Netguard - worth getting?

biddwiser · 14-12-2006, 16:31

Hi everyone

I've been an NTL customer for a couple of years now with no major problems. I only just discovered Netguard though and I have installed it. So far everything seems OK but I wondered if anyone else has had any issues with it. If so what Ant-virus, firewall etc software would you recommend?

Paul K · 14-12-2006, 16:38

AVG, Kerio or Zone Alarm are good..... and cheap

biddwiser · 14-12-2006, 16:42

Thanks Paul. I assume you have tried Netguard then?

Paul K · 14-12-2006, 16:51

When it first launched, since then I have used other tools. I prefer using standalone apps as you can control them better.

Taf · 14-12-2006, 16:59

I use netguard as AV and firewall... and so far it seems to do the job....

biddwiser · 15-12-2006, 00:52

Cool, how long have you used it though? I have read about lots of people finding it great for a week or two but then their computer seems to slow right down.

Fingers crossed ours don't!

paul11974 · 15-12-2006, 01:30

never had any problems with ntl netguard on the desktop but unable to install it on the lappy but i would say yes install it on ya desktop

Angua · 15-12-2006, 01:34

For some reason Netguard would occasionally cause problems receiving CF notification e-mails and so all incoming e-mails would fail until I turned it off (temporarily)

Now I use Comodo which seems to be much better (and its free)

Taf · 15-12-2006, 12:29

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Originally Posted by biddwiser

Cool, how long have you used it though? I have read about lots of people finding it great for a week or two but then their computer seems to slow right down.

Zonealarm was slowing everything down.... big speed increase with Netguard... above spec for newsgroups too! Have been using it since it was first offered, and reccomend it to all my NTL mates now.

Sput · 15-12-2006, 12:45

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Originally Posted by biddwiser

Hi everyone

I've been an NTL customer for a couple of years now with no major problems. I only just discovered Netguard though and I have installed it. So far everything seems OK but I wondered if anyone else has had any issues with it. If so what Ant-virus, firewall etc software would you recommend?

I used Netguard without a problem for a year or two and only when I set up a wireless home network did I have problems. The wireless connection worked flawlessly but no matter what I did I could not exchange files because Netguard simply rejected the action. I contacted Technical Support and was told that netguard did not support file sharing activity. Since file sharing is important on a home network then I abandoned Netguard in favour of Zone Alarm Security Suite. Like some people on this forum I experienced occassional slow down but when I upgraded to Version 6.5 (the latest) all my problems melted away.

It is possible that Netguard has improved since my experience so I recommend that you contact Technical Support and ask about file sharing over a wireless network.

I hope this feedback enables you to make the right decision for you.

cookster · 15-12-2006, 14:04

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For some reason Netguard would occasionally cause problems receiving CF notification e-mails and so all incoming e-mails would fail until I turned it off (temporarily)

I had this problem too but the latest version seems to work much better! If you use Netguard I suggest disabling Windows XP firewall.

Feenix · 16-12-2006, 02:43

Running two software firewalls is asking for trouble! Potentially they could start checking each others activity and choke your machine.

Nikesh · 27-12-2006, 13:30

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Originally Posted by Sput

Netguard did not support file sharing activity.

This is the reason I moved to ZoneAlarm Security Suite too.

Alien · 29-12-2006, 11:50

I used to use ZA for my firewall, but haven't for about a year now. This was because if ZA was enabled, every 3 hours [almost to the second] my system would completely lock up, & the only thing I could do was hit the reset button.

I had a bit of a look around at other firewalls at the time, but didn't find any freebies I liked, so ended up resorting to XPs firewall, which I haven't had any probs with.

As for Netguard... I had a virus/trojan/whatever [spywarequake] go through/past it like it wasn't even there. Luckily, due to other security measures I'd taken [I forget specifically which now, it was months ago] it wasn't able to "phone home" or spread out, or whatever, but it did cause me to look for another A/V prog. In the end I chose Kaspersky, which I'm rather happy with, & can definitely recommend.

As for other firewalls, there's a freeware 1 I've got my eye on [Core Force], which is still not at version 1.0 yet, but is looking interesting. Its only drawback is it's not the most user-friendly or easy to configure app you're ever likely to use, though if somebody's the hardcore-networking-geek/engineer type they might enjoy it [I'm not, hence why I've yet to be bothered to have another go at it - apparently it's been improved a bit since last version I tried].

bonzoe · 29-12-2006, 19:58

I've recently tried netguard on my laptop and had no problems with file sharing, using cable connection, not wireless.