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Block botnets and other internet threats in your Pc

Most of the data (‘connections’) your PC receives from the outside world is safe, but some is not. Bot Revolt (www.botrevolt.com) is a free program that works alongside your antivirus to automatically stop the malicious connections before they can do any harm. It also lets you stop or block any
connection with a single click.

When you launch Bot Revolt it  immediately starts monitoring incoming connections and adds them to a list that updates in real time. Many of these connections will have nothing to do with your browser they’ ll be from your' ISP, Microsoft, your antivirus, internet plugins and numerous other sources. Safe traffic is shown in black, while malicious items (such as botnets) are shown in red and automatically blocked. To stop any connection manually, right-click it and choose whether to block it for 15 minutes, one hour or permanently.

The official way to download Bot Revolt is to click the orange Free Download button on the homepage, but this gets you to give your name and email address in return for a link to a hidden download page. Don’t bother  here’s a shortcut to the hidden page: bit.ly/VTgqMj. The program installs quickly, Without trying to install any unwanted extras. The free version only updates its database of internet threats the first time you use it. This won’t leave you unsafe as long as your antivirus is working properly. Don’t be tempted to use Bot Revolt instead of a full antivirus suite it’s just a useful companion.

The full version, which costs $47 (£28) per year or $4.95 (£3) per month, updates its database
constantly and includes an Incognito Mode to prevent anyone tracking you online. Whichever version you go for, you can check that it’s working properly with a quick Command Prompt trick. Type cmd on your tile screen or Start menu, open ‘cmd’, type ping 3.0.0.0 and press Enter. This triggers an
incoming connection that should be blocked by default. Windows should show the message ‘General failure’ (or ‘Destination host unreachable’ if you’re running XP) and Bot Revolt should show the process as Blocked.Bot Revolt continues to run in the background when you close the program
window, but it’s specially designed to run quietly and lightly (it describes itself as the security program that “doesn’t bother you”). If you do want to close it completely, right-click the Bot Revolt icon in your system tray and click Exit or Disable.