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Who's There? Firewall Advisor

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Commercial; $39

Current Version: 2.2 (November 6, 2007)

Open Door Networks produces the Who's There? Firewall Advisor that works in conjunction with Flying Butttress (BrickHouse), DoorStop and Symantec's Norton Personal Firewall for Macintosh. Who's There? 2.0 is a major upgrade, available standalone or as part of the DoorStop X Security Suite.

Who's There? 2.2 adds/changes the following:

  • Information and advice about Leopard's many new networking features.
  • New filter field lets you show only log entries that match very specific criteria, for instance only those for a certain service or port, or from a certain IP address or host name.
  • New Find command lets you search for specific data anywhere in the main window.
  • Integrated with our security blog, isfym.com and Top 10 list. Helps you keep up to date with the latest security issues.
  • Integrated with new version of our book, "Internet Security for Your Macintosh: A Guide for the Rest of Us." Includes major new sections on Leopard services.
  • Advanced integration with the the DoorStop X Firewall 2.2.
  • Smart scrolling better handles the Access History window display as lines are added.
  • Default log override option when starting up the application.
  • Updated service information and advice.
  • Bug fixes.

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