Is pc tools good

Discussion in ' other firewalls ' started by cruser , Oct 31, Log in or Sign up. Wilders Security Forums. Joined: Jul 8, Posts: HI was curious i ran into PC Tools Free Firewall surfing the web today and was wondering if it is any good it currently is in version 4 with a 5 on the whey. I'm looking for a good free firewall other then comodo as i bad experience with there firewall. I saw this one and it looks good anyone use it? Joined: Aug 29, Posts: Yes, its a Good Firewall.

Runs very light. You can tell it to use Statefull Packet Inspection. It's easy! Already have an account? Sign in here. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use. Share More sharing options Followers 0. Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2. Recommended Posts. Icedrake Posted May 6, Posted May 6, How good is it? Because thats what I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Andavari Posted May 6, Icedrake Posted May 7, Posted May 7, I recently tried threat fire again and they have made it a lot better.

I really dont like those kinds of programs though so I got rid of it. Anthony A Posted May 7, In informal testing, PC Tools appeared to slow our Windows XP machine more noticeably after installation than other security suites.

In tests with 2o-week-old signature files, it identified just 29 percent of malware samples. And on 4-week-old signature files it identified only 23 percent.

According to AV-Test. But PC Tools also produced the fewest signature updates per month of any suite tested: 34 in January , 30 in February , and 34 in March , averaging 1. It consistently features in round-ups of the best antimalware tools for Windows, and for very good reason. Several of them in fact. Setting up Bitdefender is very simple, although you do have to create an account. As well as keeping a watch for known malware, BitDefender allows you to run scans manually and blocks URLs it believes to be malicious.

A good file compression tool is essential if you need to share files by email or FTP, but also important for anyone who wants to archive documents securely to keep them away from prying eyes. The key feature of 7-Zip is its own high-compression file format 7z.

It can create and extract files in that format, as well as create self-extracting 7z archives. It can also extract RAR archives. Choosing apps for your new PC can be a confusing task, as there are so many of them. How To. Hit Return or Enter to search. Igor Degtiarenko. Writer and blogger at MacPaw, curious just about everything.