What is a decent free firewall for win7 64bit?


  1. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #1

    What is a decent free firewall for win7 64bit?


    Currently trying zone alarm but half the time I add something to the app blocker it auto deletes it, getting kinda annoyed with it, do I really need a firewall if my router has a NAT firewall built in? in reality all I need is something that can block certan programs from accessing the net, by letting me choose to do so when it tries to launch. Thanks all :)
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  2. Posts : 10,485
    W7 Pro SP1 64bit
       #2

    The W7 firewall works just fine.
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  3. Posts : 1,346
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #3

    Siveria said:
    Currently trying zone alarm but half the time I add something to the app blocker it auto deletes it, getting kinda annoyed with it, do I really need a firewall if my router has a NAT firewall built in? in reality all I need is something that can block certan programs from accessing the net, by letting me choose to do so when it tries to launch. Thanks all :)
    Windows firewall "default settings" are not set for outbound connections. If you want to monitor them you will need to configure it yourself, see the following links;

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Improve-Windows-searches-using-the-index-frequently-asked-questions

    http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/windows-7-firewall-outbound-protection/

    I highly recommend you remove Zone Alarm, regardless of what else you may decide to do.

    HTH
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  4. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #4

    I also use Windows 7 built in firewall.
    Microsoft Windows 7 operating system with a Microsoft firewall and a Microsoft anti virus MSE works well together.
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