firewall of course), or an
> expected
> release date so I can go back and check later?
>
> I have a list of software sites and other resources that I scour
> regularly,
> but to no avail.
>
>

What's wrong with the build in XP64 firewall? It's considerably better in
resource ussage and latency than any other software firewalls I have
tried...

Re: Any free 64 bit firewall's yet?
 

And its free and fairly easy to configure.
--
Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

"Mark Gillespie" <mark.gillespie@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 15:13:28 +0100, DebB <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>> I couldn't locate any posts regarding free 64 bit firewalls and wondered
>> if
>> anyone knows of any yet (apart from Win firewall of course), or an
>> expected
>> release date so I can go back and check later?
>>
>> I have a list of software sites and other resources that I scour
>> regularly,
>> but to no avail.
>>
>>
>
> What's wrong with the build in XP64 firewall? It's considerably better in
> resource ussage and latency than any other software firewalls I have
> tried...

Re: Any free 64 bit firewall's yet?
 

Microsoft are a target for every lunatic with too much spare time and
knowledge on their hands. This is the part of the reason that thier software
is not a very attractive security proposition.

I just discovered a minute ago that according to Spyware Doctor, I've
already got a keylogger that's probably taking notes as I type. "Spyanytime"
it's called.

GOOD GRIEF since installing the XP software, just over 24 hours ago, I
haven't been anywhere except the Microsoft site and a couple of innocent
Google searches !!! I'm completely miffed about how this could've happened.
I do have Avast AV that occassionally pops up and says it's blocked a
trojan.

Windows firewall just isn't secure enough I don't think. I don't know how
the keylogger was delivered so I'm not sure how I'll go preventing a
recurrance. I've got protection and that's as good as it gets until a
firewall becomes available. Paying for Tiny firewall is looking more
attractive by the minute.

The unregistered version of Spyware Doctor doesn't do removals and there's
no where on the net that offers manual removal information for this specific
keylogger.

I'm downloading the Microsoft Spyware beta, but I didn't like it much when I
tried it last time, so we'll see if it locates and deletes the keylogger.

If not, then it's into the registry we go!!!!

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> And its free and fairly easy to configure.
> --
> Andre
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>
> "Mark Gillespie" <mark.gillespie@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:op.swm2xwxpj2q9yy@xpdesktop...
>> On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 15:13:28 +0100, DebB <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I couldn't locate any posts regarding free 64 bit firewalls and wondered
>>> if
>>> anyone knows of any yet (apart from Win firewall of course), or an
>>> expected
>>> release date so I can go back and check later?
>>>
>>> I have a list of software sites and other resources that I scour
>>> regularly,
>>> but to no avail.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> What's wrong with the build in XP64 firewall? It's considerably better
>> in resource ussage and latency than any other software firewalls I have
>> tried...
>
>

Re: Any free 64 bit firewall's yet?
 

Check MSCONFIG startup and uncheck anything you don't recognise. You can
usually get the info you need there to go delete it directly.


"DebB" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Microsoft are a target for every lunatic with too much spare time and
> knowledge on their hands. This is the part of the reason that thier
> software is not a very attractive security proposition.
>
> I just discovered a minute ago that according to Spyware Doctor, I've
> already got a keylogger that's probably taking notes as I type.
> "Spyanytime" it's called.
>
> GOOD GRIEF since installing the XP software, just over 24 hours ago, I
> haven't been anywhere except the Microsoft site and a couple of innocent
> Google searches !!! I'm completely miffed about how this could've
> happened. I do have Avast AV that occassionally pops up and says it's
> blocked a trojan.
>
> Windows firewall just isn't secure enough I don't think. I don't know how
> the keylogger was delivered so I'm not sure how I'll go preventing a
> recurrance. I've got protection and that's as good as it gets until a
> firewall becomes available. Paying for Tiny firewall is looking more
> attractive by the minute.
>
> The unregistered version of Spyware Doctor doesn't do removals and there's
> no where on the net that offers manual removal information for this
> specific keylogger.
>
> I'm downloading the Microsoft Spyware beta, but I didn't like it much when
> I tried it last time, so we'll see if it locates and deletes the
> keylogger.
>
> If not, then it's into the registry we go!!!!
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Vc8ewnsFHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> And its free and fairly easy to configure.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>
>> "Mark Gillespie" <mark.gillespie@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:op.swm2xwxpj2q9yy@xpdesktop...
>>> On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 15:13:28 +0100, DebB <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I couldn't locate any posts regarding free 64 bit firewalls and
>>>> wondered if
>>>> anyone knows of any yet (apart from Win firewall of course), or an
>>>> expected
>>>> release date so I can go back and check later?
>>>>
>>>> I have a list of software sites and other resources that I scour
>>>> regularly,
>>>> but to no avail.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> What's wrong with the build in XP64 firewall? It's considerably better
>>> in resource ussage and latency than any other software firewalls I have
>>> tried...
>>
>>
>
>

