Privatefirewall w/Pest Patrol 4 is a personal firewall that eliminates unauthorized access to your PC. Privatefirewall provides solid protection instantly, while allowing advanced users to create custom configurations. Privatefirewall now includes Anti-Spyware from Computer Associates, a program that detects and removes spyware, adware, and other Web-based threats to protect your PC from unauthorized access, information theft, and diminished system performance.
Editor's review of Privatefirewall w/Pest Patrol If you're looking for a solid firewall and antispyware combo, this security suite fills the bill nicely. The clean and simple interface is easy to navigate and the program provides descriptions of features that are not immediately apparent. The firewall part of the program starts by questioning you about your default Internet-related tasks--a great feature to make sure what you're currently running is safe. You also can create profiles for home, work, and remote setups, making it easy to switch among settings depending on the level of security you need. The Pest Patrol antispyware scan is quick compared to other programs. The quick scan finds dangerous spyware components while alerting you to programs that could be a threat (file-sharing programs), letting you decide if you want to keep or delete them. Switching among the different features was sluggish on our test machine, but other than that the program ran smoothly. We also received several firewall notifications for programs (such as Firefox and Microsoft Outlook) that we think the program should allow access by default. Overall, we find Privatefirewall w/Pest Patrol a good solution for dual protection. People who prefer to download one program that provides both antispyware and firewall protection, should definitely check out the trial for this suite.