Personal firewall, packet inspection, URL filtering, process monitor, and application/system behavior modeling and anomaly detection components stop hackers, spyware, viruses and other forms of malware before they can cause damage.

Privatefirewll's layered approach to PC and endpoint defense addresses the Windows vulnerabilities and progressive techniques that hackers exploit to gain unauthorized system access and deliver malicious payloads. Privatefirewall provides Application Security by providing detailed alerts for incoming and outgoing application-specific Internet traffic. Privatefirewall also models and monitors system behavior to identify and block activity characteristic of known malware, hacking, phishing and other threat types so that personal computer users and IT managers within small, medium or large organizations can more effectively and proactively protect the environments and private data for which they are responsible.

Although Privatefirewall will detect, block and quarantine known and new forms of malicious software and other threats, it does not remove the malware. Privatefirewall is therefore an ideal complement to conventional virus and spyware scanning software. Neither Privatefirewall nor any other single layer of protection should be solely relied on to protect your system. Privatefirewall enables you to be aware of the activity on your computer and detects, blocks and alerts you to suspicious activity. These days, what seems normal online (a greeting card, banking site, attachment, etc.) may not be. Privatefirewall enables you to be aware, cautious and better protected.

· Windows OS Exploits

For example, the WMF exploit allows a hacker to gain unauthorized access to your computer. In this scenario, a compromised/attack computer will send you a graphical file with the trusted extension “.wmf”. Internet Explorer will identify this legitimate file extension and will instruct the operating system to process it. Here’s where it all goes wrong. The file will in turn invoke another process, (which typically has an unusual name, i.e. a.exe). Privatefirewall will detect and block this “untrusted” process and generate an alert.

· Malware: Virus, Spware, Trojan and Worm Defense

Viruses, Spyware, Trojans and Worms are all forms of malware that replicate, spread, steal personal information, and inflict damage to computers. Privatefirewall detects activity characteristic of malware infection such as attempts to access protected file objects, execution of WinAPI functions, and initiation of unknown processes, among others. Once detected, Privatefirewall blocks and quarantines the malware and alerts you of the security incident.

· Rootkit Defense

By simple definition, a rootkit is a collection of software tools that an intruder can install on a computer to execute whatever criminal activity they have in mind. Rootkits are a particularly tricky form of malware to detect and defend against, as they are nearly invisible to most types of systems monitoring software. They allow an attacker to execute malicious programs invisibly as the rootkit is able to conceal files, running processes, and/or system data. Rootkits are a growing problem ― According to Microsoft, approximately 20 percent of the malware deleted by its malicious software removal tool are rootkits.Privatefirewall can guard against rootkit-related attacks on a number of levels. Privatefirewall can detect when a rootkit is being installed by identifying when a registry key value is being modified. Privatefirewall can also detect rootkit activity based on the process, WinAPI call or executable that is launched as an output of the rootkit’s payload.

· Hacker Defense

Hackers are criminals that leverage system vulnerabilities, social engineering, and other techniques to break into computer systems for the purpose of amusement, theft, vandalism, or other crime. Privatefirewall prevents hacker attacks by restricting access to unauthorized areas of your computer and controlling the manner in which applications, processes, and other system features operate. In addition, Privatefirewall provides additional layers of protection though system and email anomaly detection components that baseline normal computer operation and detect unacceptable deviations from typical use caused by intrusion (hackers) and viruses, spyware and other forms of malware. Hackers and their techniques continually evolve and become more effective at hiding. No security solution provides 100% protection from attacks, but Privatefirewall offers unique capabilities focused on deviations of typical behavior and can therefore adapt and evolve along with the threats themselves.

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