Comodo Firewall: Annoying But Useful
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If you want to boost your safety on the Internet and you run Windows, you really should use a personal firewall, often called a software firewall. This is a program that runs on your computer and provides protection that goes beyond the firewalls that are built into Windows. A recent article reviewed one of the best personal firewalls, Comodo Firewall, and found it to be somewhat annoying (especially when it installs extra “features”) but very effective.
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