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• Sygate® Personal Firewall PRO
  Symantec had already sacked this product out of the distribution market. Sygate PF PRO offered a solid protection for networks in home set ups. The software is also capable of logging every network activity and has automatic notifications via electronic mail.
• ZoneAlarmâ„¢ PRO
  This product is from Zone Labs. It is proprietary personal firewall software but there is also an available free downloads. The ZoneAlarmâ„¢ PRO has additional protection features like those that are similarly attached to antivirus software, ICS/NAT support and password protection. One of the best things that this product provides to your computer is that this software is running in a Stealth Mode, literally making your computer invisible.

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Our personal home network is always prone to system attacks by malicious intruders. There is a strong need to protect the systems. We address to assure protection of our personal systems by setting up personal firewall. Below is a list of top personal firewall software that offers competitive network protection and maintain your personal privacy while surfing the web.

• BlackICEâ„¢ PC Protection
  This product is the first-ever mainstream firewall software and has always remained to be the top choice personal firewall. The success of the software can be attributed to its quality UI or user interface, and its powerful logging capability.

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To check if your computer has been turned to a zombie, there are available test sites you can find on the net. But you don’t just trust any site, you have to be somewhat picky on the test site that you will choose. Take this general rule: do not rely completely on sites that are provided by some company that is offering you firewall software products because obviously the findings will be bias: they would tell you to purchase their product because that is what they wanted from you.

After installing a reliable and trusted personal firewall, make sure that it is configured correctly. Then test it to ensure that the application is working purposely.

Once you have found out that you can actually test the quality of security that is implemented in your computer when you are online, you will see that it totally make sense. And it will make more sense if you can actually do the test to ensure your system’s security.

Your computer opens 65, 535 ports while you are surfing online on the cyber space or also known as the Internet. Because ports are blatantly open, some Interne outlaw may scan your system and may try its hardest to install what is called as a ‘bot’. This will make personal computer a part of some ‘botnet’.

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Though there are many software developers in the field of security software, none have been around as McAfee which has been around since the days of the command-line PC. Many of today’s malware are reminiscent of malware from days gone by when viruses were the norm of the hacker. But from the innocent test of genius previous hackers showed, came more sinister actions such as the recurring DoS attacks that flooded servers the world over, leaving millions cut off from the rest of the world. Identity theft is also one of the more dangerous issues that have risen in the past years also brought to life by the movie “The Net”, where one person’s identity is substituted by another with little one can do due to the centralized data that is used for most banking and financial systems.
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ZoneAlarm has been one name synonymous with firewall protection. It seems that they have new versions rolling out every month in order to ensure yor PC’s security from hackers and unwanteds. Below is a review of the product:

Bottom Line

ZoneAlarm 8.0 offers effective basic personal firewall protection at a fantastic price—free! But if you want advanced features like automatic program control configuration, exploit prevention, or behavior-based operating-system protection, you’ll have to upgrade to the paid version.
Pros

Stealths all ports against outside attack. Controls program access to Internet and Network. Resists direct attack. Game Mode answers pop-ups automatically. Free!
Cons

Many pop-up queries. Minimal protection against leak tests, exploits. Game Mode reduces security. Spy Blocker toolbar missed many malware sites.

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The latest version of ZoneAlarm Firewall Software product is the ZoneAlarm Free 7.0.302. ZoneAlarm Free, still comes with the simplicity and effectiveness of the previous version, without compromising your security. The firewall actively blocks all intrusions from the moment it is installed in the computer; there is no programming needed after the installation. This new feature makes it great for those who are not entirely PC techie.

Some of the latest features included in ZoneAlarm Free 7.0.302.000, is improved anti-spyware and an anti virus engine that will detect and remove threats very quickly and easily. You will be notified of threats by different color-coded alert rates being displayed on your screen and there are hourly updates to ensure maximum protection from emerging threats. This innovative and updated technology can also trace the exact whereabouts of the source of your intrusion without revealing your own identity or location. This new version of ZoneAlarm is guaranteed to pick up on a much wider variety and type of internet threat or invasion, making it a must have. Another noted feature,is that ZoneAlarm Free will also automatically hide you from all other internet users by going into Stealth Mode, which lowers the chance of your PC becoming infected.

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On the news survey, the most latest firewall application is now on market. Comodo assert that their firewall is unique, distinctive, matchless and rare in that it passes all known leak tests to ensure the integrity of data entering and exiting your system. Comodo has put firewall through all kinds of stylish tests to ensure its firewall powerful enough to ward off these attacks with default settings. No other firewall has had to work this hard.

-PC Magazine Online’s Editor’s Choice
-Secures against internal and external attacks
-Blocks internet access to malicious Trojan programs
-Safeguards your Personal data against theft
-Delivers total end-point security for
-Personal Computers and Networks