Customer Reviews

Webroot Desktop Firewall

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Im am using the webroot desk top firewall on one machine as an alternative to the bloated symantec firewall.I find it keeps my laptop with a 60 gig hard drive both protected,and super fast.Machine start up in standby is 5 seconds.A full start-up is less than one minute.The firewall lets more stuff through,but keeps the junk out.Yes webroot offers free technical support and they will walk you through redownloads,or installations.Webroot offers real support with spyware addware malware and hybrid trojans that are ignored by the competition Webroot cares about its customers,and yes they know what they are doing unlike that big antivirus company,that doesnt care.5 star recommended. I thank you Stewart L.

This version of Webroot Desktop Firewall has a very simple interface compared to other similar programs. For the novice PC user, there are very few operational screens and the instructions are very simple. The program does most of the work and is supposed to "learn" the necessary level of security as you respond to messages. Unfortunately, since it has so few controls, it is impossible to change settings manually if too many items are being blocked. This makes it impractical for most users as compared to programs like Norton Personal Firewall or Zone Alarm.

Also, be aware that this listing is currently showing an older version (ver. 1.5, year 2005) for Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP. This version is no longer upgradeable on the Webroot website (with the included update feature) if you are using Windows 98 or Windows Me. As of 2011, you may still be able to use the upgrade feature if you are running Windows 2000 or XP, though I am not certain of that. However, the program is still functional without the upgrade as the very basic firewall I described.