Hi, recently I had a virus in my PC RelevantKnowledge and maybe (dont know yet) some other virus that came with same infected file.
What happened was that virus completely disabled Windows Firewall service so firewall stopped working.
As soon as I noticed that I installed ZoneAlarm firewall. Turns out this firewall is slowing down windows too much, so I fixed Windows Firewall and uninstalled ZoneAlarm.
I also tried Comodo but it is too annoying to use.
I use win10 Pro 64bit freshly updated, Ryzen 1800X, 16GB.
What is the best way to test firewall, is this site enough for test https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2
it show that all is safe.
What about hardware firewall, are they recommended for home PC?
Is there any other firewall or tool to keep windows protected, if it is not that heavy on system or that annoying as Zonealarm and Comodo. Is Netlimiter any good?
I need something else for protection if that situation I described happens again.
What happened was that virus completely disabled Windows Firewall service so firewall stopped working.
As soon as I noticed that I installed ZoneAlarm firewall. Turns out this firewall is slowing down windows too much, so I fixed Windows Firewall and uninstalled ZoneAlarm.
I also tried Comodo but it is too annoying to use.
I use win10 Pro 64bit freshly updated, Ryzen 1800X, 16GB.
What is the best way to test firewall, is this site enough for test https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2
it show that all is safe.
What about hardware firewall, are they recommended for home PC?
Is there any other firewall or tool to keep windows protected, if it is not that heavy on system or that annoying as Zonealarm and Comodo. Is Netlimiter any good?
I need something else for protection if that situation I described happens again.