SOFTWARE TITLE: Tiny Personal Firewall V.2

PUBLISHER: Tiny Software

REVIEWED BY: Rose Miller

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO RUN THIS SOFTWARE: 586 Pentium Class, 16 mb Ram, 1 MB free storage, Windows, 9x, 2000, ME, NT.

SOFTWARE REVIEW:

I am really impressed with the ease of using the Tiny Personal Firewall. I am also amazed at how effective the program is in protecting computer systems against unwanted traffic on your computer. I have a cable modem and feel my system may be more vulnerable to outside, unwanted activity the regular phone connection. I feel safe that all my files and computer applications are completely protected by this great firewall.

The features of this firewall include: Intrusion detection. This is a very easy to use wizard that detects unknown activity and prompts for setup information. When the setup is finished, it will apply a new rule to the filtered rules list.

The application filter protests against unauthorized applications that try to enter through an open or dormant port. The firewall will create a filter rule stemming from the users input. The firewall sets up a file for regularly used applications that use known ports so it can tell the difference between unauthorized applications and known ones.

You can set up filtering rules to be applied to trusted address. You, the user, define these rules. You have the option of setting up your filtered rules to activate at certain time periods.

I have tried other firewalls in the past. I recently had a free firewall downloaded. I had a friend check to see how easily he could get through it while chatting with him on ICQ. He told me my ISP address in a matter of a couple of minutes. I can say that he could not do the same with the Tiny Personal Firewall!!!

I would definitely recommend this firewall application to everyone, especially users of cable modem. I feel that this program is not only easy to use, but very effective in protecting your computer, whether it be just one or a whole network. I am not the only one that thinks so highly of this firewall because it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to protect 500,000n desktop computers!

EASE OF INSTALLATION RATING: 10

EASE OF USE RATING: 10

DOCUMENTATION: 9

OVERALL RATING: 9

REVIEWER INFORMATION: Rose Miller lives in Maine with her husband and two children. She works as a TV ad scanner. She enjoys reading, crafts and creating webpages and graphics.