Firewall For Mac

Although I've been using Windows for most of my time, today's personal story could also be useful to Mac users. For a while, I only used a basic antivirus solution. Then, I switched to antivirus+firewall+antispyware proactive solution, just to return to the antivirus only approach some months later. To be honest, I understand the usefulness of a firewall, but I found no use to it. Really, it could have been the fact that my network is well protected... I just don't know, but if you're looking for a firewall for Mac, I got something for you!

The thing I got is, apart from knowledge, a firewall for Mac, but information comes first, so here you have it - during my Mac OS X months, I never used a firewall, and - just as it happened with my Windows computer - I didn't run into trouble at all. That's it. Now, let's take a look at NetMine, today's firewall for Mac, shall we?

Coming from ProteMac, NetMine 1.2 keeps its eyes on all incoming and outgoing traffic on your Mac, preventing unauthorized program activity and unwanted intrusions, such as malware/Trojans. Its features list includes the following:

- Protects against viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, bots, and rootkits
- Stops threats at point of entry with a quiet two-way firewall
- Blocks browser, OS, and application threats; protects against infected Web sites
- Helps secure and monitor your home network
- Intercept unwanted network connection attempts
- Detailed information of all incoming and outgoing network traffic
- Two-way firewall
- Network Monitor for visualizing network activity in real-time
- Internet Worm Protection
- Controls incoming and outgoing TCP/IP traffic and data
- Intrusion Prevention
- Protects against spyware and Trojan horses
- Protects against all kinds of intrusions
- Protects against network attacks
- Protects against ping floods, port scans, and more
- Simple and advanced firewall modes

This advanced firewall for Mac works with Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger or 10.5 Leopard and later, and only requires 10 MB of disk space. The best part of it all is that NetMine comes as a Universal Binary, so PowerPC-based Macs should run it as well as Intel-based ones!

Currently priced at $29.95, NetMine can be downloaded and purchased directly from the ProTec website.