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McAfee Personal Firewall Plus
Protect yourself while online with the advanced security of McAfee. Personal Firewall Plus. Easy-to-use,
yet highly configurable, McAfee Personal Firewall Plus v5.0 secures your PCs connection to the Internet
whether you connect via DSL, cable modem or dial-up. With intrusion prevention, color coded security alerts,
customizable audible alerts, detailed logging, and an application scan for Internet enabled applications,
McAfee Personal Firewall Plus gives you the power you need to control the communications into and out of your PC,
ensuring that your online experience is as safe as it is enjoyable.
Software Information |
System Requirements |
Version: | 7.0 |
- Windows 2000 pro/XP
- Pentium or similar processor
- 64MB RAM
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License: | $29.95 to buy and download |
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Key Benefits:
- Firewall Protection
Places an easy-to-use, always on-guard barrier between hackers and your hard drive, blocking access to
sensitive files, financial records and personal data.
- Identity Theft Prevention
Helps prevent unauthorized access to sensitive files, financial records and personal data on your PC.
- Advanced controls for granting an application Internet access, for a specified session only.
- Gaming mode auto-detects whenever you're in 'Full-Screen' mode, suppressing pop-up messages
and enhancing your on-line experience.
- HackerWatch.org Integration links to an anti-hacking database and Worldwide Hacker Activity Map,
offering tips on responding to specific attacks, self-testing tools and channels to email online authorities
of hacker events.
- Intelligent Application Handling
Automatically denies outbound Internet access to malicious applications that might secretly transmit personal
data to hackers, while allowing trusted programs to connect without unnecessary alerts or false alarms.
- Advanced Worm Protection
Helps stop virus-like worms from using your PC to spread themselves.
- Hacker Tracing
Turns the tables on hackers and aids in tracing them back to their source
- Setup Ease
Personal Firewall is designed for maximum protection the moment it is installed so that users
can "install it and forget it." McAfee also provides users with a Setup Assistant which provides
maximum user control in firewall configuration. This easy-to-follow guide allows users to choose
their interaction level with both the Internet and the Firewall. The Setup Assistant provides simple,
step-by-step instructions help install firewall protection in jut minutes, even for beginners.
- User Interface
Personal Firewall Plus' improved interface is now simpler than ever to use and navigate.
The Personal Firewall Plus now has a more informative and easy-to-understand summary page.
The new page provides a summary of the most frequently blocked Internet and network traffic
along with a graph of port activity on your local computer. The firewall allows you to view
your Internet and Application traffic in real time with the Traffic Monitor as well as providing
direct access to Hackerwatch.org and a Worldwide Hacker Activity Map.
- Smart Recommendations
With McAfee Smart Recommendations, users are given clear response options for each threat, with options to
accept system recommendations or manually accept/deny certain Internet Activity. Users have options of viewing
as many alerts they want - whether they want to receive alerts or work without interruption.
- Intrusion Prevention
Personal Firewall's Intrusion Detection System (IDS) detects and prevents common attack patters and other
suspicious activity. Intrusion prevention monitors every inbound or outbound data packet for suspicious data
transfers or transfer methods. It compares these to a "signature" database and automatically drops the packets
coming from the offending computer providing greater protection for your PC.
- Visual Trace
Features easy-to-read graphical maps showing the originating source of hostile attacks and traffic worldwide,
including detailed contact/owner information from originating IP addresses and all subsequent steps to your PC.
- Traffic Monitoring
View both incoming and outgoing data across your Internet connection and view the Internet bandwidth of certain
applications. The Traffic Monitor also allows you to view application connections and see the IP addresses that
the applications are connecting to in real time.
- Event Information
Records day-at-a-glance and weekly intrusion attempts and unsolicited Internet traffic involving your PC.
- Custom Blocking
Allows on-demand blocking of traffic from specific computers and systems with options to ban entire ranges of
IP Addresses and set time limit rules.
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