Yes, I have read the review before, there are some issues with the
position of the review, but that is just marketing fodder. The review
also does not discuss the underlying logic behind each product just more
of a showing of the UI.. UI's changes over time, and sometimes a UI is not
as important as the logic behind the scenes.
/m
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BlackICE sounds like a great product. I did have some concerns with it
after
reading the review at http://grc.com/su-firewalls.htm . However, I'm definitely
going to give them a good look.
Thanks for your comments!
Brant
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BlackICE Defender is a much more evolved product, than most of them, plus
their documentation even with errors is far superior over the other
products.
The Radio Ads for MacAfee Personal Firewall sounds kindy of cheesy
though..
You really want something that is simple enough for my cat to install
/m
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06/02/00 09:32 AM
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If anyone is interested, here is a summary of the responses I received
after
requesting suggestions for Personal Firewalls:
ZoneAlarm (3 recommendations) http://www.zonelabs.com/
McAfee Personal Firewall (Formerly "ConSeal Private Desktop") (3
recommendations) http://www.mcafee.com/
BlackICE Defender (2 recommendations) http://www.networkice.com/
WinRoute (1 recommendation) http://www.tinysoftware.com/
CyberwallPLUS (1 recommendation) http://www.network-1.com/
GNAT Box (1 recommendation) http://www.gnatbox.com/
ConSeal PC Firewall (1 recommendation) http://www.consealfirewall.com/
For the record, I was also pointed to Gibson Research
(http://grc.com/default.htm) which has an online tool for testing how secure
your connection is, and describes a method for adding firewall-like
protection
to a Windows computer without actually installing a firewall; and I was
reminded
that VPNs and "insecure nodes" are a dangerous combination -- with or
without
firewalls.
Thanks again to everyone that responded!
Brant
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