McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 2006

Personal Firewall Plus 2006, NL, Win32 An effective barrier against hacker break-ins

* Safeguards your online financial transactions
* Protects your personal data from online intruders
* Enhances anti-virus defenses such as McAfee® VirusScan®
* Updates automatically to protect against new threats

Are you vulnerable to identity theft? Internet hackers know thousands of ways to break into vulnerable PC systems. In seconds, they can steal private files, credit card information, tax records, passwords and Social Security Numbers. Remote thieves can even hijack your system to send spam messages. Or plant destructive viruses.

On broadband or dial-up, McAfee Personal Firewall Plus provides a secure, always-on barrier between your computer's hard drive and hostile Internet threats. It combines perfectly with your McAfee VirusScan anti-virus protection for multi-layered PC defense against sophisticated viruses like Mydoom, which can open up communication backdoors on computers.

Product Benefits

* New! Advanced controls for granting an application Internet access, for a specified session only.
* New! Gaming mode auto-detects whenever you’re in ‘Full-Screen’ mode, suppressing pop-up messages and enhancing your on-line experience.
* Exclusive! Hackerwatch.org integration links to an anti-hacking database and Worldwide Hacker Activity Map, offering tips on responding to specific attacks, self-testing tools and channels to email online authorities of hacker events.
* Intelligent application handling automatically denies outbound Internet access to malicious applications that might secretly transmit personal data to hackers, while allowing trusted programs to connect without unnecessary alerts or false alarms.
* ‘Quiet, load-and-go’ installation makes it easier to install immediate, pre-configured protection.
* Industry standard inbound and outbound blocking provides complete firewall protection.
* Pre-set security levels, ranging from “Open” to “Lockdown”, allow you to quickly configure security settings for your specific Internet experience.
* One-click home network support allows novice users to configure multiple PCs.
* Auto-updates run silently in the background, ensuring you’re always protected from evolving and emerging security threats.