Firewall in 64bit Windows?

the_syco

Hi all,
I recently got an AMD 64bit X2 3800+, and am in need of a firewall + anti-virus. I'd like free, but will pay if all else fails. TinyFirewall (at $99) is the only one so far that will seem to work.

And no, AVG doesn't work on a 64bit OS. Avast is meant to, but it seems to be only anti-virus, where as I need both firewall and anti-virus.

Thus, I'm asking has anyone gotten a working x64bit firewall, preferably one that includes an anti-virus program?

/edit

Found out that BitDefender works on 64bit OS, looks good, and is only about €55 to buy (it has a trial, as well). It has anti-virus, firewall, anti-spam, etc. Only spent 2 hours looking for this but it may help someone out when they look

Capt'n Midnight

http://force.coresecurity.com - not sure if 64 bit yet

Karoma

Article last updated: Posted&Last Updated: Dec 13, 2005

http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/64-Bit-Windows-More-Secure.html wrote:

One reason many companies and individuals have not yet upgraded to 64 bit Windows is the relative lack of security software such as antivirus programs. That’s because most AV programs do hook into the Windows kernel, so they have to be rewritten to run on 64 bit Windows. For example, Panda Titanium gives an “Unknown OS” message when you try to run it.

Symantec’s Antivirus Corporate Edition v.10 does support the x64 version of Windows, and so does McAfee’s VirusScan Enterprise 8.01, but most of the major AV vendors haven’t yet released 64 bit versions of their products for standalone desktop machines and don’t plan to do so until 2006. There are some AV vendors that already have software out that supports both x64 and IA64. These include:

* Avast. This includes their free edition. The same package is used for 32 bit and 64 bit installations; the software detects which operating system it’s installing on and uses the appropriate drivers.
* The latest version of AVG Professional now supports 64 bit platforms.
* Tiny Firewall has released a public beta of a native 64 bit version that supports IA64 and x64.

The same problem applies to personal firewall software. McAfee Personal Firewall v.6 doesn’t work on 64 bit systems. Sygate’s personal firewall fails to start. ZoneAlarm 5.5 doesn’t work, although Zone Labs has said they would have a 64 bit compatible version by the end of 2005.

The good news is that most anti-spyware programs, including Microsoft’s, will run on 64 bit systems.

the_syco

Avast: av only, is 64bit. Free.

Tiny Firewall: fw only (me thinks), is 64bit. $99

BitDefender: av + fw, not sure if its 64bit, but it installs and runs on 64bit. €53

Norton's: av only, also only the corpo version.

McAfee: version 8 up supports 64bit. Don't know the price.

Karoma

It'd probably be handy to keep an updated list to track progress / assist others in making the move.
Thanks.

Capt'n Midnight

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

http://force.coresecurity.com - not sure if 64 bit yet

Source hasn't been released yet even thought it's BSD based :mad:

It uses a network driver to intercept the data to/from the NIC. A simple enough recompile I would have thought, but no one's going to try it if they don't have the code.

http://force.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=xarbb&func=viewtopic&tid=97

Posted : Dec 26, 2005 10:31:54 PM
Subject : Where are the sources, Luke ?
Thanks. The source code of the PF port to Windows is not available. They may be released in the future but at this time there is no plan to do so in the near term.