Unmatched
Security Technology and Ease of Use
General -
- Personal Firewall’s security presets deliver superior
PC protection immediately upon installation. Setup and
configuration are fully automatic right out of the box.
- One-click configuration of pre-defined security settings
for Home, Office, and On the Road profiles eliminate complicated
application tuning.
- Personal Firewall conveniently detects connections
to local networks and automatically sets rules that allow
access within that network.
- Enhanced User Interface – Personal Firewall has
a new, improved interface that displays firewall settings,
application listings, the Port Tracking Report, and Firewall
Log all from the main window, providing instant access
to important information without navigating through any
program menus.
- A variety of custom configuration interfaces are easily
accessible for advanced users.
Application Control and Firewall Policy Management -
- Personal Firewall 3.0 includes a proprietary Application
Control Engine (ACE), which monitors all traffic to and
from your PC. ACE prevents trusted applications from being
“Hi-Jacked” without your knowledge to steal
local or network-accessible files, or cause damage to
your PC or extended network environment.
- Users can also control which applications can be trusted
to access the Internet, and can decide whether to permit/block
every application with each usage, or save permissions
permanently.
- By detecting when an application has been altered since
last use, ACE guards against Trojans, viruses, and spyware
that attempt to masquerade as trusted applications (such
as outlook.exe) and gain entry into your system.
- Personal Firewall allows users to establish different
levels of security for Internet access compared to Local
Network/Intranet access. This applies to Systems settings
as well as rules for specific applications.
- Personal Firewall’s Application Control Engine
(ACE) automatically opens only the ports necessary for
a particular application to access the Internet. Most
personal firewall's by default open all ports for trusted
applications, thus opening the door for potential security
breaches.
- Personal Firewall also allows the user to establish
custom levels of security for specific "Trusted"
and "Restricted" IP Addresses. This is especially
useful if the user requires a different level of security
for a specific IP compared to the default "Internet"
security level.
- Personal Firewall allows users to define application
specific or global packet filtering rules that can be
applied to not only bi-directional traffic, but incoming
or outgoing specifically as well.
- Personal Firewall enables ultimate flexibility in packet
filtering configuration. For each packet-filtering rule,
the user can allow or deny access to any port or port
range.
Internet Traffic (Packet) Filtering Security Level Control
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- Personal Firewall 3.0 allows simple adjustment of security
levels (i.e., Green, Yellow, and Red light) depending
on the amount of protection required.
Port tracking and reporting -
- This feature will track all of the user's ports to prohibit
unauthorized port scanning or any other type of intrusion.
Personal Firewall will also provide detailed reports on
all port scan attempts and alert the user immediately
on the windows desktop (see screen shot)
Comprehensive Alert/Attack Information and Reports -
- Personal Firewall can be configured to automatically
display pop-up alerts, which include detailed information
related to all incoming or outgoing packet activity.
- The firewall log contains the complete list of detailed
information related to all incoming and outgoing packet
activity.
Stealth Mode -
- Personal Firewall provides control over the openings
to a user's computer. By “cloaking” the computer’s
IP address, the PC becomes invisible to the Internet and
potential intruders and the risk of intrusion or attack
is significantly reduced.
SecurePOP™ E-mail protection -
- Personal Firewall protects all POP3 e-mail (such as Outlook
and Outlook Express) with a proprietary combination of
technologies including SSL (Secure Socket Layer Encryption).
“Non-Standard” packet filtering -
- Unlike most other personal firewall's, Personal Firewall
blocks non-standard (non-winsock) outgoing packets that
are commonly used by hackers to gain access to your system.
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