Around two weeks or so ago I
got rid of Norton Internet Security as my PC security solution. I replaced the virus protection side of things with
PC Tools AntiVirus, and the firewall side of things with the Windows Firewall. Sadly, though, the Windows Firewall doesn't do outbound filtering, so I began looking around for an alternative.
I set myself a very strict criteria, and I believe I have found a firewall that satisfies it:
Lavasoft Personal Firewall. I'm currently using a 10-day trial version, and the more I use it, the more I like it. It's secure, uses hardly any system resources and there's no visible impact on my PC's performance. I am very, very impressed.