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Over rated 1 stars by jakestone1954878 Apr 29, 2012
Well for myself found this very over rated , done various leak tests and did not fair that well on Windows 7 , and it has a habit of crashing have seen various other reviews that have said the same PC Flank failed , commodo is far better , and on XP I have found PC Tools firewall to pass all. showShow review details
Very good free firewall 4 stars by ianmacm Feb 25, 2012 (Read all my 144 reviews)
Privatefirewall gets the balance about right, as it is not too fussy, difficult to understand or set up for first timers. It is also light on system resources and generally unobtrusive. Recommended as a good starting point for someone who wants a free firewall. showShow review details
Passes everything for me 5 stars by whiskeydence02205 Feb 22, 2012
...Passes everything for me. And If you trust the leak test you're being faked out. It passes 2 others and unlike GRC others aren't trying to sell ZA or any other firewall. Learn to set the damn settings and rerun the tests, this time use a PCflank then come back and tell us what you see. BY THE WAY, I run XP and out of all the others and that includes Zone Alarm, Comodo, Online Armor etc... Privatefirewall was the ONLY firewall to pass that god forsaken ECHO PING test. And I haven't seen enough in the DNS server tests from past tests to say where any of them are all that great in that area as well. Made computer clunky, it's junk. (GRC vs PCflank vs GRC product to prove bogus leak test YouTube) showShow review details
Not that good 2 stars by Fuzzy54 Feb 11, 2012 (Read all my 2 reviews)
Well , I have tried this and tested it on Shields Up , and honestly was surprised just how much this failed the tests, I also Tested it on various other security sites and I was not at all Impressed , I understand that this is not the only way to test a Firewall but for me this Firewall is a NO NO , PC - Tools Firewall is much better but has probs with windows 7 and I know everyone knocks the Free ZoneAlarm now but for me it is still a good Firewall , much better than this in my opinion. showShow review details
Very effective firewall 5 stars by Cavehomme Sep 16, 2011 (Read all my 2 reviews)
Provides complete firewall and HIPS protection. User friendly. However inexperienced users should avoid using powerful firewall such as this one or other similar ones and are better off using a total effective security such as Norton, Kaspersky or Avast. showShow review details
Free top-class security 4 stars by yassertariq Jun 05, 2011 (Read all my 77 reviews)
It passed all the PC Flank tests. The training is a bit cumbersome, as it is with all the other firewalls. Coupled with my Eset NOD32, it's a great internet security tool. showShow review details
It is very good, but it can be very annoying 4 stars by WeissThon Apr 06, 2011 (Read all my 3 reviews)
Some time ago I mentioned it kept asking even if you had set a rule. I redownloaded a later version and that issue vanished; but another came out. First, you may have given permission to connect for a program, yet it doesn't allow it because it set up permission only for TCP, when the program also uses UDP. Or it grants it to outgoing only but you want it for outgoing and incoming. So far not a biggie, since it's very easy to go to programs and manually complete it. The problem comes when the program updates and Privatefirewall resets those settings to the ones it had set the first time so every time the program updates you have to go back to set the options manually. If the program tends to update with high frequency, you end really annoying at having to go through all those clicks. I expect that in new versions that will have been solved and it deserve a five stars rating. It may be a bit difficult to find the options at first, but with a little reading of the options it's clear quick enough. showShow review details
One of the best! 5 stars by Action Mar 03, 2011
I've used them all and this one passed every test I tried on it. Free and very light weight on resources, but still very powerful and protective. It has a training mode that makes setup very easy. In my opinion this is one of the best out there. showShow review details
Rock solid! 5 stars by asr431 Feb 28, 2011 (Read all my 3 reviews)
I have been using Privatefirewall for a month now on my laptop. Running Windows7, Duel Core, 4GB memory and it has run flawless with no issues at this point in time. Its interface is easy to understand for the novice and advanced user.It monitors processes and applications for changes and alerts you when to allow or not any changes. This firewall is one of the best freeware software's on the web today and getting better. showShow review details
Private firewall crash 3 stars by judg3dr3d Dec 30, 2009
I like to try new things out as I build and repair PCs for friends and a lot of friends trust me in PC security and I wont say something good unless I give it a good run for a while before telling others to use it, at first this seemed a good secure program, then after a while when I tried running other apps or programs after pressing allow a few times a box pops up saying private firewall has stopped working , it would close itself down then basically you cannot get anything to work that needs internet approval, I would boot it back up then it would stop working again, I am using Vista Home Pro and no other firewall does this, so i think it still needs a bit of work doing to it. showShow review details
Seems to do a good job 4 stars by Renzza Aug 23, 2009
Seems to do a good job, and is quite easy to use. After a short trial period I'm happy to continue using it. showShow review details
Good firewall 5 stars by cvweis Jul 28, 2009 (Read all my 7 reviews)
My favorite software based firewall. Has all the features you would want in a proactive software based firewall. I use this on my work laptop when I travel. Works great and fairly easy to use. I have seen this product rebranded for other companies. Excellent product in my opinion and use. showShow review details
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