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Features
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
980,108
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
October 02, 2007
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Publisher's description of PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition 3.0.0.36
From PC Tools:PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition is a powerful personal free firewall for Microsoft Windows that protects your computer from hackers and intruders. Firewalls control the network traffic in and out of your PC by monitoring applications that connect to the network. Firewall Plus can stop Trojans, backdoors, and keyloggers from damaging your computer and stealing your private information. PC Tools Firewall Plus is advanced technology designed specially for people, not experts. Powerful prevention against attacks and known exploits is activated by default and advanced users can also easily create their own packet filtering rules to customize the network defenses. The program is recommended for use alongside of AntiSpyware and Antivirus software like AVG or Spyware Doctor to protect PC against Spyware, hackers, worms, and viruses.
Version 3.0.0.36 adds new smart Application Rules, Stealth Mode protection, and data validation using SPI.
Editor's review of PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition 3.0.0.36
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- "Firewall without complexity"
- Version reviewed: PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition 3.0.0.36
This freeware firewall won't replace user vigilance, but intermediate users will appreciate its configurability. From the primary interface to the packet content logs, simplicity is the key to PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition.
You don't "set and forget" any good firewall. This application makes it easy to set filtering rules, provided you know what you're doing. That's why we don't recommend PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition for novice users. This program expects you know the uses of UDP, ICMP, ARP, TCP, and a few other computer protocols. However, adding a new filter is as easy as answering a few questions in a wizard.
There are numerous filters preset to block many known problems. You'll only find a brief explanation for each, so you'll need to research elsewhere anything you don't understand. This application's Help file is a simple quick-start guide. Novice users will be overwhelmed and advanced users underwhelmed, but intermediate users wanting basic filtering would do well to install this firewall.
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User reviews of PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition 3.0.0.36
- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 351 votes
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3 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition 3.0.0.36
"This firewall has major flaws!"
Pros: Your security is in great danger by using this product!
In order to understand why please read this review and comments on PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition here:
download com/PC-Tools-Firewall-Plus-Free-Edition/9241-10435_4-9897056.html
(I hope you will figure out to build the proper link yourself...)
Also please run this firewall to a couple of more advanced tests. You will have the suprize to discover Windows firewall is sometimes better than this product!!!
You can find a lot of tests to run the firewall trought here:
firewallleaktester com
All the people over here telling you this firewall is good does not have any idea about security and programming. They are all fooled by the easy to use graphical interface of this product! This is all your receive from this firewall...
Better try one of the following FREE firewalls:
- Comodo Personal Firewall
- ZoneAlarm
- Jetico Personal Firewall
- Filseclab
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition 3.0.0.36
Pros: Not bad on resources, easy to use
It looked okay
Cons: Failed leak test
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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition 3.0.0.36
Pros: well,seems to be okay,,,easy to download w/o any probs,light on resource,easy to use and understand,effective...been 3 days w/o any slow down on my pc and connects right away....its a free software!!!
Cons: wishes it has a firewall lockdown traffic feature,and also a sensitivity adjustment,all it offers are on and off feature on the firewall,,,or maybe its basic,but still just workin great since installed...
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition 3.0.0.36
Pros: easy 2 use
Cons: failed leak test
try comodo
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition 3.0.0.36
"No firewall filters malware from download..."
Pros: No Comment
Cons: Does nothing...
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