BlackICE PC Protection

by Pearson Software

Product Details

Product Manual [966kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000063CWX
• Item model number: 157595625X
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,568 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #16 in Software > Networking > Firewalls
  • #77 in Software > Networking > Security
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

BlackICE PC Protection is the next-generation software release of the BlackICE Defender title from Internet Security Systems. The new version offers significantly improved protection against inbound and outbound threats to deliver comprehensive firewall and intrusion protection to your PC. Novices will enjoy BlackICE PC Protection's no-nonsense approach to the security process and its intuitive interface, while more sophisticated users will appreciate its industrial-grade protection and control features. Most importantly, though, this combination of firewall and fast, unobtrusive intrusion protection guards the privacy of any home or office PC.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but only HALF of the solution, April 28, 2002

By 

David Trejo "Trejo" (The Nation's Capital) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BlackICE PC Protection (CD-ROM)

I must say that this is a great intrusion and informative tool, but please do NOT confuse this program with a firewall.

The intent of this program is to explain attacks or attempts on your pc. This is especially good for admins at small businesses and such.

The difference between this and a firewall, such as Zonealarm for example, is that the firewall BLOCKS all incoming connections that are NOT AUTHORIZED, regardless of the content. This program is content based, analyzing data, leaving it vulnerable to some malicious attacks.Zone alarm is a great firewall, but its logging abilities pale in compaison to BlackICE. THat is why the ideal situation has you running BlackICE and a firewall.

The ideal use of such a program is paired with a firewall.

I do not mean to put this program down at all. It is a fine program, and is a great add on for less technical individuals or even higher ones who need need to catalogue/review attacks on their pc/server at a moments notice.

Fine software in my opinion.

31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Many Biased Opinions, August 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: BlackICE PC Protection (CD-ROM)

I've used Blackice for a long time and I'm very satisfied. So many people get confused with the older versions of this software and the latest (3.6) and say that it can't filter outbound traffic. The latest version does do this very well. I've tried every internet firewall test i could find and blackice passed all of them 100%, including gibson research corporation's shields up! and leaktest. I did have to manually tweak the config file to get the thing to block ICMP pings, but it was easy. I especially like the interface, which is straightforward and doesn't use any flashy graphics to look good, it's just a piece of software that sits there and does its job.

22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peace of Mind., April 15, 2002

By 

Warren Alexander (Las Vegas, Nevada USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BlackICE PC Protection (CD-ROM)

I have tried many anti-Virus programs, and with the proliferation of "Hackers: and other undesirables on the Internet, I wanted something that really worked.

Black Ice is the answer, you can set the level of protection you want, you get a history of attempts to get into your computer, and it is an all around good program.

It is not an anti-Virus, it is a intrusion protector, the people who sent you the spam never know what happened to the message they sent to you it just disappears. Something hard to find today a product that does what it says it will do.