internet security

[peanut]

I currently use a 64 bit windows system and am having a bit of an issue trying to find a security program for it. mainly a good firewall. I know windows has its own but i dont trust it. I have ghostwall but as far as being user friendly, I think not. There is really nothing to tell you how to use it. Any suggestions ? It doesnt nessesarily have to be free. After all, you cant put a price on security. If there is a good whole security program like Norton Internet Security, that would be great. If I have to have a seperate firewall and antivirus, I can deal with that. I currently use Avast for an antivirus.

[Confab]

Windows is ok but as you probably know only works one way.

Have you tried Zonealarm from

http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/promotions/microsoftsecurity/11101.html?AID=9754927&PID=1413356&SID=b2

Easy to install and configure and works both incoming and outgoung. It's probably the best free firewall out there

[Confab]

This is a better link to the free firewall

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/s ku_list_za.jsp;jsessionid=D049vrnRmioSClj7YsAR0JElA07rTk 2FmVGswGLKyQ7bD6HCW2o3!-1900261775!-1062696904!7551!7552 !NONE?dc=12bms&ctry=GB&lang=en&lid=nav_za

[Ralph]

If you're on broadband, you can probably use your router and/or modem as a hardware firewall. If it works as a firewall, and most do, then you won't actually need a software firewall, though activating the Windows one wouldn't do any harm.

Have a look in your configuration pages of your modem for Firewall, NAT and Stateful Packet Inspection.

[fo3nix]

why are you using a 64-bit system right now anyway? most likely, you won't be getting much out of it. change from 32-bit is inevitable, but it certainly hasn't happened in mass yet (for the windows market, anyway).

I would suggest running the 32-bit system, with all your favourite software.

[peanut]

I currently run two computers at the same time, My Dell has all 32 bit and my new homebuilt computer has all 64 bit. I am using the 32 right now for the internet. As more 64 bit software comes out, I will eventually phase out the 32 bit.

[fo3nix]

the problem is that XP 64-bit may not be that great to phase towards.. vista, the next OS from microsoft (which will not be totally 64-bit either), has different api's and things to XP. so anything made for 64-bit XP may not work that easily with 64-bit vista.