What's a good free standalone firewall program for 64-bit W7 HPE SP1?

[Ant]

Hello.

I loved the very old Outpost Firewall 2009, Conseal PC Firewall, Kerio
Personal Firewall, etc. in older Windows. Basically, I just want to be
able to see and block outgoing firewalls easily with their pop-up
alerts. I don't need any other fancy stuff like.

Thank you in advance. :)
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[Mayayana]

"Ant" <ANT...@zimage.com> wrote

| I loved the very old Outpost Firewall 2009, Conseal PC Firewall, Kerio
| Personal Firewall, etc. in older Windows. Basically, I just want to be
| able to see and block outgoing firewalls easily with their pop-up
| alerts. I don't need any other fancy stuff like.
|

I second FredW. I also use Private Firewall
on Win7. I have Online Armor on XP, but that
changed with later versions.

[Paul in Houston TX]

Ant wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I loved the very old Outpost Firewall 2009, Conseal PC Firewall, Kerio
> Personal Firewall, etc. in older Windows. Basically, I just want to be
> able to see and block outgoing firewalls easily with their pop-up
> alerts. I don't need any other fancy stuff like.
>
> Thank you in advance. :)

I've tried all that I could find and settled on this one for
one reason or another. It works great and does what you want:
ZoneAlarm version:9.2.102.000
I have it on two 7/64 machines, one 7/32 machine, and 2 XP3 machines.
IMO, all newer versions of ZA are garbage call-home bloatware.

[Ant]

Does ZoneAlarm.com still have the old version to download? I don't see
it.

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

In message <iNydnTG2lpgDypHF...@earthlink.com>, Ant

<ANT...@zimage.com> writes:
>In alt.windows7.general Paul in Houston TX <Pa...@houston.texas> wrote:
>> Ant wrote:
>> > Hello.
>> >
>> > I loved the very old Outpost Firewall 2009, Conseal PC Firewall, Kerio
>> > Personal Firewall, etc. in older Windows. Basically, I just want to be
>> > able to see and block outgoing firewalls easily with their pop-up
>> > alerts. I don't need any other fancy stuff like.
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance. :)
>
>> I've tried all that I could find and settled on this one for
>> one reason or another. It works great and does what you want:
>> ZoneAlarm version:9.2.102.000
>> I have it on two 7/64 machines, one 7/32 machine, and 2 XP3 machines.
>> IMO, all newer versions of ZA are garbage call-home bloatware.
>
>Does ZoneAlarm.com still have the old version to download? I don't see
>it.

http://www.oldversion.com/windows/zonealarm/ has lots - though not that
exact one; the nearest is 9.2.106.0 .

I too like KPF - I run it on this XP machine. Does ZA have a similar
list you can view and edit afterwards, of the things you've blocked and
allowed?
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[Ant]

I assume this is it: https://www.privacyware.com/personal_firewall.html

[Paul in Houston TX]

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
> In message <iNydnTG2lpgDypHF...@earthlink.com>, Ant <ANT...@zimage.com> writes:
>> In alt.windows7.general Paul in Houston TX <Pa...@houston.texas> wrote:
>>> Ant wrote:
>>> > Hello.
>>> >
>>> > I loved the very old Outpost Firewall 2009, Conseal PC Firewall, Kerio
>>> > Personal Firewall, etc. in older Windows. Basically, I just want to be
>>> > able to see and block outgoing firewalls easily with their pop-up
>>> > alerts. I don't need any other fancy stuff like.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you in advance. :)
>>
>>> I've tried all that I could find and settled on this one for
>>> one reason or another. It works great and does what you want:
>>> ZoneAlarm version:9.2.102.000
>>> I have it on two 7/64 machines, one 7/32 machine, and 2 XP3 machines.
>>> IMO, all newer versions of ZA are garbage call-home bloatware.
>>
>> Does ZoneAlarm.com still have the old version to download? I don't see
>> it.
> http://www.oldversion.com/windows/zonealarm/ has lots - though not that exact one; the
> nearest is 9.2.106.0 .
>
> I too like KPF - I run it on this XP machine. Does ZA have a similar list you can view and
> edit afterwards, of the things you've blocked and allowed?

Yes. I use the free version.
The editable list and editable zones are the main reasons I like ZA.
It's amazing what tries to call home... basically every executable on W7.
Why do Notepad and Volume Control need to contact Microsoft? Grrr...

