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Background

Firewalls are the virtual wall that applications need to go through when getting data from the Internet to your computer as well as when sending data from your computer to the Internet. By controlling this wall you can control what data you allow to go through and what applications you allow to send and receive data through this wall. This indirectly allows you to control privacy as well as the usage of your computer and its applications.

Recommendation

We actually simply recommend the Firewall that comes with Windows. It has all the basic features you’d want from a firewall though is indeed very basic.

For more advanced users and users who have a very heavy and risky Internet usage, the one Firewall we recommend is Comodo Firewall. Its HIPS (Host-based Intrusion Prevention System) performance is best-in-class and it includes a powerful in-memory firewall. It also feature the possibility to increase security by connecting through Comodo’s Secure DNS, and can be set up such that it gets automatically updated. It also includes an anti-virus though we do not recommend you install it and instead goes with one of our anti-virus recommendations, even though this anti-virus is actually pretty good.

Web links

Comodo Firewall

Web site: http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Download: http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html