Glasswire ? What is it ?

[learninmypc]

I’ve seen it show up in tech newsletters I hesitate to click on it because as we know, if something sounds too good to be true, it must be. TIA

 

[DelJo63]

Hmm; can you site something?? Sounds like Fiber Optics...

 

[learninmypc]

I didn’t realize when I saw it, it was an ad.

 

[learninmypc]

@jobeard it was an ad in the tech newsletter howtogeek but not an ad in other tech newsletters I get

 

[learninmypc]

GlassWire - Personal Firewall & Network Monitor

GlassWire is a modern personal firewall and network monitor with over 40 million downloads. Download GlassWire free!

www.glasswire.com

https://www.techspot.com/downloads/6962-glasswire.html good or bad??

 

[learninmypc]

@jobeard @Cycloid Torus @Julio Franco any idea what it is ??

 

[neeyik]

Are you asking about what it does or whether it’s any good or not?

 

[learninmypc]

Anything. I first saw it in tech newsletters, now I even saw it in techspot.

 

[neeyik]

Well, it's basically a firewall with visual extras in the form of network monitors (data traffic, access attempts, network scanning, etc). Unless you're really into networking, a decent antivirus package and Windows' own firewall will be all you need; but if you want to try it, the free version should give you a good taste of what it can do.

 

[learninmypc]

Thanks, I guess I am good as is