NetBrute Scanner Suite gives you the following three tools.

NetBrute allows you to scan a single computer or multiple IP addresses for available Windows File & Print Sharing resources. This is probably one of the most dangerous and easily exploitable security holes. It is common for your novice users to have their printers or their entire hard drive shared without being aware of it. This utility will help you to find these resources, so you can secure them with a firewall or by informing your users how to properly configure their shares with tighter security.

PortScan allows you to scan a single computer or multiple IP addresses for available Internet services. This will allow you to identify which TCP ports need to be blocked by your firewall, if you wish to secure them. Or it will allow you to identify unused services that are running, so they can be stopped.

WebBrute will allow you to scan your web directories that are protected with HTTP authentication, testing the security strength of your users' passwords. This will allow you to better enforce your password maintenance policies to ensure that your users are not using easily guessed passwords, or passwords that match their username.

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Unlike many firewall products, ZoneAlarm products protect your PC from unauthorized inbound and outbound communications.

When a hacker tries to access your PC, that's an unauthorized inbound communication. A hacker can gain access to your Internet-connected PC in several ways, such as through an e-mail attachment or a link included in a phishing e-mail. A basic PC firewall can automatically identify and block such communications.

If a hacker succeeds in accessing your PC, he could install software designed to capture and transmit your personal data (such as online banking passwords). The transmission of that data back to the hacker is an unauthorized outbound communication. Unlike most basic PC firewalls, ZoneAlarm products automatically identify and block unauthorized outbound communications.

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PC Tools Firewall Plus sits between your computer and your Internet connection, controlling both downloading and uploading traffic and warning you whenever it detects unexpected Internet access or traffic in either direction.

This firewall is surprisingly easy to use; you can start right away, without having to configure anything, something that beginners will be grateful for. These novice users will also be happy to see that the basic functionality of PC Tools Firewall Plus can be tweaked in terms of approved or blocked programs, in the Applications area. However, if you prefer to have more control over the program, you can always use the Advanced Rules section. There's also the possibility to switch between Normal user and Expert user, either during installation or in the program's configuration menu. In this way advanced users will get more detailed messages from the firewall and will also be able to tweak it further.

The program logs all network activities, as well as the number of packets and bytes blocked. But there's one thing I missed: the possibility of having several security levels (like in ZoneAlarm, for example) with which you can quickly change the program's settings.

All the functions in PC Tools Firewall Plus are easily accessible in the firewall's eye-catching interface, just by clicking on their correspondent buttons on the left side. The main window features direct access buttons to the most important areas in the program as well.

With PC Tools Firewall Plus both novice and advanced users can effectively protect their computers by choosing which apps should access the Internet and also blocking any unauthorized attemps to break into your PC.

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HackerSmacker is a personal firewall that keeps your personal data private and safe from Internet hackers and data thieves. With an easy-to-understand user interface and pre-set security levels, you can protect your PC and keep hackers away for a faster, safer Internet experience.

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The problem with third party firewalls is that sometimes they just simply become a nuisance. Blocking traffic that you want, and rejecting those you need such as daily updates and P2P software. I was therefore pleased to find that Comodo Firewall falls into none of the above categories – simple, effective and discrete, this is definitely one of the better firewalls out there.

Like all firewalls, this program basically filters ingoing and outgoing traffic to your PC. However, in the case of Comodo, it also monitors components such as driver files that are used to initiate network connections as well as other running processes to check for problems. Of course, it also features standard options like port scanning, adjustable security levels and trusted networks etc. The interface is not particularly attractive but it’s easy to find your way around which is the most important thing.

One outstanding feature of Comodo is that you can set it as part of your PC’s boot sequence which means that it’s activated before any pesky program or intruder can access your network connection. It also does not seem to slow down connection speeds like some firewalls do – ZoneAlarm is particularly guilty of this. Many users report on forums that they changed to Comodo for this reason alone,. It’s also much lighter on CPU resources than the former and you won’t find it hogging your RAM.

On the downside, it doesn’t seem very efficient at remembering permissions. On several occasions, it kept asking whether to grant permission to connections that I’d already authorised just seconds earlier. Better to be safe than sorry but this did get a bit annoying.

Overall, Comodo Firewall is easy to use for novice users, but includes enough advanced TCP options for advanced users to customise it for specialised networks. Considering it’s absolutely free – you only need to complete a free registration after 30 days use – this is an excellent firewall.

