Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall 4.6.1861 is a Firewall Software product from sunbelt-software.com, get 5 Stars SoftSea Rating, Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) protects PCs from Internet threats. KPF inspects both incoming and outgoing connections ensuring that only legitimate traffic is allowed. MD5 signatures are assigned to all applications to prevent Trojan horses from posing as a trusted application. Kernel monitoring prohibits installation of potentially dangerous kernel drivers that may bypass the firewall inspection. KPF offers a remote administration, logging of suspicious activities, open connections overview and automated update checker.
Sunbelt Personal Firewall used to be called the Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF). Kerio was going to discontinue it, but Sunbelt acquired it from Kerio to save the product from "going under". We needed a new name, and changed 'KPF' into the new 'SPF' (so much for program geeks being creative...)
Despite its boring name, SPF is a very good piece of code, and received many awards. Tucows gave it their 5-Cow Rating. Computer Shopper in the U.K. gave it their Budget Buy Award with: "A seriously good firewall for the money.". Firewall expert Scot Finnie said: " ZoneAlarm Free and Sunbelt Personal Firewall - the two firewalls I've pointed to in the past as having the best user interfaces in this field".
What's New In The Latest Version
The biggest addition is support for Vista 32 bit (with 64 bit support on the roadmap). However, there's been a lot of under-the-hood improvements in many areas. These include:
Significant improvement in network performance
Significant improvement in packet filtering
Enhanced Process Injection prevents code injection attempts into Windows
Numerous stability issues corrected in the firewall service
Significant improvement in overall product stability
Updated Intrusion Detection rules
Updated translation files for multiple languages
Rely on the free Windows firewall
Unfortunately, this gives you a false sense of security. It only protects incoming traffic. But outgoing traffic, with your credit card info, social security number, bank accounts, passwords and other confidential information is not protected. The Windows firewall will let it all go out. (both in XP and Vista) But... SPF will block that data if you buy the FULL version! You absolutely need a better, weapons-grade firewall.
30-day money-back guarantee
Compatible with: Windows 2000, Windows XP (All) and now Windows Vista. This offer includes one year of upgrades, updates, new definitions and tech support by phone, from real people based in the U.S. Below is the comparison of the "free" vs. the "full" mode. Believe us, with the crime rates on the Internet skyrocketing, you really want to get the full version of SPF.
Something Else Important You Need To Know.
This firewall has a companion product: VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware. VIPRE is a full fledged, West Coast Labs Certified antivirus product with award-winning antispyware features integrated. VIPRE is an all-new high-performance security product that does not slow down your computer. PC Magazine's security expert Neil Rubenking just gave VIPRE an outstanding review with 4 STARS!
Find Out How Bad Old-style Antivirus Resource Usage Really Is !
Old-style antivirus products have stacked layer upon layer of engines, and created bloatware in the process. They slow down your PC, have slow scan times and cause problems. See VIPRE's low impact on system resources compared to the competition. Click the chart to the right to enlarge.
VIPRE Detects And Removes ALL Malware.
VIPRE kills all types of malware including viruses, spyware, adware, rootkits and more. You can save a lot of family budget by choosing VIPRE. Decided you want to speed up your PC, save money, and ditch your old, bloated antivirus We thought so. When you buy SPF, stick VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware also in your cart for just $29.95. The license of this antivirus & security software is Free Trial Software, you can free download and get a free trial before you buy. If you want to get a full or nolimited version of Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall, you can buy this antivirus & security software.