Basic Firewalls

Windows 8 Firewall Control

4 Stars
  • Application for Desktops and Laptop PC
  • Uses the in-built Windows firewall so no extra kernel drivers are required. Small installation size. Runs in three modes - Normal, EnableAll and DisableAll. All round improvement to the standard windows firewall
  • With no training mode, it has a manual configuration which means that getting it up and running effectively can take a while. The online manual is ok, but could be better.
  • http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/index.html
  • http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html
  • Free versions available
  • Designed for Windows 8/7/Vista/2008/2012/XP/2003
  • Works with XP and Upwards even though its called Windows 8 Firewall Control!

TinyWall 2.1

4 Stars
  • Application for Desktops and Laptop PC
  • Lightweight and Simple firewall. Non intrusive no-popup approach and allows whitelisting of applications easily as they are detected. Does not require you to know about ports, protocols and application details. A good choice for computer beginners
  • Requires .Net Framework 3.5 SP1, everything is accessed from right click context menu so not quite as intuitive as other systems
  • http://tinywall.pados.hu
  • http://tinywall.pados.hu/download.php
  • 100% free, no ads, no artifical limitations, no upgrades.
  • All Windows from 7 upwards (limited Vista support)
  • Recently released version 2.1