Ashampoo FireWall Pro 1.14

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Big protection power. Small system load. If you want the full functionality of a modern firewall you need Ashampoo FireWall Pro. It includes all the strong features of monitoring of incoming and outgoing Internet traffic, one-click protection and more. Ashampoo FireWall Pro 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. Important Functions: 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; Stealth ports; Port scan blocking; Complex rules; Traffic volume limiting; Real-time connection analysis; Internet Accelerator; FileWiper.

Version 1.14 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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  Ashampoo FireWall Pro

  This is not a review.

  by: Chainmail2006 on 12-Aug-2007 04:58:27 AM

  Pros: I can't review it because there is no "Vista" compatible version. I'm posting this so I can give an opinion and nothing more. "Ashampoo" has forty software applications that I found at their home page. Some are "Vista" ready and some aren't. Some of their software just worked on "Vista" without being updated and they only updated their most popular applications (the ones that sell the best). One perfect example is "Ashampoo Burning Studio 7.1". It's not much better then Ashampoo Burning Studio 6" ( 6 works fine on "Vista") but it's one of their best sellers. Neither of their firewalls have been updated for "Vista". Why? Because they don't make money from them.I have nothing personal against "Ashampoo", they have a few good applications and their sales department is brilliant. But if I were in the software business, things would be different. Have you ever asked yourself why "McAfee Site Adviser" goes so far as to block the connection th the "Ashampoo" home page? I don't know but with everything I've explained taken into consideration, coupled with the heavy amount of spam you get from them, it just looks fishy to me.

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  Ashampoo FireWall Pro

  Passed the firewall tests

  by: lubricator on 16-Feb-2007 05:11:58 AM

  Pros: I try out many firewalls ,

  agnitum/kerio/zonealarm pro they are all good offcource , but to many questions and warnings , to many warnings about intern traffic , accept or block?

  The most you have to accept

  But it is possible that you than accept the wrong one because you get so many questions

  that you allmost automaticly click "allow"

  ( Yes happens to me :( ..aggresief spyware

  long time work to delete this worm.)

  But with ashampoo fire wall pro i don,t make mistakes like this because if there is really something wrong you get a clear red warning , this gives you the attention and make you lose from the concentration from your work what you are doing at that time.

  Not to much questions about innocent intern traffic with this firewall.like the others .

  If something really wrong , can,t miss it.

  Offcource i tested this firewall before i purchased it .

  Before i did the test i switch of windows firewall.I tested with :

  hackerwatch.org/probe/

  security.symantec.com

  Passed all the tests , all the ports are invinsible.

  Passed the hackers and trojaan horses tests

  Good firewall with a very nice interface and a clear "danger" warning

  And not to much questions

  And you can switch windows firewall "on"

  So you have 2 firewalls , because ashampoo firewall have no conflict with the windows firewall , so you can use them both.

  Anyway this firewall do his job very good , without to be annoying.

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  Ashampoo FireWall Pro

  Seems O.K. BUT

  by: pjlaycock on 24-Jul-2008 07:26:14 AM

  Pros: Quite easy to use although the "Free" version was simlper. It worked fine for most of the time but it clashed with my previously installed "Anonymizer", resulting in crashes. I approaced Ashampoo with my problem & they reponded positively within two days.

  Cons: I don't know if it was the firewall, "Anonymizer", both or something completely different that caused my problem but I would be surprised if it was the fault of the former.

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  Ashampoo FireWall Pro

  The Best

  by: fribit on 31-Jul-2007 04:25:40 PM

  Pros: Meets the expectatives. Does the job!

  The close all feature keeps you from overspending on traffic!

  Cons: Nothing. I woke up one day with my rules all gone though one morning! Luckily I had them written down on a piece of paper... I don't know them by heart!

  It should allow you to export your rules settings at least in a txt form!

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  Ashampoo FireWall Pro

  good and very fast

  by: Williame789 on 13-Jul-2008 11:02:32 AM

  Pros: very good and not too expensive

  Cons: the only thing that i hate is that theres not vista support but you can change that in the compability in the properties.

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