![]() That is definitely better than nothing at all. Vista does come with a bit more "advanced" firewall from Microsoft, although accessing its advanced features takes a bit of work.īy default, the Microsoft Vista firewall (like XP's) does provide blocking of unsolicited packet requests. I guess it comes down to being a personal decision based on your own risk tolerance level with pc security. I know I personally like the extra control and monitoring ability it provides me, and feel much more comfortable with it present, but for some users it may be overkill or end up killing a noobie user's network connectivity by accident or poor rule-block selection. To really provide sufficient protection and monitoring for your system, you may want to keep an eye on outbound packet sends as well and not just inbound unsolicited packet connection attempts from remote systems.īy keeping an eye on "leaking", a more advanced firewall can alert you to any attempts by programs to send data "back home." This is helpful in making sure that malware doesn't try to fire off any scraped data from your system, or use it as a zombie machine.ĭoes the average home user REALLY need outbound packet filtering and leak protection? I can't honestly say. ![]() Now that I have Vista, I'm considering the current batch of free firewall options for this system. ![]() I guess I couldn't leave a firewall discussion alone. ![]()
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