Combining traditional firewall software capability with McAfee® intrusion prevention technology, McAfee Desktop Firewall delivers superior protection for your business systems. It keeps your computers safe from spyware, hackers, and other threats that can't be stopped by anti-virus software alone. And it protects your business network by not allowing connections with insecure clients or the spread of viruses that use the network to propagate.

Key Benefits

• Prevention of threats that anti-virus alone can't stop – Desktop Firewall software filters all incoming and outgoing traffic, and controls applications, ports, and protocols to prevent attacks
  
• Shielding from unwanted applications – Network firewalls prevent spyware and other potentially dangerous programs from running or hooking into other programs
  
• Protection from network-borne viruses – Authorized applications are managed and monitored to prevent their being used to send or receive threats across the network
  
• Exclusion of insecure clients – A quarantine mode keeps unprotected or inadequately shielded clients from communicating over the network
  
• Protection for mobile users – Desktop Firewall software supports a wide range of protocols, including those used by mobile users accessing the corporate network via the Internet

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.

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.

Application-layer firewall
Rules are created by the network firewalls to restrict network traffic generated by applications; administrators can further strengthen security by controlling the ports and protocols used by authorized applications.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Centralized management, monitoring, and detailed reporting
Desktop Firewall integrates with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator®, the industry's leading tool for system security management. Administrators can configure and enforce policy and monitor the effectiveness of their security safeguards. 

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.

System Requirements
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

Documentation

Product DataSheet ( pdf ) 

Resources

• White Paper - Desktop Firewall ROI Analysis
• White Paper - Desktop Firewall Quarantine Mode

Downloads and Tutorials

• Desktop Firewall Demo

For more information, please contact us at 1-866-590-0846 or sales@nashcosolutions.com.