another Windows Firewall Control?

medium then enable learning mode

 

Dunno about faster,but definately lighter!
I registered to unlock it's full potential en installed it on my netbook,which is equipped with an Atom N450 and a meager 1 GB DDR,and I really feel the difference,compared to other firewall's....I tried Outpost,Comodo,Rising,to name a few,with hips disabled and they all had their impact on the system....
I know that it's not so advanced as the forementioned,but it's doing it's job while my netbook responds much better,and that's the most important part for me....

 

I just tried out the new version and got duplication notice for the very first program that wanted an outbound connection (Stardock Fences pro). I clicked always block and it asked twice after that, clicked block again it said something like, cannot add rule already added.

 

About your problem with Windows Firewall Control 2.9.6, please provide me a little more info about your computer:

1. Which operating system do you use ? Vista or 7 ?
2. x86 or x64 ?
3. Do you use WFC from a standard account or from an admin account ?
4. What is the main language of your OS ? The one from the setup ? English or other one ? Also, do you have installed or use any language pack ?
5. Only with that program do you have this problem, or with all of them ?
6. Your Windows is installed on C:\ or a different drive ?
7. Do you use any antivirus/antimalware program that could block WFC from accessing the registry ?
8. The rule that you created and then it pop-up again appear in WFC list of rules ? It is also created in WFwAS ?

Thank you.

 

Windows 7 64bit
admin account
English
I don't use and try not to install other language packs.
Just tried it out to see if it was fixed, after the stardock fences problem went to another snap-shot.
No firewall or anti-virus was installed when WFC was installed.

8. The rule that you created and then it pop-up again appear in WFC list of rules ? It is also created in WFwAS ? Don't understand.
I did not even see any option to see what was already blocked in this new version, only what was allowed.

 

UPDATED TO VERSION 2.9.7

What's new in version 2.9.7
√ Fixed the path recognition errors on some systems where users are not allowed to read Security Events due to limited privileges.
√ Fixed the path recognition for executable files that have no file description.
√ Added support for Learning Mode for Windows that is in traditional chinese. This was a tough one.

A new good news is that I have already started to develop Windows Firewall Control as a Windows service and a separately GUI interface. This will fix all problems related to standard accounts that have limited privileges. Until now, is just in alpha stage, but I will make it finally.

 

Thanks but Learning is grayed out here. Is that reserved for registered users?

 

Yes, it is.

 

What do you think. Should I develop WFC as a service and a separate GUI, or should I keep the current operating mode but add to it a new menu item, called "Install as a Windows service" ? In this way, users that don't want to install a Windows service still can use the program as until now. Are there users that would choose the first choice, or maybe there are still a lot of you which not want to install new Windows services, and you want that WFC to be still just a simple exe file ? Thank you.

 

As of now, makes me no difference long as it works. What are the benefits of the service/GUI package? At first glance, I'm leaning toward leave at as is. Windows 7 Firewall Control uses services which at times gave me conflicting issues with Win 7 services. Mainly Base Filtering Engine service for some reason.

 

Service + GUI, when this helps to operate in user mode

 

Is this firewall available on softpedia? If not, then I don't trust installing it.

And using the exact same name as Sphinx raises ALARM BELLS!!!

 

Whichever way creates the least overhead, while still allowing to run in user mode.

 

Il second to that!

 

I agree.

 

I would vote for a service and a separate GUI.

 

As long as author is Romanian and Softpedia is an Romanian portal and he has a topic on Softpedia Romanian forum I'd say it's safe to use it.

 

Umm, how can I do this? Allowing system to connect through windows firewall.

 

Start a command prompt (cmd.exe) and run the following command: ping binisoft.org (or any other website)
Make sure that you use Medium Filtering and Learning Mode is enabled. This will pop-up a notification about SYSTEM. After this you can create a rule for System.

 

Why is this called Firewall Control, the exact same name as Sphynx are using.

He can get sued by Sphinx for using that name, and it seems like a lot of people will buy it for $10 falsely believing it's the Sphinx version.

ALARM BELLS ARE ACTIVATED !

 

That link you gave is asking me to pay $10US for the firewall and the “Lock Application”, “Shell Integration” and “Learning Mode” are extra feature you need to pay for to unlock; this does not fit very well with the “donationware” label the developer is trying to promote.

You have to donate $10 in order to unlock its full functionality.

Surely there is a FREE alternative?

 

You should tell that to the AVERT guy, and all hell will break lose.
Seriously though, the names are a bit different. Sphinx is using Windows 7 Firewall Control.

It has a feature-limited free version, like most other freeware. Sphinx Windows 7 Firewall Control is the only alternative that I know of.

 

from what i have read here at Wilders this Windows Firewall Control is older than Sphinx's.

 

"Windows 7 Firewall Control" is the name of the product created by Sphinx Software.
"Windows Firewall Control" is the name of the product created by BiniSoft.org

They are different names, they both are using common nouns, like windows, firewall, control. Get sued for what ? Do you think Microsoft sued the creators of Media Player Classic for the reason that they have created before a product named Windows Media Player ? I don't think that people will pay by mistake for a product instead of other because the name. These are two different piece of software, with different options, not a clone software.

Nobody forces you to use this software, it is only your will to use it, if you don't like it, or the usage terms, you are free to uninstall it. Also nobody forces you to pay for nothing. You have the alternative to puchase Windows7FirewallControl Plus which costs 29 euros, almost 42 USD dollars. Maybe this offer will suit your needs more. Or maybe neither of them, or maybe you are just angry because you want a free product and nobody will provide this free of charge. Try to develop a complex software, stay hundreds of hours of documenting, write thousands lines of code, spend 14 hours a day in front of your computer, and then please blame us for our shamelessness of requesting 10$ for our hard work.