What is a decent free firewall for win7 64bit?

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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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The W7 firewall works just fine.
 

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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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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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