Firewall App blocker (Fab)

[klon]

[Moderator note: this is the primary portable Firewall App Blocker thread. View database entry]

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Firewall App Blocker is a very efficient and user-friendly Portable Freeware application that allows you to set firewall blocking rules without an advanced level of know-how.Traditionally, such a task requires that you perform a number of complex operations , Adding an application to the block list is possible using the dedicated menu or button, but drag and drop is also supported.



Firewall App Blocker (Fab) v1.7 (Thursday, 16 April 2020)

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)

HomePage:
https://www.sordum.org/8125/firewall-ap ... -fab-v1-7/

[webfork]

Looks useful, thanks.

[klon]

Firewall App Blocker (Fab) v1.3

http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... =8&t=20693

[freakazoid]

Looks like a nice app! I wish someone created an app like this to block programs from writing to the registry

[Midas]

Ditto. Or (maybe easier?) to discard writes after closing those programs...

[webfork]

I wish someone created an app like this to block programs from writing to the registry

Yes, that would be very nice.

[Midas]

Firewall App Blocker v1.4 released (changelog at http://www.sordum.org/8125/firewall-app ... -fab-v1-4/).

Related forum topics:

• http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... hp?t=20693
  http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... hp?t=21425

[klon]

Firewall Application blocker (Fab) v1.5 released - Tuesday , 07. February 2017

[Midas]

Great job.

I have a question: is it possible to read pre-existing rules with FAB? I haven't found a way...

Note: just in case the OP edits go unnoticed, the changelog is at http://www.sordum.org/8125/firewall-app ... -fab-v1-5/.

[klon]

No , you should recreate these rules with FAB

[Midas]

Fab v1.6 released (announcement at http://www.sordum.org/8125/firewall-app ... -fab-v1-6/).

@webfork: can the version info be removed from OP? Thanks.

[webfork]

I realized a few days ago that multiple programs I'm using have various Internet-connected components that are badly out of date and likely a security concern. Open Sankore, KompoZer, and PhotoScape are all programs I've been using lately that really have no business connecting to the Internet for any reason.

I also spent some time working with the Windows 7 firewall program and, while complete, it's not particularly easy to use.

FAB does a very good job of managing the firewall in a simplified manner. You can even add multiple processes in batch, which is great as many programs I've tested lately have at least 2 processes running:



Possible issues

• Unclear what "whitelist" mode is or how to change it.
• Only blocks programs on the outbound side, not inbound. You have to manually change that in the Windows Firewall app.
• Couldn't block LameXP's update checker (Windows Firewall couldn't either, not sure why).
• Limited help. Also, the home page (in the help menu) is set to the site root (www.sordum.net) and not an app home page

Status: Portable. Writes to Fab.ini in the app folder. Because the program is a front-end for a Windows service, it's fundamentally not stealth.

[Midas]

• Couldn't block LameXP's update checker (Windows Firewall couldn't either, not sure why).

Don't know if this is the case, but it could be because you're blocking TCP/IP connections and the check is going over UDP... if that's even possible.

Note-to-self: the recently posted Firewall Tool (AIO) (viewtopic.php?t=24394) by the same dev works nicely as a complement to FAB.

[webfork]

Don't know if this is the case, but it could be because you're blocking TCP/IP connections and the check is going over UDP... if that's even possible.

It's possible. There's a lot I don't know about this topic.

Note-to-self: the recently posted Firewall Tool (AIO) (viewtopic.php?t=24394) by the same dev works nicely as a complement to FAB.

Agreed. Ultimately if you want to backup your Firewall settings and restore them elsewhere, the AIO is the tool.

[klon]

Firewall App Blocker (Fab) v1.7 (Thursday, 16 April 2020)

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)

Note: I can not edit my first Toppic