Avast firewall

[msdobrescu]

Hello,

Is there any AVAST firewall behavior to ask for any new application access to the internet in order to have a list of apps that are allowed or not to go on the internet as McAfee has?

Thanks,
Mike

[system]

In expert settings, you can set Default rules to “Ask” instead of Auto-decide. I guess that should do it.

[msdobrescu]

Thanks, but where are the expert settings?

[system]

Open Avast, click Firewall, then there is a “Expert Settings” button, right next to the stop button, almost at the top, to the right.

OR

Open Avast, press ALT+F and then ALT+E

[msdobrescu]

Thanks, I’ve found it eventually, but it doesn’t ask me anything…ever.
And it is not called firewall…
Maybe some of the shields?

[Zyndstoff]

What version are you running…? The free version? Pro? AIS?

[msdobrescu]

Free, I go for the AIS trial now.

[Zyndstoff]

Well, you couldn’t find the firewall in the free version because there is none… :

[Asyn]

you can use comodo fw - (without av!!!)
but if you do so, use v3.14 not the new v4 snice there seem to be many unsolved bugs.

[msdobrescu]

I do not like Comodo, it started creating files in every folder.
I will buy an AIS license, they are protecting flawlessly and freely my PC for years now, so they deserve every penny.

[system]

@msdobrescu post:10

I do not like Comodo, it started creating files in every folder.

what sort of files?

[msdobrescu]

Some system hidden files. Anyway, it has been a few years ago, they might have changed that…

[Asyn]

@msdobrescu post:10

I do not like Comodo, it started creating files in every folder.
I will buy an AIS license, they are protecting flawlessly and freely my PC for years now, so they deserve every penny.

files in every folder? must be another comodo…
the one i know never does that.

[msdobrescu]

Right now I am the “hysterically” happy owner of AIS ;D.

[Eddy]

I strongly recommend against using a software firewall.
Use a hardware firewall.
Why?
Well that is easy.
A firewall is ment to keep unwanted people/applications away form your system.
A software firewall is on your system. That means if it detects something, the person/application already reached your system.

You can compare it with a bar, disco or something like that.
A security guard in front of the door will only let “nice” people in.
A security guard inside the bar has a huge problem.
Unwanted people are already in the bar, and now he has to find a way to put them outside.

[system]

yeah, most people being connected nowadays through broadband routers/modem, they do have a hardware firewall already and I’m sorry but a software firewall can do so many things that common routers’ firewall can’t , at least like you said when “something” could reach the system and the hardware firewall didn’t stop it, not mentioning that hardware firewalls found in common routers are often feature limited and/or very user/unfriendly. They’re good and unavoidable as a first major layer of security between you and the network, but they’re just the first one…

[Asyn]

@Logos post:16

yeah, most people being connected nowadays through broadband routers/modem, they do have a hardware firewall already and I’m sorry but a software firewall can do so many things that common routers’ firewall can’t , at least like you said when “something” could reach the system and the hardware firewall didn’t stop it, not mentioning that hardware firewalls found in common routers are often feature limited and/or very user/unfriendly. They’re good and unavoidable as a first major layer of security between you and the network, but they’re just the first one…

yes. yes. yes.
thank you, logos - well spoken & more than true…!!!
asyn