if you are looking for a Personal Firewall, but do not have security expertise to use it effectively

if you need strong security, but are not prepared to bear the restricted choice of applications to run

if you want protection against fast-spreading malicious programs before they are detectable by existing Antivirus software

XP Firewall Commander is an easy to use control interface for your Windows XP built-in firewall which lets you add and remove exceptions for programs and services so that they can receive inbound traffic.
If you use no exceptions, you can still view Web pages, send and receive e-mail messages, or use an instant messaging program.
XP Firewall Commander permits you to add a specific port and protocol (UDP or TCP) and a suitable port name.

VisNetic Firewall is a stateful packet level firewall solution built to protect Windows-based Servers, telecommuters / mobile users, and LAN workstations not currently protected by a firewall. VisNetic Firewall is more secure than application-based personal firewalls, yet less expensive than high-end firewalls, providing peace-of-mind through comprehensive intrusion protection.

SoftPerfect Personal Firewall is a free network firewall designed to protect your PC against attacks from the Internet or via a local area network. It offers customizable security using user-defined rules for packet filtering. The program supports a learning mode, multiple network adapter configurations, non-IP protocol filtering and comes with a set of predefined rules. Additional features include password protection, logging and more.

R-Firewall is an effective and easy-to-use solution to secure your on-line activity. It protects a computer connected to a local network and/or to the Internet against any intrusions, attacks, trojans, spyware, and other external and internal threats. R-Firewall also filters out inappropriate Internet pages content and blocks dangerous active components you may get while browsing over the Internet or receiving e-mail massages.

R-Firewall is an effective and easy-to-use solution to secure your on-line activity. It protects a computer connected to a local network and/or to the Internet against any intrusions, attacks, trojans, spyware, and other external and internal threats. R-Firewall also filters out inappropriate Internet pages content and blocks dangerous active components you may get while browsing over the Internet or receiving e-mail massages.

Network firewall provides excellent reliability and performance with minimal resource requirements, supports multi-networks and possesses simple management tools. This is an ideal solution for your corporate security and network management needs.

Protection for personal data is needed now more than ever. My Firewall Plus is an advanced, bi-directional intrusion defense system that's both easy to use and configure. My Firewall Plus protects your computer by stopping malicious hackers and other intruders from gaining access to your system and data. At the same time, it prevents hidden or unknown software (the kind a virus could install) from connecting to the Internet without your consent.

Kool Firewall is firewall security software designed to monitor the traffic into and out of your system. Within the scanning window, you may see traffic through various ports such as 110 (pop3), 80 (web) and a few others. Kool Firewall has built-in algorithms to detect malacious or unauthorized access to your computer. When such hazard happens, it reports the alert in a 'Possible Attacks' window and also allows you to save it to a log file.

Jetico Personal Firewall protects your computer from unwanted hacker's attacks from outside
as well as from malicious programs "living" secretly inside your computer's memory and hard drive. Three levels of protection are included: low-level network packets filtering, application-level network events filtering and filtering of user-level process activity. Jetico Personal Firewall checks every packet that comes in or out of your computer.

Increase your network security by knowing what your firewall is up to Right NOW. Features instantaneous updating graphical and list views for any Firewall Activity on your Lan. New - now supports World View.

Shows outgoing and incoming traffic by IP address, hostname and ports between machines on the inside of your network and the Internet. Use 'World View' to see where in the world traffic is coming from!

Innovative Firewall Manager is a small but very powerful application that will allow you to take advantage of the new security features included in Windows XP service pack 2!

You will be able to easily manage Windows XP?s new firewall from a simple and intuitive interface. All firewall?s functions will be accessible from a single window.

Firewall RuleMaker is a Windows-based firewall configuration version control software product for managers of Cisco PIX and Netscreen firewalls.

FREE Comodo Firewall Pro - Secure your system against internal attacks such as Trojan viruses / malicious software and external attacks by hackers. Safeguard your personal data through a simple user friendly single click interface offering full immunity to attack. Comodo Firewall Pro helps you connect in a secure way to the internet and global networks. Total peace of mind is FREE!!

Atelier Web Firewall Tester is a tool for probing Personal Firewall software strengths against outbond attempts from network trojan horses and other malware or spyware.
This will help you tweak your existing Personal Firewall software for improved protection or make a rational choice of a PF within the available alternatives in the market-place.