Little Snitch for Mac 3.4.2 - Firewall for Mac

LITTLE SNITCH FOR MAC - FIREWALL FOR MAC

Little Snitch is an intelligent firewall designed specifically for Mac users. It will help protect their computer against unwanted guests from the Internet, while ensuring personal data from being sent out.

THE NOTABLE FEATURES:

Protecting the privacy of users

Once your computer is connected to the Internet, applications can send any information that they want to anywhere. Sometimes, this will be very helpful if that's what you want. However, in most cases this work will seriously affect his privacy because other users can exploit your personal information and use it to threat to his identity . Therefore, Little Snitch will prevent any attempt unwanted connections and lets you decide how to proceed.

Control system

Whenever there is an application that tries to connect to a server on the Internet, Little Snitch will display a warning connection.Thus, to help you decide to allow or deny the connection. This option will be saved as a rule that automatically applies the latter for Internet connectivity efforts likewise from the same application.

Activities in silent mode

Sometimes there are moments when you do not want interrupted by any public announcement relating to the network. With Silent Mode , you can quickly select the alerts temporarily interrupt the connection for some time. Then, review the log files to determine the rules for connecting efforts have occurred during that time.

Support Research

Have you ever wondered if a process that I have not heard of before to suddenly want to connect with a few servers on the Internet? Engine Research Assistant will help us find answers. It takes just one click on the button Research to anonymously request additional information for the current connection from this data base.

Automatic conversion Profile

The principle can be arranged in different Profile, such as: " Home "," Office "and" Mobile Internet ". This allows users to use different filter rule depends on which network you are currently connected.

The Profile can be activated manually from the status bar or automatically whenever you connect to one of your configuration.

Provide firewall for incoming connections

Littel Snitch not show any network connection attempts to the outside to ensure that sensitive data is not left over on your computer without permission. Firewalls inside of Little Snitch will give users the same level of control for incoming connections.

Network Monitoring

• Show total traffic, average bandwidth,
• Filter by process name, host, port, etc.
• Provides sorting options and flexible group
• Save screenshot to be analyzed later
• Thu network traffic in PCAP format
• Display connections that Little Snitch refuse
• Displays the system event to view network activity
• Option " Show Corresponding Rule "will quickly show why a specific connection is allowed or denied

More information about Little Snitch for Mac

The install Little Snitch is not too complicated - especially if you're familiar with the applications installed on the Mac OS X.

You only need to note that this installation will require restarting the machine (1). Therefore let us make the software being used to avoid data loss. With OS X Lion 10.7, the manufacturer recommends using the version of Little Snitch 2.4.2 or later.

Experience Little Snitch

By default, Little Snitch will quite "hard" system with strict rules. Most computer applications are implicitly suspected. Therefore, whenever you use an application for the first time after installing new windows of Little Snitch ask commands will appear.

You should now have a number of options including allowing connect one or few specific channel until the application is turned off, allowing all connections of applications, only allows connecting a certain port number, only for connection to a host with a specific port and some "gifts" interesting. This flexibility will really great because even if do not want the app regularly send your personal information on the label, you can stop an application connects to a web address that while allowing all other connections are made normally.

Additionally, each time a new application is installed on your Mac, Little Snitch will automatically ask you for the first run on whether to allow the connection to the outside of the application is executed or not. If you are not sure or do not want to connect is made, you can refuse comfortable. However, Little Snitch itself also tools (Show Details link) lets you view the action is happening online.

The information in this table is very valuable to help you control the connection of difficult identification applications or web shady window. Little Snitch can provide the IP address of the connection, the host name (if applicable), DNS name, the path of the application that is trying to connect, even the book Process ID and User ID. Themselves those not too keen on securing, tracking tools connection status on the toolbar of Little Snitch is also very useful - allowing users to track network usage behavior. This gadget itself is also very compact and easy to use - even for new users.

Overall, Little Snitch is a tool in the form of "indispensable" for users Mac OS X. It is also an important tool that many users have installed on your computer long after completing the setup OS X. lightweight, no frills features, easy to use, friendly interface is the most powerful advantages to help Little Snitch ahead of other competitors in the race to protect Mac users.