Better Protection, More Powerful Features The free Ashampoo FireWall FREE gives you solid basic protection but if you want the full functionality of a modern firewall you need Ashampoo FireWall PRO. The Pro version includes all the strong features of the regular version ΓÇô monitoring of incoming and outgoing Internet traffic, one-click protection and more ΓÇô but it also gives you a whole range of powerful additional features. Ashampoo FireWall PRO is like a trusty watchdog standing guard at the entrance to your property. It is always alert and checks everything going in and out of your computer, keeping out unwanted intruders and preventing unauthorized access to the Internet from your computer. And despite its impressive power it is so simple to use ΓÇô in Easy Mode you just click and go for full protection. Features at a glance Features and tools: * Heavy-duty firewall protection: Monitors all your computerΓÇÖs network activity and provides strong protection on both incoming and outgoing connections. * Easy Mode: Get full protection in seconds with Easy Mode and the Configuration Assistant. No expert knowledge required. * Expert Mode: Experienced users can activate this mode for powerful additional capabilities. * Simple and compact: Self-explanatory user interface, uses minimum memory and resources. * Learning Mode: Automatically identifies programs that try to make connections and lets you decide whether you want to allow them. Click and go protection in Easy Mode or full configuration options in Expert Mode. * Rules: Create rules for every program to control how they can access the network. One-click operation in Easy Mode or full configuration and the ability to define complex rules in Expert Mode. * Child protection: Control your childrenΓÇÖs access to the Internet and the sites that they can view. * Traffic volume limiting: For volume-based accounts. Monitors your online traffic and warns you or closes the connection when you reach your limit. * Block All: One-click panic button for emergencies that lets you block all traffic, for example if you are under attack or suspect that a malicious program is active. * AutoStart Manager: Identify and disable unwanted auto-starting programs. Finds these programs in all the locations where they can be hidden. * System Processes Monitor: Check running processes and stop them if necessary. Allows you to display all processes, only system processes or only non-system processes. * Internet Cleaner: Delete all traces of your surfing activity. Includes support for multiple browsers. * File Wiper: Permanently delete files and folders so that they can never be recovered. * IP Spam Blocker: Stop annoying popup spam on your desktop. * Internet Accelerator: Analyzes and optimizes your Internet connection. * Online Updates: Updates to increase protection performance and security can be downloaded and installed from within the program with a couple of clicks. Technology highlights for the experts * Monitor local connections: Ashampoo FireWall PRO can also monitor the local connections used inside your computer. Useful for identifying suspicious activity. Can be enabled or disabled. * Monitor LAN connections: Monitor all the local LAN traffic into and out of your computer. Can be enabled or disabled. * Stealth ports and port scan blocking: Makes your computer invisible and actively prevents port scans, even on open ports that you are using for communication. * Connection log: Detailed logging of all internal, LAN and Internet connections with date, time, application, port used and IP address. * Real-time connection analysis: Direct access to the information normally only available with NetStat, with live updating and configurable update intervals. * Communications statistics: Full data on your communications settings and statistics, also with live updating and configurable updating intervals. INSTALLATION NOTES: just install application and use the serial provided