Getting yourself a good virus scanner, grabbing some great spam busters, and simply being careful who you give your email out to, all of that is only half the battle, really. Without a good piece of firewall software installed on your computer, you’re kind of leaving yourself exposed, there.
Of course, this being the 21st century, there are tons of viruses and internet identity thieves all around. This means that there’s going to be a lot of demand for good firewall software… which means, there’s going to be a lot of response to that demand. And of course, this all adds up to the simple fact that there are simply way too many firewalls out there to choose from.
With all but a few of these, you’ll still want to hold on to your favorite virus scanner and what have you. A firewall is mainly a defense for your privacy, intended to keep hackers out. But, you still may have to deal with spam, pop ups and viruses.
So allow us to narrow the choices a bit for you. As far as we can tell, these are some of the very best firewall programs available.
ZoneAlarm PRO
ZoneAlarm PRO is designed as a multilayered firewall with the intention of being simple to install. In fact, installation itself should only take a minute or two. Besides the typical stuff you can expect from a firewall program, ZoneAlarm also offers identity protection and some of the best anti-spyware available.
F-Secure Internet Security
F-Secure is designed to be not only easy to install, but also, easy to use. It works as an almost literal brick wall against hackers and other security threats.
Prisma Firewall
Prisma might well be one of the best budget priced firewalls designed to take care of small office settings. It comes with an overall package to take care of intrusion prevention, and a personal firewall for individual PCs.
NeT Firewall
NeT is designed to keep hackers out, and to keep internal threats, such as spyware and so on, from gaining a foothold on your system. It isn’t bad for what it is, but you’ll certainly want to partner it up with a good virus scanner.
ESET Smart Security
ESET Smart Security is actually not merely a firewall, but a full security package, protecting you against viruses, spam, popups, Trojans, malware, adware, worms, and everything else you want to keep off of your computer.
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