McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 5.0 Key Features & System Requirements 

Full application control, puts you in charge of which programs on your PC can and cannot communicate with the internet.

Improved! Hacker Tracing, turns the table on attackers and aids in tracing then back to their source.

Color-Coded Alerts, take the guesswork out of determining the severity of the threat.

Stops masquerading applications, that other firewalls might miss.

Enhanced intrusion detection system, detects common attacks, and logs them in the internet Events section.

NEW! Setup Assistant, helps make changing setting for your firewall a breeze, providing a helpful guide to walk you through the process.

NEW! Easy-to-use Interface, makes protecting your PC more convenient.

Out-of-the-box protection, as soon as it is installed.

Free live instant message and email technical support, provides easy, prompt, live customer service.

Enhanced HackerWatch.org Integration - Reporting potential hackers is easier than ever. McAfee Personal Firewall Plus improves the functionality of HackerWatch.org, which includes event submission of potentially malicious events to the database.

Extended Intelligent Application Handling - When an application seeks Internet access, Personal Firewall first checks whether it recognizes the application as trusted or malicious. If the application is recognized as trusted, Personal Firewall automatically allows it access to the Internet so you do not have to. This database has been enhanced to provide users with more details about the applications connecting to the Internet.

Advanced Trojan Detection - McAfee Personal Firewall Plus combines application connection management with an enhanced database to detect and block more potentially malicious applications, such as Trojans, from accessing the Internet and potentially relaying your personal data.

Identity Theft Prevention - Places an easy-to-use, always on-guard barrier between hackers and your hard drive, blocking access to sensitive files, financial records and personal data.

New! Enhanced Smart Recommendations - Denies outbound Internet access to malicious applications (spyware, trojans and remote-control agents) that might surreptitiously transmit personal data to hackers, while "fingerprinting" trusted programs to connect without unnecessary or false alarm alerts. An improved application database now offers more details about connecting programs. 

New! Enhanced Intrusion Tracing - Features easy-to-read graphical maps showing the source of hostile attacks and traffic worldwide, including detailed contact/owner information from originating IP addresses and all subsequent steps to your PC. Now includes improved Visual Trace geographical data, helping pin-point locations of intruders. 

Exclusive! Hackerwatch.org Integration - Links to a dedicated 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.

System Requirements:
• CD-ROM drive 
• Windows XP, 2000 Pro, Me, or 98 
• 32 MB RAM 
• 8 MB hard disk space 
• Pentium 133 MHz processor or higher 
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher 
• Internet access for updating



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