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TinyWall ist eine zweite Verteidigungslinie hinter der in Windows eingebauten Firewall. Die Freeware kontrolliert den ein- und ausgehenden Datenfluss und blockt unautorisierten Datenaustausch.

TinyWall verzichtet bewusst auf Popup-Meldungen an den Anwender. Statt dessen arbeitet die Sicherheitssoftware mit so genannten White-Listen. Bis auf die wichtigsten Windows-Dienste blockt TinyWall zunächst alle Apps die eine Datenverbindung aufbauen wollen. Um eine Freigabe zu erhalten, steuert man die Software via dem Programmmenü in der Taskleiste. Hier editiert man mit wenigen Mausklicks die Verbindungsfreigabe sowie die Whitelist oder deaktiviert die Firewall.

Mit dem kostenlosen TinyWall verbessern sicherheitsbewusste Nutzer ihren Schutz bei Ausflügen ins Netz. Die Freeware sollte jedoch immer nur als sinnvolle Ergänzung zu einer bestehenden Firewall beziehungsweise Antivirensoftware angesehen werden.

Release Notes

Upgrade note: Your firewall rules will be kept, but GUI settings will be lost after upgrading from an earlier version.

TinyWall 3.0 is a major upgrade that focuses on a complete overhaul of the firewall engine and its capabilities. This allows multiple new features to be added in the current release, resolves previous known issue, and paves the way for future enhacements. The GUI is left mostly intact on the surface, but has also seen multiple fine-tunings and improvements. Some of the major improvements in version 3.0 include:

    Independence from Windows (Defender) Firewall. TinyWall 3.0 is now a standalone firewall that can be run without or side-by-side with Windows' own built-in firewall.
    Enhanced security through boot-time filtering. Firewall rules are in effect even before TinyWall is loaded on boot, right from the start of the networking stack.
    Support for and automatic handling of UWP applications.
    Added raw- and promiscous-socket filtering, undermining apps that try to monitor or create raw network traffic.
    Full support for Windows File Sharing. The workaround that used to exist for earlier Tinywall versions is no longer necessary.
    Resolved issue where running apps are disconnected when firewall protection feature is triggered.
    Support for automatically allowing child-processes of whitelisted executables. For instance, this simplifies whitelisting most online installers, among many other cases.
    No need for the Connections window to be open anymore to register and list a blocked connection. A blocked connection will be listed even if the window is opened in hindsight.
    Over a dozen user interface improvements, ranging from bugfixes to new hotkeys, better performance, unified batch operations, more useful defaults etc.
    Revised installer with an updated look, option to specify installation path, increased security, and faster installation times.
    ... and many more improvements listed in the full changelog.

Some features have been removed in this update:

    Windows Vista is no longer supproted.
    32-bit versions of Windows are no longer supported.
    Whitelisting executables that are located on network shares is not supported.

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Only offer upgrade to v3.0 if running on a 64-bit system.

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Changelog

    Firewall technology improvements:

    Completely rebuilt firewall on top of Windows Filtering Platform
    Full support for File and Printer Sharing and Network Browser
    Boot-time filtering
    Raw and promiscuous socket filtering
    Apps no longer disconnect when firewall reloads
    Connections window need not be open to register blocked applications
    Multicast support for local network detection
    Support for UWP (Windows Store) apps
    Support for machine-global exceptions
    Increased protection against code-identity spoofing attacks
    Ability to automatically apply rules to child-processes
    IPSec AH support in VPN rules

    GUI improvements:

    Manual app detection gives instant first results
    Live update of traffic rate in tray menu
    Processes & Services windows remember size
    Much improved loading time of Processes window
    Don't list duplicate processes in Processes window
    Improved batch whitelisting from Connections and Processes
    Make Settings window resizable
    Auto-detection of UWP apps
    Support F5-refresh in Connections window
    Support Delete key for application exceptions list
    Eliminate flicker from all lists in the application
    Enable single-click toggling of special exceptions
    Port Connections list by timestamp by default
    Group together deleted applications in settings
    Add error logging to GUI
    Prevent svchost from being learned when using the Autolearn feature

