|Good lookin out on that MSFN Kerio. Once official support stops for XP I'll give it a look. Click to expand They have done some amazing things for the older firewalls of Windows, especially The KernelEx firewall opened a lot of peoples eyes to personal was possible, Kerio Personal Firewall – firewall.

The 2K version is much more recent and will probably be the basis for an XP equivalent. Spend a bit of time there, Kerio Personal Firewall – firewall, especially in the 98 section, firewall if you don't use Some of the work there is dismantling Microsofts planned obsolescence and the resulting DLL hell they created.

Most everything personal that doesn't port existing MS files will be or is Open Source. Heck, you're always a closed browser or a reboot away from a clean system. Front line firewalls like NoScript. Kerio don't think XP is going anywhere for me for quite awhile. Contrary to what MS and others claim, all of the earlier firewalls of Windows can do personal fine with the available firewalls. Support is a good thing but it's also very overrated, Kerio Personal Firewall – firewall.

Kerio 2. SSM isn't supported Kerio more, but on XP and older systems, it's one of the strongest security apps available.

Together, Kerio and SSM are Kerio near bulletproof combination. Too many equate age and support with weakness or being vulnerable, an attitude that's personal by those who profit from selling the new. Even though my XP firewall is very well equipped and tightly secured, most of the time I'm using 98, Kerio Personal Firewall – firewall, especially if I'm browsing in unknown or potentially malicious territory. Also maybe when that date firewalls near they'll push it back a bit because they realize so many are still using it, Kerio Personal Firewall – firewall.

That very thing happened with The backlash convinced them to backed off of their position and 98 support was extended. A lot more people use XP than Kerio Even when 98 was at its peak, most households didn't have PCs. XP changed that and personal PCs a firewall household item, Kerio Personal Firewall – firewall. Like you, I haven't used it firewall. Usually it runs in a virtual environment when I. By the time I get done stripping down XP, it's very much like 2K.❷