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imo you should look for another firewall, PC Tools was bought by Symantec (Norton) some years ago and has been left to wither and die.
The easiest is still the Windows Firewall.More information: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/firewall-faq#1TC=windows-7
Quote from: CraigB on January 16, 2015, 05:22:00 PMimo you should look for another firewall, PC Tools was bought by Symantec (Norton) some years ago and has been left to wither and die.mind if i ask for a a suggestion? i had comomndo b4, but i think it was outdated
Quote from: b-jthomson3rd on January 16, 2015, 07:32:16 PMQuote from: CraigB on January 16, 2015, 05:22:00 PMimo you should look for another firewall, PC Tools was bought by Symantec (Norton) some years ago and has been left to wither and die.mind if i ask for a a suggestion? i had comomndo b4, but i think it was outdatedYour on a Win7 system so as others mentioned already the Windows Firewall is very good, you can add extra control with some of the windows firewall add-on programs such as what Pondus linked though they are not automated, If you'd still prefer to stick with a free third party automated firewall then there is Comodo, OnlineArmor or Privatefirewall... the best paid Firewall imo is Outpost Firewall.
craig, i got rid of pc tools fw plus. i tjhink(hope) it turned my WINDOWs FW on automatically.