PRODUCT INFORMATION

User Guide - Expanded product documentation (*.pdf, 944kb)

Product Tour - Feature descriptions & screenshots

OS Support - Windows 7, Vista and Server 2008/R2 (32 and 64 bit), XP and Server 2003 (32 bit)

CURRENT VERSION - 7.0.25.5, posted 10/24/2011: (Select Main Menu/Help/About Privatefirewall 7.0 to find the version number) 

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GENERAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE: Please uninstall the existing version of Privatefirewall and reboot system before installing an update. Process Monitor and Firewall settings can be preserved by exporting (File -> Export Settings) before uninstalling, and importing (File -> Import Settings) after installing updates. We also advise temporarily disabling any antivirus or other active anti-malware or HIPS software until the Privatefirewall installation process has completed.

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.25.5, posted 10/24/2011 (uninstall/reboot of 25.4 not required for installation of 25.5)
- Added ability to select multiple applications in Process Monitor, Applications, Detected Applications and Trusted Publishers.
- Added "Select All" option for Trusted Publisher page so that users can Remove all if desired.
- Added "Terminate Process" option (via right mouse function) for Applications listed on Port Tracking screen.
- Added Trusted Publishers to Settings Export.

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.25.4, posted 9/30/2011
- Fixed defect in Restricted Rights feature (assigning limited rights to certain applications using alerts might inadvertently reduce rights for explorer.exe).

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.25.3, posted 9/26/2011
- Added Restricted Rights feature which allows rights to be reduced for specific apps on the fly (via Process Detection Alerts) or via Privatefirewall GUI (Processes tab of Advanced Applications Settings).
- Added log level control: Off, Low, Med, High.  Low (only events with red/blue icons are logged, i.e. which are not related to any existing rules), Med (all except restricted IPs, port scans, invalid packet flags, dropped due to SPI), High (all firewall events are logged).
- Expanded max alert time-out and added user options to control length of time-out period.
- Added ability to right mouse click event in FW log to add IP to the Blocked or Trusted List.
- Addressed full-screen game compatibility issues.

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.24.10, posted 7/20/2011
- Added installation instructions to setup process.
- Added automatic version check and update download option.
- Resized Detected Applications and Trusted Publishers screens.

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.24.9, posted 7/5/2011
- Added "Trust this process" option to the tray alerts.
- Added "Apply to all alerts" option to Full/Detailed alerts.
- Added "x" to sign in tray icon to indicate when Training is active.
- Expanded packet filtering indicators in firewall log.
- Added ability to generate HTML report for Detected Processes in Advanced Reports.
- Fixed IP address display issue in systems where IPv6 is not installed.

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.24.8, posted 6/7/2011
- Fixed ICMP rule-change specific GUI crash issue.

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.24.7, posted 6/6/2011
- Fixed GUI crash issue.
- Fixed external application lockup issue.
- Fixed invalid PID issue.

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.24.4, posted 5/17/2011
- Added IPv6 packet filtering and tunneling support.
- Expanded anti-logger protection including clipboard and screenshot logging detection, driver load attempt detection and enhanced code injection monitoring.
- Improved leak, general bypass, spying and termination defense performance.
- updated drivers reviewed/signed by Microsoft Winqual.

INSTALLATION NOTE: Please uninstall the existing version of Privatefirewall and reboot system before installing the 24.4 update. Process Monitor and Firewall settings can be preserved by exporting (File -> Export Settings) before uninstalling, and importing (File -> Import Settings) after installing this update.

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.23.4, posted 3/3/2011
   - Fixed defect in which default rules were not properly implemented in 23.3 build.

INSTALLATION NOTE: For customers updating from 23.3, once installed, please Reset Privatefirewall rules to Default ("Reset to Defaults" - round white arrow in blue box on top of PF menu). Users who imported custom settings and rules from pre-23.3 builds are not affected by the 23.3 defect. In general, it is also advised that you uninstall any previous Privatefirewall build and reboot system before installing an update.

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.23.3, posted 2/9/2011
   - added Unicode support.
   - added fast user switch (multi-user) support for Windows Workstations
   - added support for Windows 7 SPI RC
   - fixed limited account issue in XP
   - disabled access to WMI when system anomaly detection feature is disabled
   - updated drivers reviewed/signed by Microsoft Winqual.
 
INSTALLATION NOTE: Please uninstall the existing version of Privatefirewall and reboot system before installing the 23.3 update. Process Monitor and Firewall settings can be preserved by exporting (File -> Export Settings) before uninstalling, and importing (File -> Import Settings) after installing this update.

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.22.8, posted 1/5/2011
   - eliminated errant installer registry entry
   - added updated Help File
   - fixed Settings defect in which "Disable Auto-Response" option was not preserved after reboot
 
RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.22.7, posted 12/15/2010
   - fixed inconsistent incoming/outgoing traffic icons in Internet Security
   - resolved isolated GUI crash report
   - corrected image error in New Process Detected full alert
   - changed "Always display alerts for outgoing connections” label to "Display alerts for new outgoing connections”

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.22.6, posted 12/09/2010
   - added import/export feature for PM and FW rules
   - added option (in File -> Settings) to Always display alerts for outgoing connections
   - added option to "Disable startup splash screen"

RELEASE NOTES - 7.0.22.5, posted 11/24/2010
INSTALLATION NOTE: Installation of this update on Windows XP first requires un-installation of previous build and system reboot. It is generally advisable to follow the same procedure regardless of Windows OS, but is mandatory for XP to upgrade to Privatefirewall 7.0.22.5.

   - Updated default rule-set
   - Implemented additional modifications to improve leak, general bypass, spying and termination defense performance.
   - Enhanced packet inspection capabilities
   - Fixed logic for Block button for firewall in Standard Control mode
   - Port tracking no longer displays loopback connections
   - Column re-sizing adjustments preserved (Application, Process Monitor, Firewall Log, Port Tracking)
   - Column sorting added
   - logo updates
   - "Restore default settings" grayed out for apps/processes where no default rules exist
   - Updated driver certification in accordance with Microsoft Winqual Review.