HIPS, what is it?

Just read in the free firewall thread, something about HIPS.
What is it?

 

Host Intrusion Prevention System/Software. It is the software used to protect a host from unknown network attack. Rather than relying solely on scanning data for signatures of known attacks, HIPS works with the operating system kernel to block abnormal application behavior in the expectation that the abnormal behavior represents an unknown attack.

If you do a search on 'HIPS' at Wilders, you probably can find all the popular HIP software available for home user so far.

 

Does Mcafee firewall and Kerio free have this.

Thanks

 

Kerio free -no

bottom of page for chart-
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm

 

So in this case does Mcafee have it

 

or is htere a free firewall that does have it

 

I have never tried Mcafee, so I am not sure if host intrusion prevention is available in Mcafee firewall. HIPS is hot on the market of home computer security at this time. A lot of, if not all of, companies are trying to put the label HIPS onto their security products now.