tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968135.post-1092711804009454262004-08-16T20:02:00.000-07:002004-08-16T20:03:24.010-07:00There have been all sorts of news reports lately regarding the vulnerability of the average PC. Hackers are figuring out new and ingenious ways to attack your computer. A fairly simple way to protect yourself is to install a firewall on your PC. Although I did a similar article several months ago, given the all the bad press, I thought I'd bring you more of the same on Firewall Protection <br />The first thing you'll notice about Firewall is the ease with which it installs. I was able to put it on my system and have it up and running in just a few minutes. <br />One nice feature this software incorporates is its unique Windows Security engine. The idea here is that not only can you control inbound and outbound requests (which most firewalls should be able to do) but you can control requests WITHIN your environment. So you might add an application to the "Install Programs" group and limit what it can do with or without your intervention (such as stop process spawning, prevent registry access and more. <br />Protecting your system registry is particularly important. A malicious source can completely shut down (or wipe out) your entire system. Personal Firewall does a good job of securing your registries by protecting overwrite Run Keys, Extension Association Keys and much more. <br />Installing a personal firewall was a quick and easy process. You basically run through a series of selection boxes that have you deciding things whether you want a sound event to fire whenever an inbound connection is detected and so on. <br />Not normally part of a typical firewall program, personal firewall will let you block certain sites from your system. So if your child tries to access a site you don't want them to (like a chat room or a pornography site), you can add it to your personal list of blocked sites. Once that's done, no program on your system can access that site. <br />firewall softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11056230181044279673noreply@blogger.com