Editing Personal firewall (section)

== Features ==
Common personal firewall features:
* Block or alert the user about all unauthorized inbound or outbound connection attempts.
* Allows the user to control which programs can and cannot access the [[Local area network|local network]] and/or [[Internet]] and provide the user with information about an application that makes a connection attempt.
* Hide the computer from port scans by not responding to unsolicited network traffic.
* Monitor applications that are listening for incoming connections.
* Monitor and regulate all incoming and outgoing Internet users.
* Prevent unwanted network traffic from locally installed applications.
* Provide information about the destination [[Server (computing)|server]] with which an application is attempting to communicate.
* Track recent incoming events, outgoing events, and intrusion events to see who has accessed or tried to access your [[computer]].
* Blocks and prevents hacking attempt or attack from hackers.