|
|
 |
McAfee® Desktop Firewall proactively
protects network desktop clients against new
threats that anti-virus software cannot
defeat alone. Combining comprehensive
network and application firewall
capabilities with intrusion protection,
Desktop Firewall prevents clients from
sending or receiving traffic or
application-borne threats. It also precludes
trusted applications from being used to
spread attacks across the network. Desktop
Firewall integrates with McAfee
ePolicy
Orchestrator® for scalable, centralized
management and reporting.
See System Requirements
|
|
|
|
|
- Proactive prevention of
threats that anti-virus alone can’t stop
– Desktop Firewall filters all incoming
and outgoing traffic, and controls
applications, ports, and protocols to
prevent attacks
-
Protection from network-borne viruses
– Authorized applications are managed
and monitored to prevent their being
used to send or receive threats across
the network
-
Shielding from unwanted applications
– Spyware and other potentially
dangerous programs can be prevented from
running or hooking into other programs
-
Exclusion of insecure clients –
A quarantine mode keeps unprotected or
inadequately shielded clients from
communicating over the network
-
Protection for mobile users –
Desktop Firewall supports a wide range
of protocols, including those used by
mobile users accessing the corporate
network via the Interent
|
|
|
back to top
|
Product Features
Connection aware policies
Connection aware policies provides
administrators with the ability to develop
specific rule sets that only apply when a
user connects to a network using a specific
medium (LAN, wireless, VPN or dial-up).
For example, an administrator can create a
VPN-based connection group, and Desktop
Firewall only applies the associated rules
when a user tries to connect to a VPN.
|
|
|
back to top
|
Packet-level firewall
Desktop Firewall prevents network attacks
using traffic-control rules for over 120 IP
protocols. Security is further enhanced with
support for non-IP protocols including WiFi,
NetBEUI, IPX, and AppleTalk.
|
|
|
back to top
|
Application-layer firewall
Rules are created to restrict network
traffic generated by applications;
administrators can further strengthen
security by controlling the ports and
protocols used by authorized applications.
|
|
|
back to top
|
Application monitoring
Application-creation rules prohibit
unauthorized applications, stop threats such
as Trojans, worms, remote access Trojans,
and spyware, and prohibit users from
installing or running unapproved software.
|
|
|
back to top
|
Intrusion prevention system
Attack signatures enable Desktop Firewall to
detect traffic behavior or application
activity that indicates an attack on the
client. These identified intrusions-such as
IP spoofing, ping flood, and SYN flood-are
blocked, and the client machine is prevented
from being used to attack other network
resources.
|
|
|
back to top
|
Quarantine mode
This feature enhances security by
automatically checking client security
policies before permitting full network
connection. If the client is unprotected or
running out-of-date software or security
policies, access is denied.
|
|
|
back to top
|
Mobile-user protection
With support for 120 IP-based protocols,
Desktop Firewall can be configured to
provide security for mobile users connecting
to the enterprise network via the Internet.
|
|
|
back to top
|
Centralized management, monitoring, and
detailed reporting
Desktop Firewall integrates with McAfee
ePolicy Orchestrator®, the industry’s
leading tool for enterprise-class system
security management. Administrators can
configure and enforce policy and monitor the
effectiveness of their security safeguards.
|
|
|
back to top
|
Integration with McAfee VirusScan®
Enterprise
The combination of Desktop Firewall and
VirusScan Enterprise provides integrated,
multi-tiered protection against viruses,
hackers, malicious threats, and data theft.
|
|
|
back to top
|
Note: The following are minimum system
requirements only. Actual requirement will vary
depending on the nature of your environment.
Hardware Requirements
 |
An Intel® Pentium® 166 MHz processor,
or faster
|
|
A minimum of 64MB of RAM
|
|
A minimum of 32MB hard disk space
|
Operating System Requirements
|
Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE (Second
Edition)
|
|
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0,
with Service Pack 6 or later
|
|
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, with
Service Pack 6 or later
|
|
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional,
with Service Pack 2
|
|
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, with
Service Pack 2
|
|
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced
Server, with Service Pack 2
|
|
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
|
|
Microsoft Windows ME (Millennium
Edition)
|
|
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
|
|
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
|
|
|
McAfee is a registered trade mark of
McAfee Inc.
www.ssek.co.uk is designed and managed by Software Support
E. K © 1997-2006
Software Support E. K are approved McAfee
partners and resellers for the McAfee Products range and are not
associated with Mcafee Software developers, McAfee Inc, in any other
way.
|
