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  1. 10-20-2008 #1
    SR4801
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    light firewall to stop programs from calling home

    hi

    does anyone know of a very light weight firewall that will stop programs from calling home.

    please no comodo. recommendations because it is way to bloated and give me too many problems with bittorrent

    also what do you think about...
    pc tools firewall
    ashampoo firewall
    or zone alarm (or is za to bloated)

    Thanks

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    If you want a light firewall, either go for PC Tools Firewall or Ashampoo Firewall. When a program tries to call home, firewall should detect the outbound connection and notifies you if you want to allow or block it.
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    thanks Raymond
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    For free PC Tools Firewall Plus, please visit this blog post.
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