Lavasoft Personal Firewall Review

Review of Lavasoft Personal Firewall 3.0
by Lashan Clarke (4,237 pts ) , published Oct 30, 2009
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The unique features of Lavasoft Personal Firewall is its ability to prevent hackers or spyware from accessing any critical data, and it also has the ability to prevent spyware from turning it off.

Why Is A Firewall Is Needed?

The amount of cyber hacks occurring have increased tremendously in the past decade. Anyone browsing web pages will need added protection to prevent intruders from accessing any personal information. The way in which this firewall works is similar to other software of this kind. It functions mainly to prevent hackers or spyware from entering your system. It will stop them before they have a chance to wreak havoc.

How The Software Performs
Rating Excellent

It also has the ability to monitor any programs, which are already installed, from sending information about your computer habits. A firewall does not only prevent loss of data, but can also prevent viruses and Trojans from becoming installed on the system.

One of the unique features of Lavasoft Personal Firewall is its ability to prevent hackers or spyware from turning it off. More sophisticated malware have the ability to disable antivirus and firewall programs soon after or during installation. Depending on the user's activities, the software can be trained to decipher between which programs are allowed to transmit data from the computer. This can be completed in automatic mode. One of the best things about using Lavasoft Personal Firewall is that it does not slow down the system, and it is even possible to play DVDs while it is running in the background.

Product Installation
Rating Excellent

There were no problems in the installation of this software. It was surprisingly quite straightforward for a program that monitors traffic into and out of a system. It can be installed on any 32-64 bit computer running Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, Windows XP or Vista. The system must have at least 256 MB of RAM memory. This software is not a bulky program but at least 100 MB of free disk space is needed. It also provides support for multiple languages such as French or Spanish. This software can be downloaded from fkhakjfhad with a 1 year license priced at $29.95.

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Overall Recommendation of LavaSoft Personal Firewall
Rating Excellent

Overall, using the firewall was straightforward, and the software gets straight to work. It recognized the network, and quickly started to ask for permissions for other applications to access it. It has various settings to choose from a more aggressive form of firewall protection to disabling it completely. Lavasoft Firewall 3.0 also has a trial version available to test out before deciding to buy the annual license. However, great software from a trusted brand name will be money well spent!

 
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