    Installer improvements:

    Install location can be customized
    Warning about remote installations during setup
    Slightly modernized installer look
    Password protection of uninstaller if TinyWall is locked
    Display version number in Welcome screen title
    Fix dangling tray icon after uninstall
    Show version on installer's Welcome screen
    Faster install and uninstall

    General improvements:

    Atomically store configuration
    Reduced probability of failed whitelisting attempts
    Fix: Don't leave locked files on service exit
    Fix: Race condition between update check and service message loop
    Fix: Some code paths not reliably run at service exit
    Fix: Application finder can freeze if closed while detection is running
    Optimizations to startup performance
    Only check updates over HTTPS

    Deprecation notes:

    Windows Vista no longer supported
    32-bit systems no longer supported
    Whitelisting from a network share temporarily not supported

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    Fix whitelist ineffective on some executables with overtight permissions
    Fix whitelisted file cannot connect if its rule was loaded while the file was missing

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    reverted disable windows firewall on startup (issue #559 and #562)
    fixed application cannot be started because of continuously restart
    fixed possible duplicate apps entries with short path (issue #640)
    fixed network alert steals the focus (issue #637)
    fixed network paths parsing (issue #629)
    fixed netbios direction (issue #636)
    fixed localization (issue #607)
    fixed bugs

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    Test for UWP support instead of OS-version checking
    Install hosts and database updates atomically
    Keep Windows Firewall settings as desired when enabled & changed externally
    Fix user GUI settings not migrated (effective starting with v3.0.3)
    Fix possible GUI crash when user selects Elevate

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    Fix potential GUI crash during whitelisting in error case
    Fix potential GUI crash due to race while GUI is closing
    Fix tray icon sometimes wrongly showing Unknown state after a fresh boot

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Protects your computer against all kinds of threats, preventing suspicious applications from accessing the Internet and sending data back home.

Freeware

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Reduced CPU utilization

https://www.evorim.com/en/free-firewall

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Firewall App Blocker offers an easy-to-use interface to block or unblock certain applications with a simple drag and drop selection.

In Windows, you can set the Windows Firewall to block or unblock certain applications but it doesn't offer an easy-to-use interface for its advanced features, you may want to block a program from accessing the internet in the Windows Firewall to do that you must follow the following steps:

Click the Windows orb and open the Control Panel
Select System and Security
In the Windows Firewall section, select allow a program through Windows Firewall
If the program you wish to block or unblock is not listed, you can click the allow another program button to add it.

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Changelog

    FIXED – Program closes when accidentally pressing ESC key (This Feature has been removed)
    ADDED – Adding folder content by Drag & Drop or Copy Paste
    ADDED – Value to ini file for svchost.exe (This file is not added to the list by default)
    ADDED – Netsh commands under File menu (Allow local subnet , Export – Import Firewall config)
    FIXED – Some Minor Bugs and code weaknesses (code improvements)

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Changelog

    New features and improvements:

    Reduced CPU utilization
    Improved cleanup after uninstallation
    New function: Password protection when starting FreeFirewall
    New translation: Turkish
    Chinese translation revised
    Changes in the language are now accepted immediately without restarting.
    Reduced CPU utilization
    The number of alarms has been reduced

    Changes and fixes:

    Export works again
    Sporadically, some applications were blocked without being able to be released.

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    Make language changes take effect without a GUI restart
    Handle WMI errors gracefully in service
    Wait longer for service availability after loading desktop
    Avoid harmless exception being logged during system shutdown
    Prevent opening the Manage window when other windows are active
    Fix wrongly positioned GUI elements in Dutch and Russian localizations
    Fix potential race condition of UI timer during exit
    Fix traffic rate text ignores selected GUI language
    Updated Russian and Spanish localizations

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GlassWire displays your network activity on an easy to understand graph while searching for unusual Internet behavior that could indicate malware or violations of your privacy. Once unusual network activity is discovered you're instantly alerted with detailed information so you can protect your computer, privacy, and data.