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Sygate Personal Firewall, built on Sygate Personal Firewall Pro's award-winning technology, is the most user-friendly PC firewall and personal desktop security solution. It is the first bi-directional intrusion defense system designed for home users while with advanced protocol driver-level protection and code-insertion prevention.

It ensures your personal computer is completely protected from malicious hackers and other intruders while preventing unauthorized access from your computer to a network. In essence, it makes your protected machines invisible to the outside world. That makes Sygate Personal Firewall a must-have security measure for any PC that connects to a private network or the public Internet.

Once you've been compromised, every other network you connect to is at risk; including your home, business and online bank accounts. No matter where you use your computer, whether remote or behind a corporate firewall, whether dial-up or an always-on broadband Internet connection, it gives you complete confidence that your precious business, personal, financial and other data is safe and secure. If that isn't enough, Sygate Personal Firewall includes advanced active-scan vulnerability assessment to pinpoint your weaknesses and fine-tune your security policy.

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Easy to use popup allows you to quickly train your computer to learn what programs to allow through your fire-wall. Anyone can use this easy to run computer security program to keep their system safe. The most powerfull pro-active secruity anti trojan, virus and spam blocker ever. Stop user from snooping on your computer. Advanced user mode aloows you to monitor all parts of your computer with ease.

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Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) helps control how your computer exchanges data with other computers on the Internet or local network. Kerio Personal Firewall is designed to protect any Windows PC that is connected to the Internet using DSL, cable, dial-up, ISDN, WiFi or satellite modems.

Professional and corporate users residing behind a perimeter firewall such as Kerio WinRoute Firewall, would still benefit from using Kerio Personal Firewall on their computers. Kerio Personal Firewall prevents individual computers from attacks initiated by other internal users or compromised systems. It is also advisable to have Kerio Personal Firewall on every notebook for remote workers who connect to the Internet from unsecured locations.

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Iparmor acts as a virtual soldier to stand guard of your PC. It detects and kill both known and unknown trojans. This useful system-tray utility packs a lot of punch and the known virus database can be updated daily.

It has a host of tools to help protect you from Net attacks. Upon startup, it scans your memory for trojan-like activity and immediately disables any suspicious tasks and reports its findings. You can restore any system critical files for the next reboot. Iparmor allows you to view all remaining currently active processes, scan currently active ports, and lists those applications that are registered to start when Windows next loads.

The major remedy that this program offered is to automatically stop and disable discovered or suspected trojans. Iparmor also lets you manually kill other active processes, but does not edit or interfere with your registry start-up list. Other tools include logging and network support.

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Browsing the Internet can be a dangerous activity if you don't have the appropriate tools to protect your system, such as a firewall.

FortKnox Personal Firewall sets a powerful filter between your Internet connection and your computer, controlling every bit of traffic that moves in any direction, both in uploads and downloads. You can therefore make sure your PC is protected from hackers, Trojans, spyware and other sorts of unauthorized access, as every time there's any kind of strange behavior, FortKnox will display a desktop notice to let you know.

The program features an exhaustive settings menu – which I personally found a bit too complex for a "personal" firewall that's aimed at home users. From there you can configure filters, create security rules, see which apps have access to the Internet and review your traffic logs.

FortKnox Personal Firewall also includes several skins to customize its interface and a real-time traffic monitor that helps you control your bandwidth usage.

Though a bit too complex for the home user, FortKnox Personal Firewall is still a good choice to guarantee security in domestic environments.

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Tiny Firewall 2005 is the greatest security solution for the windows based host presented to general public to date. The suite of features covers the protection from various angles - from network security, file and registry protection, application launch control and management through signature based Intrusion detection and Prevention.

Most importantly - these security features are packed into user friendly tools - such as Track'n Reverse tool which allows to erase changes made to the computer by the applications. Whenever you are unsure about the application behavior - just put it into the Track'n Reverse mode knowing that all your files and registry will be protected and the changes including the deletions could be brought back.

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Jetico Personal Firewall software provides you with security against hackers who try to access your PC when you are connected to the Internet. Having inherited the Open architecture principles from BestCrypt, the Jetico Personal Firewall allows you to construct a strong yet accurate security policy and provides clear control over your network connections.

