Advice Request Lightweight Firewall with reputation based outbound blocking?

[ForgottenSeer 77194]

Something similar to Comodo Firewall's Safe Mode.

 

[Jaspion]

Why not Comodo though?

 

[ForgottenSeer 77194]

It's buggy and not updated for a long time.

 

[plat]

May not be exactly what you're looking for (as in a discrete firewall) but I use Andy Ful's FirewallHardening in conjunction with Windows firewall, which blocks the outbound calls of many Windows binaries. Here is a snip of what part of it looks like:

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I also create outbound rules myself for apps like CCleaner. I tried third party firewalls--specifically TinyWall--for me there were too many silent blocks and I wasn't into it enough to be reading the logs every time something didn't work. I guess your personality factors into a lot of what works for you nowadays (like laziness).

 

[forgottenuser79643]

There are also third-party interfaces for Windows Firewall. They don't add anything in addition to Windows Firewall, but just make them more visible in terms of the UX being more user-friendly than Windows Firewall Advanced settings menu.

Unless you are looking for specific reputation based rules, you're more likely to look into dedicated firewalls or endpoint firewall solutions.

 

[Anthony Qian]

Maybe you can try the Firewall Component of Symantec Endpoint Protection. I am not sure if it can issue a warning when unknown software tries to connect to the internet, but it integrates Intrusion Protection System (IPS) with Firewall which is definitely worth trying!

 

[ForgottenSeer 77194]

May not be exactly what you're looking for (as in a discrete firewall) but I use Andy Ful's FirewallHardening in conjunction with Windows firewall, which blocks the outbound calls of many Windows binaries. Here is a snip of what part of it looks like:

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I also create outbound rules myself for apps like CCleaner. I tried third party firewalls--specifically TinyWall--for me there were too many silent blocks and I wasn't into it enough to be reading the logs every time something didn't work. I guess your personality factors into a lot of what works for you nowadays (like laziness).

Right now, I am using Andy Ful's Firewall Hardening. I am thinking about an automatic outbound blocking firewall because it is recommended by Cruelsister.