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Im a Noob so don't hate me...

How can I close My ports? I found out that I have several open ports and Im affraid of it being Open... People said to get a Firewall... What are some GOOD FREE NOT HOG MEMORY firewalls?
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Sygate Pesonal is about the best, free, low resource firewall.
http://www.sygate.com
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Any more out their?
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See the firewalls section of this thread:
https://www.speedguide.net/forums/ ... adid=71976
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Um

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Firewalls will not "CLOSE" ports. They will block them. To close a port simply shut off the service which is running on that port.
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i highly recommend OutPost by Agnitum. its a wonderful firewall with a great rule base, easy to learn and version 2 is coming soon.
WebSite--->
http://www.agnitum.com/
and the forum for help and questions/answers is very nice also! type on over and check it out..you will be very pleased
Forum--->
http://www.outpostfirewall.com/forum/index.php?s=

:D :D
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Re: Um

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[quote]Originally posted by Fyodor


Fyodor eh? What made you choose this handle?
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Re: Re: Um

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Originally posted by greEd
Originally posted by Fyodor


Fyodor eh? What made you choose this handle?


Sounds Russian
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Post by polishmafia4u »

Originally posted by hayc59
i highly recommend OutPost by Agnitum. its a wonderful firewall with a great rule base, easy to learn and version 2 is coming soon.
WebSite--->
http://www.agnitum.com/
and the forum for help and questions/answers is very nice also! type on over and check it out..you will be very pleased
Forum--->
http://www.outpostfirewall.com/forum/index.php?s=

:D :D


i like outpost for the most part but i think they dont have as much ability as other firewalls. anyways, i will recoomend this one too but i think in the future when tehy develope more they will be better.
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