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Better Protection, More Powerful Features
The free Ashampoo FireWall FREE gives you solid basic protection but if you want the full functionality of a modern firewall you need Ashampoo FireWall PRO. The Pro version includes all the strong features of the regular version – monitoring of incoming and outgoing Internet traffic, one-click protection and more – but it also gives you a whole range of powerful additional features.
Ashampoo FireWall PRO is like a trusty watchdog standing guard at the entrance to your property. It is always alert and checks everything going in and out of your computer, keeping out unwanted intruders and preventing unauthorized access to the Internet from your computer. And despite its impressive power it is so simple to use – in Easy Mode you just click and go for full protection.
Additional features in Ashampoo FireWall PRO
All the following functions and features are only available in the Pro version of Ashampoo FireWall.
Child Protection mode: This feature is great for concerned parents, making it impossible to go online without entering the correct password.
Active protection against Trojans: The Pro version provides effective active protection against Trojan horse programs, DLL hijackers and other malware that tries to use trusted applications like your web browser to go online secretly and transmit information.
Stealth ports: “Ports” are like radio channels. They are the addresses in your computer that are used to access your machine from the Internet. There are thousands of these addresses, and if any of them are “open” a port scanner can find them and gain access to your computer. Stealth ports make your ports invisible so that scanner programs can’t even see that your computer exists. This provides very strong protection against attacks.
Port scan blocking: This feature adds further protection by actively preventing scans of your computer’s ports, even including the open ports that you are using for communication. Together with stealth ports it makes it virtually impossible for attackers to access your machine.
Complex rules: Experienced users can define complex firewall rules geared to their own specific needs. For example, you could create a rule specifying “Allow outgoing UDP packets on port X for application Y”.
Traffic volume limiting: This useful function prevents unexpected costs on volume-based Internet accounts. It monitors your traffic and can be set to automatically close your connection as soon as you reach your monthly limit.
Real-time
Connection analysis: This function generates detailed statistics on every connection and every event in real time and displays them.
Internet Accelerator: Checks the configuration of your Internet connection and optimizes your settings automatically if necessary to achieve better performance.
FileWiper: This useful tool enables you to permanently delete critical files and folders from your hard disks so that they can never be found or recovered – not even by data security experts using professional laboratory tools.
Compact, efficient and easy to use
Just like the free version, Ashampoo FireWall PRO is a very small program that goes easy on your system resources. Despite its impressive power, it uses so little memory and processor time that you’ll never notice it’s there.
The Configuration Assistant guides you through every step of the simple setup process. And if you’re a novice Easy Mode makes using it a breeze – just click and go for full protection. More experienced users can switch to Expert Mode to get full control over the program’s many powerful features.
Six additional tools
In addition to solid firewall protection, Ashampoo FireWall PRO comes with six additional tools that can significantly increase your security and make your online life easier.
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