Windows Firewall Control 4.6.1.0
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Windows Firewall Control 4.6.1.0 | 1.10 Mb
Windows Firewall Control is a nifty little application which extends the functionality of the Windows Firewall and provides quick access to the most frequent options of Windows Firewall. It runs in the system tray and allows user to control the native firewall easily without having to waste time by navigating to the specific part of the firewall.
Windows Firewall Control offers four filtering modes which can be switched with just a mouse click:
High Filtering - All outbound and inbound connections are blocked. This setting blocks all attempts to connect to and from your computer.
Medium Filtering - Outbound connections that do not match a rule are blocked. Only programs you allow can initiate outbound connections.
Low Filtering - Outbound connections that do not match a rule are allowed. The user can block the programs he doesn't want to initiate outbound connections.
No Filtering - Windows Firewall is turned off. Avoid using this setting unless you have another firewall running on your computer.
Program Features
√ Just one small executable file. All features are packed in the same file.
√ Intuitive and easy accessible interface in the system tray.
√ Full support with standard user accounts.
√ Possibility to create temporary rules.
√ Disable the ability of other programs to add Windows Firewall rules.
√ Multiple and easier ways of creating new rules in Windows Firewall.
√ Full support of creating, modifying and deleting Window Firewall rules.
√ Lock feature which can disable the access to the settings of the program.
√ Shell integration into the right click context menu of the executable files.
√ Search for invalid rules with the possibility to delete them.
√ Search for executable files through folders and create new rules in seconds.
√ View recently blocked connections and create new rules from the log.
√ Choose if you want the program to start at user logon.
√ Import and export the settings of the program.
√ Protection to unauthorized uninstallation.
√ Possibility to restore previous settings at uninstallation.
√ And many more. Just try it out.
Whats New
New: New Security tab was added in the Main Panel which contains the Secure Boot and the new improved Secure Rules feature which automatically removes the rules that are added to a different Group than the defined list of authorized group names. This adds the possibility to the operating system to add required rules without being deleted anymore by WFC because Secure Rules was enabled. Also, unwanted firewall rules that may have been added before the start of WFC service can be detected this way.
Updated: The internal logging mechanism was simplified and updated to offer more information about the events that are logged.
Updated: A new rule created from the notification dialog without customizing it, is created for Any protocol. From now on it will be created for the protocol that appears in the notification. This change applies also for the rules created automatically for digitally signed programs when Low notification level is used.
Fixed: The search from Connections Log works very slow compared to the search from Manage Rules.
