Firewalls

Forum discussion tagged with Firewalls.
  1. M

    Solved! cant delete Sophos after trial ended

    I tried Sophos antivirus and firewall on a 1 month trial. After the trial was finished I tried to uninstall it but it asks for the password , when i put in my password it wont recognise it as the 1 month trial has finished and it wont allow the use of the password for removal . I tried...
  2. G

    firewall needed now?

    Was using Norton 360 on win7 laptop. I can't afford to renew Norton so I uninstalled it and turned on Windows defender. Do I also need a firewall now?
  3. T

    What is the point of a third party firewall?

    Internet security software often comes with its own firewall unlike basic antivirus.Does such a firewall actually protect better from hacker attacks than windows firewall? Does software firewall is even necessary when router already offers hardware firewall with strong protection and if you are...
  4. J

    Solved! have internet access, but computer shows otherwise

    I have a Acer Aspire E5-575-53EJ that runs on windows 10. I've recently had problems with my firewall and internet connectivity. The firewall has been fixed and is running smoothly, the internet is working as it should. But the problem is before i login to my computer, it shows that i am...
  5. D

    I'm still within 30 days but can't get the refund. I've written to them twice but no response.

    1. I signed up for Nordvpn and many times I wasn't able to connect or it was very slow. 2. I contacted customer service and the representative suggests I disconnect my firewall and any anti-virus-malware I have on my computer. 3. I did this and Nordvpn worked great. 4. I downloaded something...
  6. P

    Solved! Turn offf safe mode

    My tablet is stuck in safe mode having to do with the Wiindows Defender Firewall settings
  7. C

    Accidentally left my PC in the router's DMZ long term. Need advice

    The title speaks for itself really. I have a techincolor router through my ISP and put my PC into the DMZ a few weeks ago, forgetting to remove it. I know this can be dangerous which is why I had intended only a brief stay in the DMZ. So my question is, what are some steps I should be taking...
  8. B

    Help me with my firewall

    Please help me when i try to go open Windows Firewall with Advance Security It keeps on loading and cant open it is there a way to fix this ? Please help me im dealing this problem for months
  9. C

    Firewall with ability to block connections in real-time?

    Looking for a Windows 7/8/10 software that has the possibility to record established and attempts to establish connections with IP adresses, drop connections and restrict a certain program or the entire OS to connect to specific IP adresses in real-time. In other words, a program that blacklists...
  10. Lutfij

    How To Keep Your Data Secure On Windows Laptop

    Although developers of OSes advertise that their latest offering is technologically advanced and the most secure OS that has ever graced the market, there’s no telling what people on the other end of your system are capable of doing. Give them enough time and they can find an intrusion point...
  11. L

    New Router/Firewall Recommendation

    I have a fairly old router/firewall that I want to replace. I'm not concerned about WiFi but am concerned about security. My current router has not had updates available for years. Does anybody have recommendations for something that has excellent security?
  12. P

    I have a window 7 pc firewall security is blocking my wifi how can i fix it to get access

    My Windows 7 pc wont let me go online . Its saying firewall has bocked it for security . Ive tried everthing but i still cant get online. Shared the link and went to setting did everthing. But no success.
  13. AcidElement

    Confusing UDP Firewall Blocks

    Over the past few days I've noticed something odd about my firewall. There is an insane, and I mean unimaginable amount of ARP requests being blocked on my Comodo Internet Security 10 firewall if I have the anti-ARP spoofing setting on, and when its off there is an insane amount of UDP requests...
  14. D

    Wifi won't connect to blu ray

    My blu Ray says check for firewall on router to connect, how do I resolve this issue so my blu Ray is wifi connected
  15. M

    Can't access certain windows functions.

    Hi, It appears my Windows firewall is off and I'm unable to switch it on. I tried to switch it on from the Action centre, but it just hangs, doing nothing. I've gone into services.msc to see that windows firewall is already on Automatic settings, but when I try to start it, it comes up with...
  16. thegamersite1

    Google Keeps Switching to Bing

    So, I been having this issue for the past month. I doesn't happen quite often but when it does it constantly does it. When I search something on Google it automatically switches to Bing. It's annoying and I can't even fix it. I tried looking for any weird program on Control Panel, but there is...
  17. R

    Firewall software that asks you approve every connection an app makes

    Is there windows firewall software that alert on any outbound connection an app makes and ask you to approve it first. I kind of remember something like this from many years ago but couldnt anything modern. Issue is I have a piece of software that the vendor released a bad update right...
  18. R

    McAfee uninstall -> Windows Firewall won't turn on -> Network Reset -> VSS component error

    Hello all, I have encountered an issue on my girlfriend's Windows 10 home laptop (Sony VAIO ca. 2015, i5 8GB ram). It was slow so we decided to uninstall her McAfee antivirus. She is a paid subscriber so we figured we could simply reinstall later if she wanted to. I looked through the installed...
  19. S

    My Asus laptop's keyboard numerical and alphabetical keys are not working. I tried ease of access option but nothing happened,

    My laptop's firewall is also expired and for that I have to renew but I can't login because of this problem of keyboard.
  20. DiamondxCrafting

    Eset Or Bitdefender? Which One Should I Get?

    Which antivirus should I use? Eset Smart Security Premium 10 or Bitdefender Total Security 2018 Ignoring the prices, which is the winner overall?