With Sygate bought out by Norton and Zone Alarm having so many quirks, what other Firewalls do forum users recomend. I know I need more than just the Windows XP Firewall but not sure what else might make my system secure. Thanks for any and all comments.

try COMODO firewall. since i read so many good reviews, i'm testing it for 2 weeks now on one of my systems and must say it's a very good solution, easy to use and it's not going wild on your system resources. comodo is free, however it requires a registration. download here: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.... reviews here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,175... http://www.snapfiles.com/goto.php?i... http://www.wyckedone.net/?p=516 Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.' icq 10183575

Comodo or SP2's Comodo Personal Firewall http://www.comodogroup.com/products... Comodo has > Scan for known applications ( it reduces the number of popups after installing ) Refer below. http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/... Also, if you want less popups & lower security, tick > Do not show any alerts for the applications certified by Comodo. http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/... Is the XP SP2 firewall getting a raw deal? http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=81

Try Kerio Personal Firewall. It will run as the full version for 30 days...if you opt not to buy it, it "downgrades" itself to the free version. http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Ker...

the sygate firewall pro is perfect, nonregarding its current owner

What quirks are you talking about in Zone Alarm Pro?. I have used it for years, and never had a problem. I recently upgraded one of my laptops to the complete ZA Security Suite, instead of my normal configuration of Zone Alarm along with Norton Security Suite for AV. I did this on that particular computer because the person using it is totally computer illiterate and needs the best possible security w/o hassles. So far so good in fact that I am coinf that route on all of my computers when my Norton expires which I have used for years as well.

Correction to my previous post. Norton System Works, and not Norton Security Suite. The keyboard actually mad the mistake!! :-)