Three-layer protection:

Low-level (Network packet filter)

This checks the validity of network packets and parameters such as source & destination addresses, protocol, etc. Using this process, Jetico Personal Firewall can make your computer invisible to a non-trusted network. By selecting the Optimal Protection Policy, your computer becomes "stealthy". Any security probing tests (for example, ShieldsUp! tests) by internet hackers will report that your computer does not exist.

Application-level (Network events filter)

This checks and enables you to monitor network/internet connection requests made by applications. If you are not sure why an application wishes to send or receive data from the Internet you can limit or block the activity.

User-level (Process activity filter)

This notifies you of and prevents dirty tricks by Trojans and other malicious programs. (A Trojan can inject its own code into programmes on your computer and send data about you to a third party. e.g. a Trojan in Internet Explorer could transmit details of your browsing preferences.)

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BlackICE teams a personal firewall with an advanced intrusion detection system to constantly watch your Internet connection for suspicious behavior. BlackICE responds immediately by alerting you to trouble and instantly blocking the threat.

BlackICE's Application Protection quickly and invisibly defeats dangerous programs that attackers deliver through instant messaging, email, or even your Web browser! BlackICE stops these destructive programs before they do harm-like damaging your PC or launching email attacks against your friends and co-workers.

BlackICE automatically detects and blocks attacks through a comprehensive inspection of all inbound and outbound information to your computer. And BlackICE PC Protection is constantly working to secure your dial-up, DSL, and cable modem from hackers 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

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Prevents hackers and adware communications. Stops viruses and worms, and protects against emerging viruses before they attack.This easy-to-use firewall blocks hackers and other unknown threats. The Advanced Personal Firewall interface provides one-step access to the security features that keep your computer safe. Advanced Personal Firewall's major features are presented in a menu on the left side of the interface.

Main Features:

• Protects against web based attacks
• You get protection from viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware that sneak into your computer via your web browser or instant messenger
• Keeps track of the good, the bad, and the unknown out on the Internet by using virtual containers, called Zones, to classify the computers and networks that connect to your computer
• The new Program Alerts enable you to set access permission for programs that have not asked for Blocked Zone or Trusted Zone access before
• Use the Preferences tab to set or change your Advanced Personal Firewall security software password and log in or log out
• You can back up your existing security settings to a Registry file so that you can restore them later if you need
• Most commonly used programs can be configured automatically for Internet access
• You can be notified by an alert each time Advanced Personal Firewall security software acts to protect you; or only when an alert is likely to have resulted from hacker activity. You can also choose to log all alerts, only high-rated alerts, or alerts caused by specific traffic types
• The Program has a Keep List that contains entries to components you don't want Advanced Personal Firewall to remove or detect in the next scan
• Advanced diagnostics and centralized reporting

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Safety.Net 3.61 offers Internet security, content security and advanced Internet firewall protection for all your LAN computers, and trust controls to block unwanted or harmful applications from accessing the network.

You can define granular user or computer-specific access controls based on site, content, PICS ratings and time of day. You can monitor connection level network activity round-the-clock and view detailed reports to analyze traffic and usage patterns.

Features of the app:

• Advanced personal firewall

• Protects all LAN computers

• Child safe Internet access and parental controls

• Privacy controls to block sending of personal information

• Block unwanted and harmful applications from accessing the network

• User & LAN computer specific rules

• Site level blocking by URL or IP address for flexibility

• Domain level blocking

• Context sensitive content blocking/obliteration

• PICS ratings based content blocking

• Time restrictions for Internet access for local users and LAN computers

• Activity reports with detailed information

• Violations report

• Application activity monitoring

• Instant pop-up alert notifications

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The security framework provided by
Core Force is leveraged by a community of security experts that share their security configurations for a growing list of programs. These security profiles can be downloaded by any user of Core Force from the community Web site and they're also completely open so that they can be peer-reviewed to minimize security hazards. The community approach to endpoint security also allows end-users who are not security experts to work in a secure environment.

Core Force provides inbound and outbound stateful packet filtering for TCP/IP protocols using a Windows port of OpenBSD's PF firewall, granular file system and registry access control and programs' integrity validation. These capabilities can be configured and enforced system-wide or on a per-application basis for specific programs such as email readers, Web browsers, media players, messaging software, etc.

