simplewall (open-source firewall)

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simplewall (open-source firewall)

#1 Post by TTwrs »

I discovered "simplewall", a portable, open-source, rule-based firewall, and thought it might be of interest. It works in either whitelist or blackist mode for control of applications and/or ports. It does not use the Windows Firewall, which could even be disabled.

Description: Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.

Features:
- Simple interface without annoying pop ups
- Dropped packets logging (Windows 7 and above)
- Internal blocking lists (malware, telemetry)
- Free and Open Source
- Localization support
- IPv4/IPv6 support

Supported OS: Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Platform architecture: 32-bit/64-bit

Website:
https://www.henrypp.org/product/simplewall

Releases on Github...
https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases

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Re: A simple. portable, open-source firewall

#2 Post by webfork »

Looks interesting, thanks. From the website:
Settings

To activate portable mode, create "simplewall.ini" in application folder, or move it from "%APPDATA%\Henry++\simplewall".
Requirements: Admin rights
License: GPL v3

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Re: A simple. portable, open-source firewall

#3 Post by Midas »

And here's Simplewall official screenshot:

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#4 Post by webfork »

Still in development, with a release (2.3.13) only a few days ago. Supported OS: Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 / 32-bit/64-bit

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#5 Post by Midas »

Simplewall v2.4.6 released (changelog at https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases/).

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#6 Post by Midas »

Simplewall v3.0 Beta released, dated 2019-05-07 (https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases).

NOTE 2: There is no Windows Vista support anymore (use 2.x versions instead).


Latest stable is v2.4.6, dated 2019-03-27. Download from releases page.

Ghacks.net review at www.ghacks.net /2019/05/13/simplewall-3-0-beta-first-look/.

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#7 Post by webfork »

v3.0.9 is out as of yesterday, with quite a few bug fixes over the past year:
https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/b ... ANGELOG.md

Softpedia mirror:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE- ... wall.shtml

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Re: Simplewall (open-source firewall)

#8 Post by bitcoin »

now at version 3.1.2 (26 March 2020)


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Re: simplewall (open-source firewall)

#10 Post by lastaltoid »

https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases
:(
v.3.7.2 Latest
This is a maintenance release.
dropped windows 7 and windows 8 support

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