Visat + Firewall

species8350 wrote in news:27730ebf-3317- snipped-for-privacy@k36g2000pri.googlegroups.com:

sort of depends on what you want it to do.

Firewalls are not good or bad (usually). Policies are good or bad. Is the default windows vista firewall policy good? depends on your setup.

You are not going to find anything better than the Vista FW and Vista in itself due to the advanced features the FW and Vista are using.

Jesper's Blogs- At Least This Snake Oil Is Free.

Firewall: the best new security feature in Vista? Managing the Windows Vista Firewall (Read in its entirety!) Exploring The Windows Firewall. "If you try to block outbound connections from a computer that?s already compromised, how can you be sure that the computer is really doing what you ask? The answer: you can?t. Outbound protection is security theater?it?s a gimmick that only gives the impression of improving your security without doing anything that actually does improve your security. This is why outbound protection didn?t exist in the Windows XP firewall and why it doesn?t exist in the Windows Vista? firewall."

Tap into the Vista firewall's advanced configuration features

"...once you discover the secret of accessing its advanced configuration settings via the MMC snap-in, you'll find it to be far more configurable and functional. At last, Windows comes with a sophisticated personal firewall that can be used to set up outbound rules as well as inbound, with the ability to customize rules to fit your precise needs." Or Configure Vista Firewall to support outbound packet filtering Vista Firewall Control (Free versions available). Protects your applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing activity, controls applications internet access. free version may be all you need, check the comparisons under the "Download and Buy" link.