Hello,
I’m sorry to have to say this about your product, but I had to quit using it because it still doesn’t have the firewall auto-lock feature that is so desirable for any software firewall. To find out what I mean by an auto-lock feature, please read below, the email I sent long ago concerning this issue. Unfortunately, since I haven’t seen this feature added yet, I have stopped using your product and reinstalled the ZoneAlarm firewall since it does has this feature. I don’t know if you realize how important it is to have this feature available with a firewall. I can’t tell you how much better I feel knowing that my computer will be automatically access safe when my screensaver kicks in. This automatic feature is very nice for reasons I don’t think I need to explain.
In short, please consider adding this feature to your firewall ASAP.
Thank you for your concern. Below you will find a copy of the email I sent long ago about this issue.
Matt H
Hello,
I couldn’t find a link for leaving feedback or suggestions for your firewall, so I’m sending this email to this link. Please forward my suggestion to the appropriate department.
I uninstalled my ZoneAlarm firewall so I could install yours. There’s one important feature that ZoneAlarm had which I can’t find on your firewall. This feature is an Internet lock that has the option of being activated when the screensaver activates or after a user defined period of time. I believe it is a very simple feature to incorporate, but a lot of firewalls, including yours, I think, don’t have it. I think this is a very useful, important feature to have on a firewall, because it completely locks down and stops all activity going to and from my computer while I’m away, and also it does this automatically, only after I’m no longer using my computer. Then, when I return to use my computer, the screen saver deactivates which unlocks the firewall so I can have Internet access again.
Please consider adding this option to your firewall as soon as possible, since this adds extra protection to a computer when the person is away. I realize that I could click on your “stop all activities” button to probably do this, but it would be much more convenient to have it done automatically with my screen saver as I’ve described above.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter and also thank you for providing your firewall for free.
Matt H