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

In message <nuhqkp$rjj$1...@dont-email.me>, Paul in Houston TX

<Pa...@Houston.Texas> writes:
>J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
>> In message <iNydnTG2lpgDypHF...@earthlink.com>, Ant
>><ANT...@zimage.com> writes:
>>> In alt.windows7.general Paul in Houston TX <Pa...@houston.texas> wrote:

[]

>>>> I've tried all that I could find and settled on this one for
>>>> one reason or another. It works great and does what you want:
>>>> ZoneAlarm version:9.2.102.000
>>>> I have it on two 7/64 machines, one 7/32 machine, and 2 XP3 machines.
>>>> IMO, all newer versions of ZA are garbage call-home bloatware.
>>>
>>> Does ZoneAlarm.com still have the old version to download? I don't see
>>> it.
>> http://www.oldversion.com/windows/zonealarm/ has lots - though not
>>that exact one; the
>> nearest is 9.2.106.0 .
>>
>> I too like KPF - I run it on this XP machine. Does ZA have a similar
>>list you can view and
>> edit afterwards, of the things you've blocked and allowed?
>
>Yes. I use the free version.

Ah, I hadn't realised oldversion has non-free software. Your preferred
one is there, at http://www.oldversion.com/windows/zonealarm-free/.

>The editable list and editable zones are the main reasons I like ZA.
>It's amazing what tries to call home... basically every executable on W7.
>Why do Notepad and Volume Control need to contact Microsoft? Grrr...
>

I can think of no possible reason, other than to check for updates - and
for those two, if they haven't got them right by now, what hope is
there! I presume they still _work_ if you block their access - though
with a delay while they try perhaps?

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[Thip]

On 10/22/2016 6:37 PM, Ant wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I loved the very old Outpost Firewall 2009, Conseal PC Firewall, Kerio
> Personal Firewall, etc. in older Windows. Basically, I just want to be
> able to see and block outgoing firewalls easily with their pop-up
> alerts. I don't need any other fancy stuff like.
>
> Thank you in advance. :)
>

Ant, you are my new best friend. I've been looking for a firewall too.
I just installed ZA and I'm soooo happy. I've missed Kerio.

[Paul in Houston TX]

Ant wrote:
> In alt.windows7.general Paul in Houston TX <Pa...@houston.texas> wrote:
>> Ant wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I loved the very old Outpost Firewall 2009, Conseal PC Firewall, Kerio
>>> Personal Firewall, etc. in older Windows. Basically, I just want to be
>>> able to see and block outgoing firewalls easily with their pop-up
>>> alerts. I don't need any other fancy stuff like.
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance. :)
>
>> I've tried all that I could find and settled on this one for
>> one reason or another. It works great and does what you want:
>> ZoneAlarm version:9.2.102.000
>> I have it on two 7/64 machines, one 7/32 machine, and 2 XP3 machines.
>> IMO, all newer versions of ZA are garbage call-home bloatware.
>
> Does ZoneAlarm.com still have the old version to download? I don't see
> it.

ZA packages junkware with the program so be SURE to watch the install
screen closely. I forgot what is included.
IIRC was something like ASK or Yahoo toolbars.

[Ant]

In alt.windows7.general FredW <fr...@ninmule.invalid> wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:53:31 -0500, ANT...@zimage.com (Ant) wrote:
> >In comp.security.firewalls Mayayana <maya...@invalid.nospam> wrote:
> >> "Ant" <ANT...@zimage.com> wrote
> >
> >> | I loved the very old Outpost Firewall 2009, Conseal PC Firewall, Kerio
> >> | Personal Firewall, etc. in older Windows. Basically, I just want to be
> >> | able to see and block outgoing firewalls easily with their pop-up
> >> | alerts. I don't need any other fancy stuff like.
> >> |
> >
> >> I second FredW. I also use Private Firewall
> >> on Win7. I have Online Armor on XP, but that
> >> changed with later versions.
> >
> >I assume this is it: https://www.privacyware.com/personal_firewall.html

> I will repeat my previous message.
> [in which I removed the multitude of multi-posted newsgroups]


> I prefer
> - PrivateFirewall
> http://www.privacyware.com/PF_support.html

> alternative:
> - Free Firewall (Evorim)
> http://www.evorim.com/en/free-firewall

Thanks. I will try them out. :)
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[Ant]

Which version of ZA? The old one?
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