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Personal Firewall Reports

System Status Report
(This can be accessed by selecting "Reports/System Status" from the Main Menu.)

This report notifies the user of their system status regarding four specific areas where PC intrusion can occur: Network, DCOM, Browser, and Access Control (See screen shot). Once the report is completed, each of the four components are evaluated by Personal Firewall and the status of each component is listed in the report as either Validated (blue icon), Warning (yellow icon), or Severe Problem (red icon). When a component is highlighted, detailed information regarding that component is listed. Under the Status column, "Validated" means that there is no security problem. "Warning: potential security problem" means that there may be a security issue with that component and the user should review their settings to see if any preventive action should be taken. "Severe Problem" means that there is most likely a security problem with that component. In these cases, Personal Firewall may correct the situation automatically and inform the user in the Status Report (see screen shot), but if not, the user should review their settings and take preventive action.

Port Tracking Report
(This can be accessed by clicking on the "Port Tracking Report" tab (see screen shot)).

This report monitors all system ports and protects them against any unauthorized entry. In most cases, Personal Firewall goes one step further and makes all system port invisible to all outsider users (referred to as "Stealth" mode). As illustrated in the screen shot below, Personal Firewall reports the following:

Application Name - This lists any application that may have access to the Internet or outside networks. the file name that the packet was attempting to be sent to (if any).
Port/ID - Every system has over 65,000 ports. This lists which port ID number is being used for the transfer of information.
Protocol - This is the Network Protocol, or type of network connection used to send the packet.
Local Address - This is the Internet address of the user's system. This is the IP that information will be sent to.
Remote Address - This is the Internet address of where the incoming packet is coming from. This will list either a specific IP, or if one is not currently detected, it will give a status (such as "Listening for packets/connections").

Firewall Log
(This can be accessed by clicking on the "Firewall Log" tab (see screen shot)

This report notifies the user of incoming packets, which are chunks of information routed between an origin and a destination on the Internet or any other network, the destination being the user's system. As illustrated in the screen shot below, Personal Firewall reports the following:

Time/Date - When the incoming packet was detected.
Origin IP (Internet address) - This is the Internet address of where the incoming packet is coming from.
Destination IP - This is the user's current IP.
This may the same address every time the user connects to the Internet (called a "Static IP", used in most T1/DSL connections). Or, the IP may change every time the user connects to the Internet (called a "Dynamic IP" used in most Cable/Dial-Up connections)
Protocol - This is the Network Protocol, or type of network connection used to send the packet.
Application Name (if applicable) - This lists the file name that the packet was attempting to be sent to (if any).

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