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"BUSINESS GRADE" PERSONAL FIREWALL

Connecting to the Internet without a Firewall is like leaving the keys in your car with the engine running and the doors unlocked, while you run into the store. Although you may be able to get in and out before anyone notices, someone may take advantage of the opportunity.

On the Internet, hackers use malicious code, such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses to try to find unprotected computers. A firewall can help protect your computer against these and other security attacks.

SO...WHAT CAN A HACKER DO TO MY COMPUTER?

It depends on the nature of the attack. While some attacks are just nuisances that may play simple pranks, others are created with malicious intent. Hackers can:

• MONITOR your activities
• STEAL personal information, passwords or credit card numbers
• USE your PC to perform illegal attacks against major corporations
• DELETE information from your drives
• CRASH your computer

Let's face it, whether you have a dial-up or high-speed connection, you're a potential victim for hackers and malicious intruders. Fortunately, you can reduce your risk of intrusions by using DeadBoltSecure's Personal Firewall. The Personal Firewall security service guards the "doors" to your computer, the ports through which Internet traffic comes in and goes out. Personal Firewall examines all the network traffic arriving at your computer, and asks these questions:

• Where did the traffic come from and what port is it addressed to?
• Do the Personal Firewall rules allow traffic through that port?
• Is the traffic authorized by a program on your computer?

Personal Firewall monitors all traffic entering and leaving your computer, and alerts you to any unauthorized attempt to connect to your computer. Below is just one of the settings the Personal Firewall monitors as it works to protect the contents of your computer. We recommend letting our Firewall handle this in the background, but you may also choose to manually approve each program the first time it connects, as follows:

SHOW ME WHICH PROGRAMS ARE TRYING TO SEND INFORMATION OVER THE INTERNET

When an Internet program is started, the program begins to establish a network connection. While the program is establishing this connection, Personal Firewall stops the program from connecting until you decide what network activity you want this program to take. The message appears when one of your programs is trying to access the Internet. Choose Allow, if you want to give permission to the program to access the Internet, or Block, to stop it.

Personal Firewall is your best protection against malicious activities. Our software automatically blocks intrusions and hostile attacks. It not only acts as a shield for your system, but it also boasts additional security features to make your Internet experience more secure. Easy-to-use, yet highly powerful, our Personal Firewall software is a must-have defense for your computer and your personal data.