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Chachazz
Webroot Desktop Firewall secures your computer from Internet threats and reduces the risks of being a victim of online crimes. Unlike the Windows XP and Vista Firewall, Webroot Desktop Firewall combines intelligent firewall technology with intrusion prevention for inbound and outbound protection that is both powerful and easy to use.

Designed for novices and experts alike.
The Webroot Firewall is Privacyware Private Firewall 6.0

http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/d...l/features.html

"WDF 5.5 is indeed based on Privatefirewall 6.0 (which will be released in a couple of weeks). It is not a private label version of DSA, however. WDF 5.5 includes all of the features of PF6 (most of which are also in PF5). All DSA functionality is integrated into Privatefirewall 5/6 and WDF 5.5. The key difference between the Privacyware version and Webroot's is very simple - the behavior-based features (DSA) are disabled by default in WDF 5.5 and enabled by default in PF5/6. Both WDF 5.5 and PF6 are Vista compatible. There are a number of other minor differences between the two applications, bit nothing particularly noteworthy.
...Greg Salvato, Privacyware(@ Wilders)
Chachazz
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A seamless, smooth install.
Chachazz
More info gleaned @ Wilders:

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"By default, the Webroot Desktop Firewall will not turn on process monitoring, process detection, or system anomaly detection after the training period; these can be activated via their corresponding checkboxes in the Settings dialog box"
(WDF Read Me)

Therefore it looks like activating DSA is achieved by going to:

File-advanced settings and then enabling each-Email Anomaly Detection-System Anomaly Detection and Advanced Application Settings- plus the previous suggestion of turning the Process Monitor to High/Ask.

These functions all seem to be part of DSA ;

"Dynamic Security Agent is a signature-less, anti-malware and desktop defense application comprised of several distinct technology layers designed to block or mitigate the damage caused by intrusion, virus and other malware attacks. DSA features the following layers of defense technology:
stidyup
Anyone tried it here yet? Any better than Comodo firewall?
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