Advice Request Evorim Free Firewall

[Soulbound]

Not sure how many users here have heard or used Evorim Free Firewall.

For those who are curious, you can grab it here:

Free Firewall

Free Firewall

www.evorim.com

For those who have used it in the past, what is your opinion on the program and its usability?

 

[EndangeredPootis]

I did a quick test a few months ago when I saw another user posting a comment about it, its basically pretty pointless, you basically get twice the need of user interaction, if youre going to get the most out of it you need a lot of custom configuration, the only thing I can see it be useful for is detecting malware.

 

[Tutman]

For now I am sticking with Simplewall, it "simply" works and I get my notifications and it PAUSES the connection!!!

 

[bellgamin]

I like Simplewall, too. However, I sometimes wonder about the "longevity" of security apps that are one-man operations -- such as Henrypp for SimpleWall, Dan for VoodooShield, ultim for TinyWall, & Andreas for OS Armor. Thus, one thing that I like about Evorim FW is that it is maintained by an organization rather than by a 1-man outfit.

 

[ichito]

There is the thread about it on Wilders

Free Firewall (EVORIM)

Something new from Germany "Free firewall is a full-featured professional firewall that protects against the threats of the Internet. Control every...

www.wilderssecurity.com

It's maybe not revolutionary but rather stable and solid.

 

[Tutman]

I WAS using simplewall (it's a backup if needed now.) I know use BWMeter. I like the flexible configuration settings. And I can have a meter bar in the task bar/tray to see any activity at a glance.

 

[bellgamin]

I began a trial of Evorim FREE Firewall (FW) 3 weeks ago. I have continued using it because:
1-it's easy to configure & has a well-designed GUI
2-it offers the option to block Microsoft telemetry
3-it's very light on system resources
4-it provides SUPER-easy app control
5-its alerts are rare and, when they occur, they offer excellent info on exactly what user is blocking or allowing.
6-it offers a gaming mode
7-it was first offered in 2016 & has been in continuous production, and updated as needed, ever since.
8-even though the Firewall is free and has ZERO ads, it is produced by a for-profit organization instead of a 1-man hobbyest.

 

[brambedkar59]

For now I am sticking with Simplewall, it "simply" works and I get my notifications and it PAUSES the connection!!!

Are there other FWs that actually pauses the connection?

 

[bellgamin]

For now I am sticking with Simplewall, it "simply" works and I get my notifications and it PAUSES the connection!!!

EVERY FireWall (FW) that can even be called a real firewall will stop an unauthorized connection. There are 2 ways of stopping an unauthorized/un-whitelisted connection:
1) Default-deny -- the FW instantly kills the connection. The connection is blocked, defunct, ka-put. If user wants to allow that application to make a connection, he must go to the firewall's application list & manually reset that application from "Block" to "Allow." Tiny Wall is an example of a default-deny FW.
2) Pause -- the FW stops the connection but doesn't kill it. Instead, it asks the user if he wants to block or allow the connection to take place. Once the user makes a decision (block or allow) the FW will act accordingly. MOST firewalls fall into this category, including Simplewall, Evorim, Fort Knox, et alia.

NOTE: A default/deny FW can be a PITA (Pain In The Anatomy) but it can be a lifesaver for Aunt Fluffy, Joe Sixpack, pubescent teens with raging hormones, & other users who get impatient during a FW's "learning" period and start stabbing the "Allow" button without thinking.

 

[tnodir]

2) Pause -- the FW stops the connection but doesn't kill it.

Most firewalls kill the connection.

E.g. Simplewall, Evorim firewalls show events about blocked (and killed) connections in the prompt window.
Simplewall even says that "Connection was blocked" (not paused) in the prompt window.

E.g. Portmaster pauses the connection and has Prompt Timeout setting.

 

[Bumblebee Uncle]

@bellgamin - This is super cool. I am experimenting these days with network monitoring/firewall etc and keen to give this a go. If I can ask for your input (since I have seen you talking about firewalls both here and on MT):

1. Are there any stability issues you encountered with Evorim?
2. Does it show all connections? For instance, if I use a torrent for downloading a movie and it connects to many peers in different countries, can it list all of that? or would that be classified as DNS monitoring and it doesn't do that?
3. Lastly, have you tried Safing portmaster or glasswire? if you have, do you have any opinions.

Sorry for the questions but since you know more about this, I thought I will ask. Thank you in advance good sir!

 

[bellgamin]

@bellgamin - This is super cool. I am experimenting these days with network monitoring/firewall etc and keen to give this a go. If I can ask for your input (since I have seen you talking about firewalls both here and on MT):

1. Are there any stability issues you encountered with Evorim?
2. Does it show all connections? For instance, if I use a torrent for downloading a movie and it connects to many peers in different countries, can it list all of that? or would that be classified as DNS monitoring and it doesn't do that?
3. Lastly, have you tried Safing portmaster or glasswire? if you have, do you have any opinions.

1- Very stable so far
2- It doesn't have a connections list -- none at all
3- I BRIEFLY tried Glasswire & then Portmaster. Each of them provides a good firewall & detailed network monitoring. If I were a System Admin or IT, I would use Glasswire. Since I am not in either of those two roles, I have no interest in dealing with that much data for just me and my sweet little laptop.

 

[Bumblebee Uncle]

You have tempted me @bellgamin to try Evorim. I am going to take it for a test spin now Merci !

 

[I Walk MY Way]

I used Evorim on a test pc for a while but had to move on as I had issue's with my Vpns AdGuard VPN and AirVPN. Evorim is a good firewall just not for me.

 

[cruelsister]

Although Evorim is complete in alerting to outbound connections, it is not always specific as to what applications that the alerts belong to. The user must be aware that there often isn't an immediate reaction to either valid system thingies or totally non-valid malware, thus one needs the knowledge enough to know what to allow and what to block. For example, a svchost alert may be valid, but a syswow64\svchost may not be.

 

[bellgamin]

...thus one needs the knowledge enough to know what to allow and what to block. ...

Aloha Cruel Sensei !!

My Firewall Strategy (Patent pending):
When in doubt,
Block it out.

Rationale:
Wrong BLOCK = minor inconvenience ( IF something gets interrupted or broken).
Wrong ALLOW = MAJOR inconvenience (IF a nasty gets connected).

As the song goes:
You gotta know when to hold 'em & know when to fold 'em.

 

[Brownie2019]

Free firewall is a full-featured professional firewall that protects against the threats of the Internet. Control every program on your computer by permit or deny access to the Internet. Free firewall notifies you when applications want to access the Internet in the background without your knowledge. In monitoring mode, no software can access the Internet or network without your prior authorization. You have full control over the flow of data out of your system and into.

Free Firewall

Free Firewall

www.evorim.com