PC Tools Firewall Plus Features

What's new in PC Tools Firewall Plus 4

Better protection against network intruders

• Better Protection

  Firewall Plus now provides a more advanced level of protection against malicious programs that attempt to bypass your firewall and compromise your PC such as those that
  • Inject malicious code: Firewall Plus now blocks the injection of malicious code into authorized applications that have the ability to connect to the Internet.
  • Modify your system: Firewall Plus now blocks the modification of your system configurations and functionality that allow penetration of your firewall.
  • Control other Applications: Firewall Plus now blocks the distribution of control messages to authorized applications with the ability to connect to the Internet.
  • Disable your Firewall: Blocks malicious programs that attempts to shut down your firewall and disable all firewall functionality.

• More Flexible:

  Firewall Plus now offers proxy server support for those users who utilize the added layer of protection offered by proxy servers

Easier to use with new normal and expert modes

Firewall Plus now caters for two levels of users:

1. Normal User Mode offers a simplified interface for basic users to protect their computers when connected to the Internet or any other network. All you need to do is to choose which applications are allowed access to the Internet/network.
2. Expert User Mode provides a highly configurable interface for advanced expert users to allow greater control over how your computer and applications connect and interact with the Internet/network. Expert user mode gives you additional options to create custom rules for applications and to control traffic at port-level. Firewall Plus alerts in expert mode are also more detailed to facilitate a greater understanding of the connections made by the applications.