simplewall - A tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform

[Mr.X]

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Description
Simple tool (firewall) 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

You can download either the installer or portable version. For correct working, need administrator rights.

Portable mode
To activate portable mode, create simplewall.ini in application folder, or move it from %APPDATA%\Henry++\simplewall.

Download: Releases · henrypp/simplewall · GitHub

 

[henrypp]

Hello! Developer of this tool is here, you can post any observations to me.

 

[shmu26]

Hello! Developer of this tool is here, you can post any observations to me.

Okay, I took a look at your website. Is it appropriate also for home users? Is the content filtering suitable for family/child filtering?

 

[henrypp]

@shmu26, Hi, here is several differences:
1) simplewall is open source, completely free, fast and lean.
2) simplewall does not have any heuristic functional to save computer resources, hoping for user knows what do he need to be allowed or blocked.
3) simplewall working without interact with Windows Firewall and does not change any system settings, it works with Vista+ engine, who controls system network requests, named Windows Filtering Platform (WFP).
4) do not know WFC does have ability to create user custom rules, but simplewall does.

 

[henrypp]

Is it appropriate also for home users? Is the content filtering suitable for family/child filtering?

Yes, but at this time simplewall does not have feature to set profiles for different computer users. This is in todo list now.

 

[shmu26]

Yes, but at this time simplewall does not have feature to set profiles for different computer users. This is in todo list now.

Thanks!

 

[Mr.X]

New beta:
simplewall v2.0.5b (30 August 2017)
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* added proxy support (win8 and above only)
* added indication for inbound connections for all (when stealth-mode enabled)
* added group for special rules (rules applied for apps)
* added apps list selection indication
* changed experimental settings mark into "for experts only"
* removed process list menu icons
* improved retrieving file path by handle
* improved notifications ui
* updated project sdk
* fixed ui bugs
* fixed bugs

 

[Mr.X]

@henrypp

Thanks for this great update.

 

[shmu26]

Anyone using it? What are your impressions?

 

[Mr.X]

Anyone using it? What are your impressions?

• Not uses .NET Framework
• Lightweight
• Basic features are easy to use.

 

[SHvFl]

Any idea if it can auto allow signed software? I will test later but that would help me move the process a bit.

EDIT: It doesn't. Very similar to tinywall but it seems lighter and with the extra feature of ip blocklist of some sort.

 

[shmu26]

I am a little confused about this software.
When I googled it, I ended up at Free Software Firewall & UTM - Simplewall
where they are offering a ISO download that is more than a GB.
But the links in this thread are for a very light download.
Are they two completely different softwares, with the same name?

 

[lab34]

Hello,
it's not the same software.
Henrypp is here: simplewall

I'm using another nice piece of software from Henrypp: chrlauncher to maintain my chromium up to date.
Thank you henrypp for that !

 

[Mr.X]

Are they two completely different softwares, with the same name?

Yes they are.

 

[henrypp]

Any idea if it can auto allow signed software? I will test later but that would help me move the process a bit.

I can add this optional feature, in future, but not all signed binaries really need to internet access & any script-kiddie can self-sign binary, so then next step to valid signnature and program may loss execution speed.

Peoples, like this post if you are need this feature, to know how peoples need this.

 

[henrypp]

I'm using another nice piece of software from Henrypp: chrlauncher to maintain my chromium up to date.
Thank you henrypp for that !

Thank you, dear user!

 

[Mr.X]

I can add this optional feature, in future, but not all signed binaries really need to internet access & any script-kiddie can self-sign binary, so then next step to valid signnature and program may loss execution speed.

Peoples, like this post if you are need this feature, to know how peoples need this.

I don't like it but in case you implement that feature make it optional and off by default. Please.

 

[SHvFl]

I can add this optional feature, in future, but not all signed binaries really need to internet access & any script-kiddie can self-sign binary, so then next step to valid signnature and program may loss execution speed.

Peoples, like this post if you are need this feature, to know how peoples need this.

It's mainly for convenience because the chance of having real signed malware it's really low for the average user when on the other hand applications auto updating daily with different names is more often(see dropbox for example). Now the signature validation doesn't seem to be a problem when i use another program that does it and cpu usage remains the same. Maybe on the low low end systems you may notice it(doubt it) but i guess if you do you can then disable it.

 

[Mr.X]

New beta:
simplewall v2.0.6b (11 September 2017)
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• added signature checking for apps
• added set default language as in system
• changed default listview colors
• updated project sdk
• fixed allowed apps cannot recieve any data from network (when stealth-mode enabled)
• fixed retrieving nt path for reparse point files (issue #59)
• fixed update checking not working on some systems
• fixed bugs

 

[jasonX]

Could be a great alternative to TinyWall there. Checked TW and it has options for blocklist also.