How about a Kill button in the tray? Stops internet access instantly. Reset with user specified password. Really.
That seems more like a firewall feature. I right-click my ZoneAlarm tray icon and select "Stop all Internet activity". The red padlock appears and everything is locked down.
Some of us use the W 7 firewall. I haven't found a the kill switch yet. Also, why say you wouldn't want a feature that you would not have to use or even have it showing. You want to prohibit others from having what you don't want? Prevx 3 offers pretty much all around protection. If I observe something that I think is wrong it would be nice to kill the connection quickly. This probably would be just as good as hot key function. I don't remeber seeing that direct combo.
While this does seem to be more of a firewall feature, we are planning a possible feature which could function as a "lockdown mode" for software or network access. More to come on this later as we get further into Prevx 4.0 but thanks for the suggestion!
You're welcome. As far as this being a firewall feature, please look at previous versions of DW. It came with a 'stop attack' switch. Earlier versions were not firewalls. Yet I don't remember hearing people complain about it being there. They had the option of using it or not. Hugger
Hi Hugger I'm not complaining, and I don't want to prohibit others from having what I don't want. I was just giving you my thoughts when I said it seems like a firewall feature. And I was sharing with you that I already have that feature. So it would be redundant for me. But I'm not crapping on your idea. I like reading suggestions. Whatever makes you happy, man.
Right. And PrevxHelp even indicated that the devs are thinking about something just like what you suggested. So there you go. I will tell you this... the number of times I have needed to engage that ZAP internet lock over the years? Zero. It strikes me as an idea that is better in theory than in practicality.
Since Prevx relies on an internet connection to protect a PC properly, one presumably wouldn't want the equivalent of ZoneAlarm's panic button, which blocks all internet access. I'd be surprised, though, if many malware programs can access the internet in a potentially harmful way without Prevx's protection algorithms cutting in to stop them. So, I wonder if a 'kill' feature would offer users significant additional protection. If not, I'd rather keep the Prevx UI as simple as possible.
different from some opinions here I would like to see a feature like blocking processes from connecting outside.
