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Hands Off! 2.0

Monitors all network connections and helps you protect the privacy of your files
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Hands Off! is an advanced application that allows you to monitor all network connections and helps you keep other users from accessing personal files from your computer.
When launching the application for the first time, a welcome window will appear where it gives you access to a configuration assistant that will guide you in setting up the program by installing the required components. You will get to choose from three types of default presets: Easy (permits network usage and file writing for any installed program), Intermediate (asks you to configure preset for each application) and Advanced (asks you to configure preset for each application and monitors all network connections); you can always alter these configurations from Preferences menu.

This program will help you protect the privacy of all personal data from your computer by allowing you to define, enable and disable access rules for every application; you will be able to permit incoming/outgoing network connections for your programs, allow file reading and writing, comply domain name resolving and many other.

A significant advantage of using this tool is the fact that it delivers instant notifications whenever an application doesn't meet the default security preset.

Briefly, if you are looking for an easy and efficient way to protect the privacy of your files, you should give Hands Off! a try, as it offers you a wide variety of configurations that will help you keep all personal data from your computer safe and monitors you network connections.

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Ashley Griggs
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Pros

  • User-friendly interface
  • Sends instant notifications to your desktop
  • Helps you protect the privacy of your files
  • Allows you to monitor all network connections
  • Many configurations available

Cons

  • None

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Hloy Dranks
I like that the program has a good variety of settings to change. It has free presets for different levels of permission to access files on your PC through a network connection, the highest of which makes you set all parameters individually for each program or file. Thus, you have full control over your network connections, receiving notifications about any contradictions with security settings. The functionality is as great as the cost, though it might actually be reasonable to ask that much for a good-quality program.

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