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Firewall To Increase Internet Speed And PC Security
Hello to all home computer and internet users. Today in this article I am going to explain an importance of firewall software in your PC, what is firewall and how it can help you to improve speed of your internet connection and make your PC secured from internet threats.
Firewall is computer application that continuously monitors your network traffic. Firewall alerts you and prevents any abnormal behavior on network access or access to unauthorized websites. In short, Firewall is security guard sitting at the get of your computer network and do not allow any kind of data to go outside or to come in without your permission.
Top most reason of Low Internet Speed.
Many internet users might have experienced that their internet speed is slowing down after few days or months of fresh installation. That is because during these times you may have installed many applications software to meet your needs. Other reason may be virus infection to your computer.
Too many applications may slow down your computer and internet speed because of following possibilities.
1. Many applications keep checking for updates on internet by visiting vendor’s website.
2. Many applications like animated screensaver, your browser’s toolbar, games may behave like spy ware and keep informing their vendors about your computer preferences and your browsing habits.
3. If your PC is infected by viruses, there are chances that they are accessing internet behind the wall and you feel that your Internet speed is slow.
For first two of the above solution, you only need properly configured firewall software installed in your PC, while for the third solution, you need to make your PC virus proof first by installing and upgrading latest antivirus software.
There are many free firewall applications are available for home users but choosing the best requires some effort. If you are purchasing full PC security software kit from antivirus vendors, you may get inbuilt firewall but when you want to install free firewall from different vendor, I will recommend searching for the best. You may try ‘free Windows firewall software review’ keyword phrase to search in Google for reviews.
Once you have installed the firewall, it will start asking you about each application that is trying to access internet to allow them or deny. You can allow or deny each of the applications for that instant or permanently by selecting ‘Remember this setting for this application’ option. This way firewall will learn to allow internet access to the application say internet browser and antivirus update program only allowed by you, and will start blocking other instances from accessing and eating your internet bandwidth.
If any of the webpage or web server application tries to attack your PC on different TCP port in suspicious way, firewall will also block it and inform you about. If any of your network computers tries to harm your PC, you will also get notification of it. Hence I say that firewall software is of same importance as antivirus software.
Comodo Security Products Ranked Number 1 From Matousec Proactive Security Survey
Matousec doesnt just test security software, they interrogate them using the most unforgiving collection of leak tests in the industry today. Unfortunately, this doesnt end well for many products, with a few of the big name solutions failing the most basic tests. Which is why it makes us especially proud to have come top of the pile recently. However, were even more excited that the public seems to like the products too. Matousec conducted two surveys, asking their website visitors Which is your favorite antivirus family? and Which is your favorite Proactive security family?. Comodo won both polls, beating out 86 and 106 competitors respectively.
Every day we receive emails from friends and colleagues about dangerous viruses that are developing at an extremely fast-pace, most of these emails are considered hoaxes. Viruses capable of crippling computers have been increasing in numbers dramatically and these threats are designed to scatter from one system to another fairly rapidly.
Some viruses change the security settings on your PC allowing hackers and cyber criminals the ability to intrude and steal your personal information. There are thousands of bugs that can cause these and many other problems. To protect one’s PC from all of these potential viruses, people often choose some form of security software without actually taking into consideration its ability to protect their computer. Just downloading and installing security software is not enough to defend against malwares and viruses, you also have to keep the software updated among a slew of other obligations required in helping to protect your PC.
Which is where Internet Security from Comodo comes in. Comodo offers you multiple features in a single software. Here are some of the features that can be found in Comodo Internet Security 2013:
1. Innovative Default Deny Protection.
2. Guarantees customers with up to a $500 warranty for repair costs by an authorized Comodo representative should a PC become infected while under its protection.
