08-16-2017 , 05:36 AM
Windows Firewall Control
Best tool to manage Windows Firewall
A Simple & Short Review
Windows Firewall Control (WFC) is a front end or an add-on to manage native firewall i.e Windows Firewall. It provide more useful & interesting features to manage Windows Firewall with ease, & strengthens Windows Firewall.
Installation is simple & straightforward, just follow the on-screen wizard & complete the install.
Interface is intuitive, & navigation is easy & quick.
Features & Options to customize & manage Windows Firewall easily & effectively.
Profiles provide filtering modes, High, Medium, Low & No, to allow/block connections. Medium filtering is the recommended mode, & only allows the programs with an allow rule, programs with no allow rule or rule are blocked & generate alerts to allow/block connections. Medium filtering provide strong protection with good usability & perfect for majority of users.
Notifications provide alert levels, High, Medium, Low & Disabled, to display alerts for blocked outbound connections. Medium level is recommended, & displays alerts for all blocked outbound connections, System & svchost.exe are ignored & notifications are not displayed. Medium level provide balanced protection & usability & good for majority of users.
Alerts provide option to create temporary allow/block rules too.
(Notifications feature is available only for registered users)
Options allow to set, customize or restore default settings. You can import/export settings, add WFC into the context menu or set global hotkeys to easy & quick access or allow/block programs.
Rules allow to select the direction of the new rules i.e outbound or inbound or both rules to be created to allow or block connections. Create Outbound rules is recommended & safest for the majority of users.
Security includes additional protection measures to be imposed by WFC. You can select "Secure Boot" to block all inbound/outbound connections i.e automatically set High filtering profile at system shut down, the connections remains blocked & you need to manually change the filtering profile to get the connectivity i.e to allow/block connections.
You can select "Secure Rules" & set automatic action to be taken for the Unauthorized rules i.e rules not created in the defined Authorized groups.
Tools give easy & quick access to system utilities like advanced firewall settings, event viewer, etc. You can also select URL services for online verifications of IP, file, etc.
WFC Highlights
* Easy & Quick access to all Windows Firewall settings.
* Simple & Convenient to create, modify & delete Windows Firewall rules.
* Programs cannot add Windows Firewall rules.
* Create temporary allow/block rules from alerts.
* Shows invalid rules i.e rules for programs uninstalled or removed, etc.
* Can check for duplicate rules i.e same rule twice, etc.
* Combine similar rules i.e many similar rules can be merged.
* Last or recent allowed/blocked connections info available.
* And more...
Suggestion
WFC complements Windows Firewall, would be good to have Windows Firewall repair/fix feature or module. Good protection, usability, etc features or options are always welcome.
Incompatibility
None noticed on my Windows 10 Pro x64 system. Occasional GUI or navigation lag, but I think cause of Comodo Cloud Antivirus, I have noticed occasional high disk usage 60-99% with CCAV installed.
Windows Firewall have improved & provide strong protection. Its not easy to work with Windows Firewall & its advanced settings. Windows Firewall Control, a perfect match for Windows Firewall, with neat interface & many features makes it simple, easy & convenient to manage Windows Firewall.
Windows Firewall Control is simply the best companion or front end or add-on to manage native or Windows Firewall.
:idea: Microsoft should implement Windows Firewall Control to perfect Windows Firewall, & give royalties to Binisoft
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