Firewall Tester - FAQs Q: What influence Internet Explorer 7.0 in Protect Mode under Vista has on the results obtained by AWFT? A: AWFT 4 and above is not defeated. Protected Mode does not prevent a trojan horse that understands the Protected Mode rules from hijacking IE7.

Q: Does AWTF 4 perform the same tests as previous releases?
A: We have not changed the tests.

Q: My Firewall protects me from inbond attacks and I know what I have inside my computer. What is this trojan horse story all about?
A: After ten years had passed without the Greeks being able to capture Troy, Epeus, advised by Athene, constructed a wooden horse of astonishing proportions.
Menelaus, Ulixes, Diomedes, Thessander, Sthenelus, Acamas, Thoas, Machaon, and Neoptolemus were concealed inside it; then, having written on the horse THE GREEKS HAND THIS OVER AS A GIFT TO MINERVA, they removed their camp to Tenedos.
When the Trojans saw this they thought that their enemies had departed. Priam ordered that the horse be brought into the temple of Minerva, and declared that they should celebrate.
When the prophetess Cassandra cried that the enemy were within, no one believed her.
After they had set it up in the temple and, come nightfall, had fallen asleep, exhausted by wine and celebration, the Greeks emerged from the horse, which had been opened by Sinon, and killed the guards on the gates. Sending a signal, their allies returned and they took possession of Troy.

Q: Why are you selling this software when we can find other leaktest software free?
A: For every kind of software, there are always so-called free replacements. AWFT provides a much more comprehensive and responsible testing than others do and is nothing to be thrown away. You can always try free replacements like PcAudit. This one performs the equivalent of 1 of the 6 tests AWFT has available. In exchange for that, it takes pictures of your system and sends to their servers together with your restricted personal data. Other leaktest software we are aware of, are not even worth mentioning.

Q: Why is the evaluation version restricted to only 10-trial executions?
A: Not all software is the same. For this sort of product, we believe this allows an adequate evaluation. On the other hand, there is no time limit.

Q: My PFW with default configuration is scoring 10 on the tests, my friend has the same brand of PFW which is scoring 0? Can you explain?
A: You have been able to configure properly your PFW software! Still, we are unaware of any PFW that scores 10 in the default configuration.

Q: Do AWFT testings cover all possible ways a trojan or spyware can use for outbond connections?
A: No, they don't. The tests provide an indication of how advanced the PFW software is in the domain of stopping unauthorized outbond connection ttempts.

Q: In some test AWFT asks me to surf a little, I surf but it ask again.
A: AWFT is looking for applications that open port 80. After you surf, it asks again because you have "surfed" to some URL that was cached by the browser.

Q: Why does AWFT crashes on launching?
A: This may be a DEP issue. Either enter an exception for AWFT or Turn on DEP for Essential Windows Programs and Services Only.