3. Auto Sandbox Technology.
4. Virtual Kiosk.
5. Advanced system activity utility called Killswitch.
6. Improved Firewall and Rescue Disk tools.
Matousec.com is a personal firewall testing group which is generally known as Matousec. This group is also known by the development of their security software testing suite which generate results that can be seen online. Matousec’s testing results are usually mentioned in reports, most recently on January 18, 2013 they have launched their report, the “Proactive Security Challenge 64 Report” and also they conducted the poll regarding favorite Antivirus families and favorite Security Software families.
Proactive Security Challenge 64 Report involves the testing report of Comodo Security Premium (6.0.260739.2674) product which is the vendor of Comodo Security Solutions. It is tested in the windows 7 service pack and internet explorer 9 platform, totaling at around 110 tests that have been done. From the test, the product has reached level 11 and has received the score of 92%.
About Comodo:
Comodo is a leading internet security provider. With U.S. Headquarters in New Jersey and global resources in UK, China, India, Ukraine, and Romania, Comodo provides businesses and consumers worldwide with security services, including SSL certificates, PCI scanning, desktop security, and remote PC support. Securing online transactions for more than 200,000 businesses, and with more than 35 million desktop security software installations, including an award-winning firewall and antivirus software, Comodo is Creating Trust Online. To learn more, visit Comodo’s website: Comodo.com.
Comodo Security Products Ranked Number 1 From Matousec Proactive Security Survey
Matousec doesnt just test security software, they interrogate them using the most unforgiving collection of leak tests in the industry today. Unfortunately, this doesnt end well for many products, with a few of the big name solutions failing the most basic tests. Which is why it makes us especially proud to have come top of the pile recently. However, were even more excited that the public seems to like the products too. Matousec conducted two surveys, asking their website visitors Which is your favorite antivirus family? and Which is your favorite Proactive security family?. Comodo won both polls, beating out 86 and 106 competitors respectively.
Every day we receive emails from friends and colleagues about dangerous viruses that are developing at an extremely fast-pace, most of these emails are considered hoaxes. Viruses capable of crippling computers have been increasing in numbers dramatically and these threats are designed to scatter from one system to another fairly rapidly.
Some viruses change the security settings on your PC allowing hackers and cyber criminals the ability to intrude and steal your personal information. There are thousands of bugs that can cause these and many other problems. To protect one’s PC from all of these potential viruses, people often choose some form of security software without actually taking into consideration its ability to protect their computer. Just downloading and installing security software is not enough to defend against malwares and viruses, you also have to keep the software updated among a slew of other obligations required in helping to protect your PC.
Which is where Internet Security from Comodo comes in. Comodo offers you multiple features in a single software. Here are some of the features that can be found in Comodo Internet Security 2013:
1. Innovative Default Deny Protection.
2. Guarantees customers with up to a $500 warranty for repair costs by an authorized Comodo representative should a PC become infected while under its protection.
3. Auto Sandbox Technology.
4. Virtual Kiosk.
5. Advanced system activity utility called Killswitch.
6. Improved Firewall and Rescue Disk tools.
Matousec.com is a personal firewall testing group which is generally known as Matousec. This group is also known by the development of their security software testing suite which generate results that can be seen online. Matousec’s testing results are usually mentioned in reports, most recently on January 18, 2013 they have launched their report, the “Proactive Security Challenge 64 Report” and also they conducted the poll regarding favorite Antivirus families and favorite Security Software families.
Proactive Security Challenge 64 Report involves the testing report of Comodo Security Premium (6.0.260739.2674) product which is the vendor of Comodo Security Solutions. It is tested in the windows 7 service pack and internet explorer 9 platform, totaling at around 110 tests that have been done. From the test, the product has reached level 11 and has received the score of 92%.
About Comodo:
Comodo is a leading internet security provider. With U.S. Headquarters in New Jersey and global resources in UK, China, India, Ukraine, and Romania, Comodo provides businesses and consumers worldwide with security services, including SSL certificates, PCI scanning, desktop security, and remote PC support. Securing online transactions for more than 200,000 businesses, and with more than 35 million desktop security software installations, including an award-winning firewall and antivirus software, Comodo is Creating Trust Online. To learn more, visit Comodo’s website: Comodo.com.