Best 5 Free Firewalls

There is conflicting with reports floating all over the IT market; the abstract of those reports are - "Do I Really need a Firewall? I am a home user"; the answer is - yes! You need a firewall.

What is a firewall? Firewall is computer security software, which protect your computer from hackers, data thieves, and malicious software. Without the firewall your computer can be compromised within a minute.

There is any free firewall available? YES, there is wide verity of free firewall available in the market. They are different in their features. Here is the best free firewall listing -

1. ZoneAlarm Free Firewall - is an award winning free firewall. This software not only protects you from hackers, but also protects your computer from worms, Trojan and spywares. ZoneAlarm protect your computer by blocking the open ports of your computer, not only that with its unique feature, stealth mode - it can hide your presence in Internet. This software comes with help files and user-friendly color-coded alerts. ZoneAlarm is free for personal use and non-profit-organization use. During the writing time, the latest version of this software is - 9.2.057.000.

2. Online Armor - is specially developed for the Microsoft Windows Systems. This application has the very intuitive user interface, 100% leak protection and HIPS function, which will block the execution of all unwanted programs in your computer. During the writing time, the latest version of this software is - 4.0.0.44.

3. PC Tools Firewall - perhaps the best firewall in its category. PC Tools Firewall

Protects your computer from intruders and controls the network traffic; Not only that, it will protect your computer from backdoors, key loggers and Trojans and prevent damage of your computer and stealing private information. It is very easy to use in novice and expert users mode. During the writing time, the latest version of this software is - 6.0.0.88.

4. Comodo Internet Security - this software provides a wide range of protection against Internet and Wi-Fi related threats. It includes host intrusion prevention,

Root-kits and malwares; during the writing time, the latest version of this software is - v4.1.150349.920.

5. Ashampoo Firewall - unlike another firewall software, it is very small in size, only 4.09 MB. It has an in-built configuration assistant which guide to configure the application according to your system. For that you don't need any technical knowledge any more. Ashampoo is amazing tiny security software which has the very small memory footprint. In short, it will provide - heavy-duty protection, easy and expert mode, learning mode and configurable block rules. During the writing time, the latest version of this software is - v4.1.20.

Finally, firewall can protect you from external network based threats, but it is recommended that, you MUST use an anti-virus for complete security and protection.