Core Force can be used to:

• Protect your computer from compromises by worms, virus and email-borne malware
• Prevent your computer from being used as a staging point to amplify attacks and compromise others
• Prevent exploitation of known bugs in the operating system and applications running on your computer
• Prevent exploitation of unknown bugs (0-day) in the operating system and applications running on your computer
• Detect and prevent execution of adware, spyware, trojan horses and other malware on you computer

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8Signs Firewall is a software firewall for administrators wanting to protect a Windows Internet server, and power users who want complete information and control over their network security. Stateful inspection firewalls determine whether packets can get through the firewall based on the protocol, port, and source and destination addresses.

8Signs Firewall allow you to trap hackers, slow down the spread of worms and stall spammers by creating tarpits. A tarpit is a trap for troublesome outsiders. Your system accepts TCP connections but never replies and ignores disconnect requests. This can leave ports scanners and hackers stuck for hours, even days.

8Signs Firewall detects the seven most common forms of port scans, alerting you with a log entry and optionally automatically banning the IP address of the scanner, ensuring that they are "cut off" before they can discover any useful information about your system.

A SYN Flood is a common type of denial of service (DoS) attack used against servers. When launching a SYN Flood, an attacker bombards you with so many connection requests that your computer is unable to accept legitimate connections, effectively shutting down your web, email, FTP or VPN server. 8Signs Firewall employs SYN cookies to protect you from SYN Flood attacks.

Using the remote administration component of the Server version of 8Signs Firewall v2.x, you can now remotely administer any 8Signs Firewall using an encrypted communications link. 8Signs Firewall lets you block IP addresses or ranges of addresses to prevent unwanted connection attempts.

Using 8Signs Firewall’s HTTP Filtering, you can prevent intrusion attempts targeted at your web server by screening requests and automatically banning the offender’s IP address, preventing further access.

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GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.) checks your network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack it. By analyzing the operating system and the applications running on your network, GFI LANguard N.S.S. identifies possible security holes. In other words, it plays the devil's advocate and alerts you to weaknesses before a hacker can find them, enabling you to deal with these issues before a hacker can exploit them.

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PORT scanning is a popular way for hackers to look for security weaknesses on thousands of computers connected to the Internet. Your computer has probably been scanned at one time or another - without you knowing it. This is especially true if you have a dedicated connection. The chances of your computer being infiltrated are actually pretty small, but it’s still not a comforting thought.

AntiScanner is a specialized security application that monitors your computer for port scanning. While the program resides quietly from the system tray, it’ll listen on any number of specified ports. AntiScanner won’t automatically monitor tens of thousands of ports on your computer, so you’ll have to enter them manually.

When scanning has been detected, the program can instantly disconnect your computer from the Internet. It can even send a customized message back to the scanner’s computer. In addition, AntiScanner logs every unauthorised attempt to gain access to your computer. The log may be viewed from within the program’s small interface, and then saved as a plain text file for future reference.

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Outpost’s Network Activity Monitor watches every connection between your computer and the Internet, alerting you immediately to any communications that may be unauthorized so you can take appropriate action. It automatically blocks network probes, zombie attacks, and other remote attempts to access your PC, using its continually-updated intrusion definitions database.

Outpost Firewall PRO Benefits:

NEW! Protection from spyware and identity theft

New anti-spyware capabilities built into the program protect your computer against the rapidly increasing threats from spyware and ID theft. Spyware cannot enter, activate on, or transmit information out of computers protected by Outpost 3.0. The ID Block feature lets you determine which specific items of personal information, for example bank account numbers, are blocked from ever leaving the computer.

Know what's happening on your PC at all times

Outpost’s Network Activity Monitor watches every connection between your computer and the Internet, alerting you immediately to any communications that may be unauthorized so you can take appropriate action.

Automatic, intelligent protection against hacker attacks

Outpost’s Attack Detection automatically blocks network probes, zombie attacks, and other remote attempts to access your PC, using its continually-updated intrusion definitions database.

Control how applications communicate

Outpost’s Component Control, Hidden Process Control, and Open Memory Control let you decide what applications and processes on your PC are allowed to do and what - if any- outbound connections they may make. Spyware can’t phone home from an Outpost-protected PC.

Understand the threats

Every time Outpost 3.0 asks you for information regarding action to be taken, the new Smart Advisor helps you to choose the best course of action by displaying context- sensitive hints and live advice. So you’ll never need to wonder whether you’ve made the right security decision, and you’ll learn something new about firewall security every time.

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