| Every computer should have a firewall installed in their | | | | system is in good condition. |
| PC. It's a software that monitors the ingoing and | | | | Some developers actually argue on the credibility and |
| outgoing traffic from your PC and with this software, | | | | the effectiveness of this testing software. According |
| you can monitor every processes that send | | | | to them, the simple test didn't prove anything and |
| information to the internet. | | | | people should not believe the software result. |
| There are two types of firewall, hardware or | | | | However, if you ask me, if that small software can |
| software. However, in this article, I will talk about the | | | | pass through your firewall, you have to do something. |
| software type. | | | | So, the developers should actually fix their software |
| There are lots of this protection software that you can | | | | rather than blaming it on the small testing software. |
| download on the internet. However, not all of it are | | | | I'm using Comodo Firewall Pro and did the testing |
| good. Some are just crap and sometimes, the free | | | | before, it passed and I was able to block the LeakTest |
| one is better than the paid one. So, how can you know | | | | from sending any information to the outside. Other than |
| which is good and which is not? | | | | Comodo, you can also use the ZoneAlarm Firewall. |
| Luckily, there is a simple test in order to determine it. It's | | | | Having protection software inside your PC is just the |
| a small software called the LeakTest. It will test your | | | | first step in fighting online threats. It's an ongoing |
| firewall by trying to send information to the internet. | | | | process and you should learn everything that you can |
| From this test, you can actually know if your defense | | | | about protecting your PC. |