Changelog

    GlassWire now uses an improved remote access system for remote monitoring.
    This system is not compatible with our previous system so you'll need to update your client and server software both with this new version. If you do not have access to your remote server due to quarantine or for some other reason, you should not upgrade this version. If you need our old version it is available here for download.
    GlassWire memory and disk usage resource improvements.
    Go to the top left menu to use our new free dark "asphalt" theme!
    GlassWire now starts faster.
    DNS resolving is now improved.
    Graph data loading is now faster and improved.
    VirusTotal analyzing is now faster.
    Go to the top left menu "settings" to change GlassWire's speed units.
    Subscriptions can now be extended if you go to the top right "About" menu.
    You can now easily change change the remote access IP address.
    The year was added to the alerts tab and calendar.
    The date was added to the "while you were away" alert.
    We fixed a problem with our Korean translation.
    Things device discovery and DNS resolving is now improved.
    Fixed a medium severity issue reported to our HackerOne bug bounty program about a theoretical filesystem data corruption due to the privileges granted to its service.

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Whats new:>>

    New features and improvements:

    Revision of the translation: Spanish

    Changes and fixes:

    Unassigned events were displayed repeatedly.
    The window was not minimized during the automatic start.

https://www.evorim.com/en/free-firewall

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Protects your computer against all kinds of threats, preventing suspicious applications from accessing the Internet and sending data back home.

Freeware

Whats new:>>

    New features and improvements:

    Cleaning up old program entries now shows the total number of removed entries.
    Support for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
    Entries in the event list are highlighted in color.
    Various enhancements to the user interface.

    Changes and fixes:

    Navigation menu decreased when a menu item was selected.
    Tray menu in the notification area was sometimes not displayed.
    Programs with internet access sometimes appeared in the program list with a delay.

https://www.evorim.com/en/free-firewall

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TinyWall ist eine zweite Verteidigungslinie hinter der in Windows eingebauten Firewall. Die Freeware kontrolliert den ein- und ausgehenden Datenfluss und blockt unautorisierten Datenaustausch.

TinyWall verzichtet bewusst auf Popup-Meldungen an den Anwender. Statt dessen arbeitet die Sicherheitssoftware mit so genannten White-Listen. Bis auf die wichtigsten Windows-Dienste blockt TinyWall zunächst alle Apps die eine Datenverbindung aufbauen wollen. Um eine Freigabe zu erhalten, steuert man die Software via dem Programmmenü in der Taskleiste. Hier editiert man mit wenigen Mausklicks die Verbindungsfreigabe sowie die Whitelist oder deaktiviert die Firewall.

Mit dem kostenlosen TinyWall verbessern sicherheitsbewusste Nutzer ihren Schutz bei Ausflügen ins Netz. Die Freeware sollte jedoch immer nur als sinnvolle Ergänzung zu einer bestehenden Firewall beziehungsweise Antivirensoftware angesehen werden.

Changelog

- Restore compatibility with 32-bit (x86) Windows systems
- Remember user-set column widths in lists
- Keep application list selection and scroll-position after modifications
- Reduced system load of traffic rate monitor
- New and performance-optimized firewall rule application
- Fix not all changes are detected when a network adapter is reconfigured
- Fix rules for Windows services may get ignored due to wrong SID translation
- Fix incomplete deserialization of DHCP profile
- Fix tooltip rule edit not saving correctly
- Fix two rules merged incorrectly if one of them was Unrestricted
- Fix "Ask for exception details" not always taken into account
- Fix UI text contents in Connections window (column headers, and 2 -> 5 mins)
- Fix WMI leak while monitoring sub-processes
- Increase traffic rate update interval to 2 seconds
- Only enable sub-process monitoring if necessary for active rules
- Optimized sub-process monitoring when enabled
- Rework inter-process pipe communication
- Update old WhatsNew and FAQ in installer
- Updated Brazilian Portuguese and Russian localizations
- Introduce logging in installer routines
- Collect all logs to "logs" folder

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