Re: Any free 64 bit firewall's yet?
 

DebB wrote:
> I couldn't locate any posts regarding free 64 bit firewalls

Did you actually search the form, because this question is asked and
answered about 2 time each week.

Re: Any free 64 bit firewall's yet?
 

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 08:57:27 +0100, DebB <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote:

> Microsoft are a target for every lunatic with too much spare time and
> knowledge on their hands. This is the part of the reason that thier
> software
> is not a very attractive security proposition.
>
> I just discovered a minute ago that according to Spyware Doctor, I've
> already got a keylogger that's probably taking notes as I type.
> "Spyanytime"
> it's called.
>
> GOOD GRIEF since installing the XP software, just over 24 hours ago, I
> haven't been anywhere except the Microsoft site and a couple of innocent
> Google searches !!! I'm completely miffed about how this could've
> happened.
> I do have Avast AV that occassionally pops up and says it's blocked a
> trojan.
>
> Windows firewall just isn't secure enough I don't think. I don't know how
> the keylogger was delivered so I'm not sure how I'll go preventing a
> recurrance. I've got protection and that's as good as it gets until a
> firewall becomes available. Paying for Tiny firewall is looking more
> attractive by the minute.
>
> The unregistered version of Spyware Doctor doesn't do removals and
> there's
> no where on the net that offers manual removal information for this
> specific
> keylogger.
>
> I'm downloading the Microsoft Spyware beta, but I didn't like it much
> when I
> tried it last time, so we'll see if it locates and deletes the keylogger.
>
> If not, then it's into the registry we go!!!!
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Vc8ewnsFHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> And its free and fairly easy to configure.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>
>> "Mark Gillespie" <mark.gillespie@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:op.swm2xwxpj2q9yy@xpdesktop...
>>> On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 15:13:28 +0100, DebB <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I couldn't locate any posts regarding free 64 bit firewalls and
>>>> wondered
>>>> if
>>>> anyone knows of any yet (apart from Win firewall of course), or an
>>>> expected
>>>> release date so I can go back and check later?
>>>>
>>>> I have a list of software sites and other resources that I scour
>>>> regularly,
>>>> but to no avail.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> What's wrong with the build in XP64 firewall? It's considerably better
>>> in resource ussage and latency than any other software firewalls I have
>>> tried...
>>
>>
>
>

There is nothing wrong with XPSP2 / X64 SP1 firewall. It does not however
firewall outgoing packets, like many other firewalls do. I consider this
bad practice, as if you are crazy enough to run untrusted software, it
dialing home is the least of your worries (formatting your HDD is more of
a concern).

Re: Any free 64 bit firewall's yet?
 

On that one we have to cut some slack. Anyone who comes in via the web
interface has no possibility of actually searching the newsgroup, I'm
afraid. The options for searching are either an NNTP client that gives you
search ability (OE does adequately), or google groups, where we are finally
indexed and searchable.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64

zekolas wrote:
> DebB wrote:
>> I couldn't locate any posts regarding free 64 bit firewalls
>
> Did you actually search the form, because this question is asked and
> answered about 2 time each week.