I have a question about the Avast firewall ,
Is it good ?
Because on this site , the firewall scores pretty bad http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge/results.php
And if you have the firewall setting at low ( home ) , are you still invisable / stealth ?
And if you have the firewall setting at low ( home ) , are you still invisable / stealth ?
well I can see you’re online here :-\ (so if you’re already using it, that’s not good 
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…okay seriously, give it a shot and test it 
… who’s matousec ??? ;D
Most web sites review Antiviruses & firewalls as the program features and their likeness. Reputation comes 1st… I’m using avast! firewall and neither had any problem yet no so far 
Judging from the results I would guess this was largely a HIPS test.
ok
Don’t bother with Matousec. His testing methodology is very flawed for a firewall test, and it does not replicate real world situations. Firstly, he disables all components in security suites except for the firewalls (oddly enough, he leaves the D+/HIPS component of Comodo IS on). They will, of course, score lower than the more dedicated, stand-alone firewalls, as they are designed to work in conjunction with the other components in the suite. Secondly, all products are tested on levels. That means, if they fail level 1, they cannot move unto level 2. This way, products are not fully tested. And the results chart is misleading too. It’s titled, “products tested against the suite with 148 tests”. Obviously, if a product does not make it past level 1, then it is only tested against 11 samples, not 148. Matousec’s test should not even be labeled a firewall test at all. For outbound protection, a firewall is only expected to control/restrict applications’ access to the internet. But Matousec also expects them to block samples from running and carrying out certain actions, such as modification to the system. So really, it’s more of a HIPS test. A lot of these products are being tested on something they don’t have (a HIPS). Speaking of HIPS, it’s very easy for CIS to score a 100%, as the tester just needs to answer “deny” to all popup alerts. So these results only suggest the ideal level of security for the products with HIPS, as the average user won’t be able to perfectly guess whether to allow or deny all of the time.
You’re right… Home/Low Risk Zone is only suitable for a private network with no external connections to the internet. @OP I suggest that you use Work/Medium Risk Zone if you are at home behind a NAT router, and Public/High Risk Zone if you are connected to your cable modem (since you’re connecting directly to the internet).
??? I was… hmm… kidding nothing serious related to firewall settings and online visibility on the forums
I know you were kidding. ;D
I still suggest that the op uses the proper Network zones though.
if you want to test the power of avast then go to pcflank.com
and test it you will get the result