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Lavasoft Personal Firewall (32-bit) 3.0

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  • Price: Free to try (10-day trial); $29.95 to buy (Buy it now)
  • Operating system: Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
  • Date added: April 02, 2008
  • Total Downloads: 154,764
  • Downloads last week: 260
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

This powerful personal firewall from the makers of Ad-Aware offers effective protection, ease of use, and a solid feature set. Based on Agnitum Outpost Firewall s engine, the program boasts a well-designed interface that prominently displays an event log of all activities. The application s left panel contains sections for network activity, open ports, and allowed or blocked processes. Lavasoft Personal Firewall quickly scans your PC to add policies for all found applications and easily adapts to newly installed software. Like any good firewall, this one displays a system-tray icon and notifies you whenever an unapproved process attempts to run. When you first start using the app, you ll need to approve or block programs on your computer, either on a one-time or recurring basis. Configuring global and specific firewall policies is simple enough for novices, while the detailed logs will help advanced users track down network and PC problems. In our tests, Lavasoft Persoanl Firewall demonstrated solid protection against threats, expected from a company best known for its spyware protection. The main downside we see is the short 10-day trial period, which may prevent some users from trying the program, particularly given the amount of quality, free firewalls on the market. Nevertheless, anyone in the market for a reliable personal firewall will find Lavasoft s addition to the category a very positive affair.

Publisher's description

From Lavasoft :

Lavasoft Personal Firewall is targeted for small and medium-sized business organizations and home users, providing seamless and powerful protection for both. This firewall product comes with simple configuration, "tick in the box" options. and powerful, easy-to-use controls. Coupled with Ad-Aware SE Plus or Ad-Aware SE Professional, it is a great help to keep the home PC and small office free from intrusive Internet worms, Trojan horses, hijackers, cyber thieves, or online extortionists.

Version 3.0 features: improved host protection monitoring and blocking data theft; auto-learning mode keeping track of typical activities during the program's initital use.

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Version 3.0 features: improved host protection monitoring and blocking data theft; auto-learning mode keeping track of typical activities during the program's initital use.

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