PC Tools Firewall Plus™ 4 for Windows

Current Version: 4.0.0.35
Released: July 1, 2008
Size: 6,582 KB
Platforms: Designed for Windows® Vista™ 32-bit, XP, 2000 and Server 2003.



PC Tools Firewall Plus is a powerful free personal firewall for Windows® that protects your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or a network. By monitoring applications that connect to the network Firewall Plus can stop Trojans, backdoors, keyloggers and other malware from damaging your computer and stealing your private information.

PC Tools Firewall Plus is advanced technology designed especially for people, not just experts. Powerful prevention against attacks and known exploits is activated by default while experienced users can optionally create their own advanced packet filtering rules, including IPv6 support, to customize the network defenses. All you need to do is install it for immediate and automatic ongoing protection.

That's how PC Tools Firewall Plus provides world-leading protection, backed by regular Smart Updates, real-time protection and comprehensive network shielding to ensure your PC remains safe and hacker free. PC Tools products are trusted and used by millions of people every day to protect their home and business computers against online threats.

We recommend you use PC Tools Firewall Plus in combination with Spyware Doctor for comprehensive system protection against spyware, adware and other threats.
PC Tools Firewall Plus feature highlights

* Protects your PC as you are working, surfing and playing.
* Intelligent automatic protection without all the questions.
* Easy to use. Designed for both, novice and expert users.
* Advanced rules to protect your PC against common attacks.
* Best of all it’s FREE. No catches, limitations or time-limits.

Download PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition



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Added on July 11, 2008, 11:13 pmPC Tools Firewall v4.0.0.40

Current Version: 4.0.0.40
Released: July 8, 2008
Size: 6,582 KB
Platforms: Designed for Windows® Vista™ 32-bit, XP, 2000 and Server 2003.

New Features in this version include:

Better Protection: Firewall Plus now provides a more advanced level of protection against malicious programs that attempt to bypass your firewall and compromise your PC such as those that:

* Inject malicious code: Firewall Plus now blocks the injection of malicious code into authorized applications that have the ability to connect to the Internet
* Modify your system: Firewall Plus now blocks the modification of your system configurations and functionality that allow penetration of your firewall
* Control other Applications: Firewall Plus now blocks the distribution of control messages to authorized applications with the ability to connect to the Internet
* Disable your Firewall: Blocks malicious programs that attempts to shut down your firewall and disable all firewall functionality
* More Flexible: Firewall Plus now offers proxy server support for those users who utilize the added layer of protection offered by proxy servers


**Please note that the first login after the installation might take some time because the firewall is in learning mode and needs to check every Windows application that attempts to perform suspicious operations.

Where to download PC Tools Firewall v4.0.0.40?
You can download the product by clicking here.

Please note: Users' are able to reinstall over current versions.
Important: If you have previously installed PCTFW v4.0.0.35,
please run a Smart Update to install the latest version.

Changes from PCTFWv4.0.0.40 include:
Fixes with sociability issues.

Changes from PCTFWv4.0.0.35 include:
PC Tools Firewall Plus v4.0.0.35 delivers improved security by enhancing its leak and kill test functionality.
This enhanced functionality means PC Tools Firewall Plus has a greater ability to prevent the accidental
or deliberate bypassing of the firewall (commonly called ‘leaking’).

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Added on August 17, 2008, 1:11 amhttp://www.pctools.com/firewall/download/

Changes in PCTFW v4.0.0.45 include:

* Performance fixes with loading applications when Enhance Security Verification is enabled


Changes in PCTFW v4.0.0.44include:

* Remember this setting for multiple popup fixes
* Enhanced Security verification sociability fixes
* Minor bug fixes

This post has been edited by aaronlbs: Aug 17 2008, 01:11 AM