Windows firewall limitations

Windows 7 firewall comes with many limitations like It only protects about incoming threats. It does very little for outbound. Most outbound connections will silently be blocked unless you thought to add the programs into the exclusion list. Separate rules are defined for each permissible outbound connection. It is difficult to configure windows firewall for outbound process for making it more secure. PC malfunctions is protected by windows firewall. 

So, it’s a difficult task for the users who are not more technical, their comes many third party tools which automatically solve these limitations. Some of the features of third party firewalls are as follows:

• More secure. 
• Automatically controls inbound and outbound connections. 
• Automatically creates definitions for outbound connections. 
• More users friendly.

Friends, as firewalls makes the system more secure but they also decrease the performance of computer, but it is very less and can be neglected, because security is more important then performance. In market their comes many third party windows firewall management software tools, check all the features mentioned above, even you can go for my recommendation.

Windows firewall 2

Windows 7 firewall contains some improvements then the earlier version of windows. It is more users friendly and has multiple active profiles. Windows 7 firewalls can be managed in following ways: 

• Click the start button. 
• Then click, control panel. 
• In the search box type, firewall. 
• Then click, windows firewall. 
• In the left pane, click Turn Windows Firewall on or off. 
• If you want to allow a program or features through windows firewall, click change settings. 
• Select the check box next to the program you want to allow, select the network locations you want to allow communication on, and then click OK. 

If some firewall settings are unavailable and your computer is connected to a domain, your system administrator might be remember, each time you choose to allow a program to communicate through your firewall, your computer setup will become less secure. The more items you allow through your firewall, the more at risk you become to hackers or malicious software controlling these settings through Group Policy.

Windows firewall 1

A windows firewall is just like a bridge having a security check, controlling the data packets, which is to be allowed or not, between an internal network that is assumed to be secure and trusted, and another network, usually an external network, such as the Internet, that is not assumed to be secure and trusted. Windows Firewall is a software component of Microsoft Windows that provides monitoring and packet filtering functions. It protects your computer setup from unauthorized entries. It comes with the Microsoft windows as you buy the original one. One of 3 profiles are activated automatically for each network interface.

Public profile:  Here the network is shared with the world and is most restricted one. 

Private profile:  Here the network is isolated from the internet and it allows more inbound connections. 

Domain profile:  Here the network is least restricted. It allows more inbound connections to allow for file sharing etc.

Google chrome?

If you want to surf the internet fastly then Google chrome is the best option is available for you. It not only increases the speed of the browsing but provides you the very good security with lot of features. Once you install Google chrome in your computer setup then it automatically syncronises itself from Internet Explorer. It have a simple user interface which you can customize according to your need. If we talk about the performance of the Google chrome browser then it fast and reliable and loads the web content very quickly. It takes very less space in your computer memory and also provides you the option to add the add ons later. 

It automatically protects your computer’s personal data from unauthorized entities while you are surfing on the internet. If it suspects that any website has a threat then it will inform you by an message before opening it. Chrome auto updates itself for the latest security updates and features. Google Chrome uses a Sandbox layer to the browser that prohibits web site monitoring activities and private data being captured by unauthorized individuals.

How can you protect your PC from internet attacks

If you are updating your antivirus on regular basis then it updates itself with the latest security that will help you to protect your computer against internet threats. You can also check for new updates forwindows. Some of the browsers have the feature of optimizing the privacy and security of the user.  Advance browser have the functionality to block malware sites.  Email spamming is done by cyber criminals, they send spam emails all over web and when user open them then his email account has been compromised. So do not open those emails which looks suspecious. Create a unique password for every websites you visit. The security of your computer from internet threats is also depends on the password hardness. You can use alphanumeric passwords with the special characters. If you are very conscious about the email then you can also maintain the backup of your email account. When you use internet you must be aware about the security


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How to check your computer for virus?

Sometimes our computer setup is infected by the viruses or worms and we don't know how to ensure it. so i am writing some points by which you can validate your computer whether your computer is infected or not. 

• If your computer looks unstable, it may be possible some malware has infected your computer. It can do it by disrupting your computer operation or gathering your sensitive information. It may cause your computer to crash down often.
• If your computer is running very slow, it may also mean’s that your computer has got some kind of threat and is trying to use the computer processing resources. At that time your computer works slow even you are not using heavy programs.
• If you see that you can’t access come specific folder, files, or drive or even you cannot run some programs. It simply mean, something wrong going on your computer and has been infected by some kind of malwares or threats.
• Sometimes the size of your some important files gets fluctuated, if you find that means your computer may be infected by virus.
• If you find anything missing or modified in your menu tab then there is possibility that your computer is infected by the malware or worms.

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What is SSL security?

It stands for secure socket layer that establishes the secure encrypted link between  web server and browser. All the data that is passed through this link will be secured. It is an industry standard that is followed by most of the website owners. Don’t think that you need to install something in your computer setup.We need SSL certificate in order to use SSL security. When you go for the SSL security you will have to complete number of question asked by web sever then your web server creates two cryptographic keys, public and private key. Then you have submit your CSR (Certificate  signing request) by encrypting it from private key. Then webserver will validate all the details of yours by CSR and allow you to use SSL.

If a website is using the SSL security then it is shown by the web browser with the help of icon. Might be you had seen a lock in the side of the web browser address bar. By the help of this icon we can analyse that which site is secure and which is insecure.

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