it is cause the test fails when any html is returned. The FW returns a page saying this site has been blocked, so it fails.
I think matousec has done a good job with a lot of the tests. How the rank/rate a product is where most peoples complaints are. I would love...
PCTFW uses a white list of apps .. it will not notify you they will just work, especially other security products. They should be in the...
With controlling outbound traffic. A lot of the new test, ok you do not need to pass them, same with keylogging. But, if I can load a driver,...
Depends on how you define a firewall .. I see there are 3 generations of firewall: Gen 1: Basic packet filter for your system Gen 2:...
If FW companies target to improve them self based on matousec tests, then we neeed some one who does real tests on the actual packet filtering...
I know you do a lot of testing of different firewalls and good understanding of what makes a good firewall based on a packet filttering. Your not...
How you define a firewall determines if this statement is correct. As people have different meanings for the same words this is where we get in to...
Was not suggesting they are new .. I was looking at reasons why people want to install a firewall, would like to find out other reasons I did not...
Was thinking of the different reasons people want to install a firewall. Here is what I have so far: I am meant to have a firewall to protect...
Because the test is broken, if it receives a response of any kind it reports failure. PCTools blocks it since it is using port 80, a html page is...
It is not really asking if explorer can have access, only if it is children can have acess. Since app A launches app B, it makes an assumption...
A firewall generates events that occurs, these should be in a log .. which is better, writing it straight to a file and getting it out of...
It has loopback control, it is just not automatic. If you want an application is a server where you want to monitor which applications can...
try the 6.0.0.66 beta it is does not necessarily have the same issues that 5.0.0.38 version had
This was and wasn't in the earlier versions. There is a delay with the UI before the user is asked questions to make sure the system has full...
One of the features in v6 you might like, where it can detect a network and associate a profile with that network. So if your at home you can have...
matousec had tests but they scraped them and new results, deleted the vaulues they had. I wish there was more performance testing. You can still...
Does PCTFW v6 still crashes when you run a certain application? Which Application? I will see if I can reproduce it.
What compatibly change where you looking for on XP ?
for out going packets, it is not to bad for a firewall to support this, as this Address would have likely been resolved to get the IP. With that...
I think their tests are good and valid, an application that scores well there has good protection against what they tests are testing for. My...
The term hips seems to mean many things to many people, same with the word firewall. So how I describe things people might not totally agree...
The PC Tools Firewall is light on resources
If you think of a firewall being able to control which applications can and how they can use the internet. Then this describes how software...
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