Lavasoft Personal Firewall

Provides protection for PCs against hackers, worms and Trojans.
Lavasoft Personal Firewall provides protection for PCs against unauthorised access by hackers, keyloggers, Trojans and other malicious attempts to access data. It is available also as a bundle with Ad-Aware to provide protection from known data-mining, aggressive advertising, parasites, selected traditional trojans, dialers, malware, browser hijackers and tracking components.

Lavasoft Personal Firewall - Features

Key Features

• Security: Protection against hacker attacks
• Control: Network Activity Monitoring, Events Logging
• Privacy: Embedded Code Protection, Ports Stealthing
• Ease of Use: Effortless Installation, Instant, context sensitive help, Automatic Program and LAN Access Rules

Key Benefits:

• Works straight out of the box - for novice users with easy configurability
• Blocks unwanted inbound/outbound traffic - providing real-time information
• Makes the computer invisible to hacker attacks
• Performs well on leak test - which measure a firewalls ability to block spyware already on the computer from connecting to a remote address
• Know what's happening on your PC at all times - The Network Activity Monitor integrated in the system keeps an eye on every connection between your computer and the Internet, alerting you immediately to any unauthorized communication so you can take appropriate actions.
• Block hacker attacks smartly - The Attack Detection feature automatically blocks network probes, zombie attacks, and other remote attempts to access your PC.
• Control how applications communicate - The Component Control, Hidden Process Control, and Open Memory Control let you decide what applications and processes on your PC are allowed to perform any outbound connections.
• Understand threats proactively - Every time Lavasoft Personal Firewall asks for necessary actions, the new Smart Advisor helps you choose the best course of action by displaying context-sensitive hints and live advice. You'll never need to wonder whether you've made the right security decision, and you'll learn something new about firewall security in real-time.
• Supports dial-up, DSL, ISDN, Cable, T1 or Satellite connections
• Supports MS Windows 98, 98 SE, NT 4, 2000, and XP, 2003 Server