simplewall - A tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform

[henrypp]

simplewall v2.4.5 Stable (20 March 2019)

Release v.2.4.5 · henrypp/simplewall

fixed user reported bugs

github.com

 

[jackuars]

Would be nice if it had a bandwidth monitor, showing network usage for each process (upstream/downstream). When am playing games I would like SimpleWall to stop all processes having considerable network usage at the time.
I need a tool to do this. This is why am still using the last free version (1.x) of Glasswire for this.

 

[henrypp]

Would be nice if it had a bandwidth monitor, showing network usage for each process (upstream/downstream). When am playing games I would like SimpleWall to stop all processes having considerable network usage at the time.
I need a tool to do this. This is why am still using the last free version (1.x) of Glasswire for this.

I think its possible, in near future!

 

[henrypp]

v3.0.2 Beta (22 Juny 2019)

Note 1: New version fully compatible with 2.x versions profile
Note 2: There is no Windows Vista support anymore (use 2.x versions instead)
Note 3: new profile structure - all configurations are saved in "profile.xml" now (old profile version loading is supported)

- new notification ui
- allow microsoft update & microsoft apps servers by default
- added information about ports into the log
- moved icmp4 and icmp6 rules into custom rules
- improved dropped packets log markup cosmetics
- improved network monitoring speed
- improved blocklist configuration
- fixed saving special rules for uwp apps and services
- fixed tray icon dissapear sometimes (issue #450)
- fixed profile import does not work (issue #445)
- fixed semicolons in app paths (issue #462)
- fixed windows 20h1 uwp apps loading crash
- fixed parsing rules with "*"
- updated locales
- cosmetic fixes
- fixed bugs

simplewall-3.0.2-bin.zip
simplewall-3.0.2-setup.exe
simplewall-3.0.2-setup.sig
simplewall-3.0.2.sha256

Full changelog

 

[jackuars]

Thanks for the update. All that I'm waiting for to happily switch to this amazing firewall, is

Show a network meter (Up: 0Mbps) (Down: 8Mbps) next to each process so that I can understand which process is throttling my network and deny its access. This will save me the time to always switch to Task Manager for viewing this bit of information and going back to Simplewall to deny acess.

 

[SumTingWong]

How reliable is this firewall?

 

[fredgo]

It's good. But it takes a while to open up once started ie launch the app and maybe 30-60 seconds before it appears in the Windows tray. Tiny wall has recently been updated so I'm looking at switching back for performance issues

 

[henrypp]

It's good. But it takes a while to open up once started ie launch the app and maybe 30-60 seconds before it appears in the Windows tray. Tiny wall has recently been updated so I'm looking at switching back for performance issues

I think you are used bugged v2.4.6, but v3 was started in 1 seconds on default configuration, there is a lot of settings you can set to slow down launch (Check for digital signatures as example), and today was released latest Release Candidate v.3.0.5, final version is on the way

Release v.3.0.5 · henrypp/simplewall

NOTE 1: New version fully compatible with 2.x versions profile NOTE 2: There is no Windows Vista support anymore (use 2.x versions instead) NOTE 3: new profile structure - all configurations are sa...

github.com

 

[fredgo]

Nope, I'm on the latest beta all default except for allowing telemetry and blocking ms apps ie outlook.
Is there a way to enable a debugging mode to find the cause of the slow startup?

 

[henrypp]

Nope, I'm on the latest beta all default except for allowing telemetry and blocking ms apps ie outlook.
Is there a way to enable a debugging mode to find the cause of the slow startup?

There is no reason for debugging. There is only 2 options to enable for slow down startup:

1) Resolve network addresses
2) Check apps for digital signatures

If you disable this options, your statrup speed will increase.

 

[fredgo]

Both are disabled. Fresh install, nuked settings

 

[jackuars]

Any plans to include a network meter (Up: 0Mbps) (Down: 8Mbps) in v3 stable to see which process is throttling my network and disable it's access to internet?

 

[CyberTech]

Simplewall (WFP Tool) 3.2.2 changelog:

• UPD: user rules broken with 3.2.1 (issue #729)
• added Enable silent-mode when full screen app in foreground option
• added error message for createprocess failure (issue #720)
• highlighting valid connections in network tab
• changed "Disabled apps" group title into "Apps without internet access"
• skip uac warning does not worked (issue #724)
• notification window localized in english only
• revert ip version selection ipv4/ipv6 in rules editor (issue #723)
• revert expand rules in tooltip (issue #723)
• revert "recommended" tag (fix #719)
• fixed bugs

 

[SeriousHoax]

Simplewall (WFP Tool) 3.2.2 changelog:

• UPD: user rules broken with 3.2.1 (issue #729)
• added Enable silent-mode when full screen app in foreground option
• added error message for createprocess failure (issue #720)
• highlighting valid connections in network tab
• changed "Disabled apps" group title into "Apps without internet access"
• skip uac warning does not worked (issue #724)
• notification window localized in english only
• revert ip version selection ipv4/ipv6 in rules editor (issue #723)
• revert expand rules in tooltip (issue #723)
• revert "recommended" tag (fix #719)
• fixed bugs

You and the simplewall developer use the same dp. Though I think you're not the same person

 

[CyberTech]

You and the simplewall developer use the same dp. Though I think you're not the same person

No i stolen his DP he only have one girlfriend and mine two

 

[SeriousHoax]

No i stolen his DP he only have one girlfriend and mine two

Right, that's the twist. I didn't notice this before Nice going Mr.

 

[bellgamin]

I'm using Simplewall for a long time now.. Excellent!!!

One potential problem -- "Simplewall" title is already in commercial use at HERE. It might be safer to re-name henrypp's Simplewall to something else, so as to avoid a possible trademark problem.

 

[CyberTech]

Simplewall (WFP Tool) 3.2.3 changelog:

• added ncsi system rule (issue #709)
• added command line mutex checking (issue #750)
• added noficitation window redraw (issue #731)
• use logical sorting order (issue #735)
• check for provider status before create filters
• do not highlight connections in log tab
• fixed support oldest win7 versions (issue #737)
• removed listview empty markup
• cosmetic fixes
• fixed bugs

 

[Tutman]

v3.2.4 (5 September 2020)

• removed assertion from release builds (issue #764)
• removed user service instance from the list (win10+)
• fixed parsing not existing apps (issue #732, #739)
• displays incorrect name on timer expiration
• check app timer expiration on profile load
• incorrect read-only rules tooltip markup
• create filter does not report errors
• fixed checking of file attributes
• fixed parsing ip/port ranges
• cosmetic fixes
• fixed bugs

 

[Lenny_Fox]

What would be nice is a developer patroned whitelist like uMatrix also has (called recipes). E.g a set of whitelist rules for Windows update, windows Defender and other antivirus software, other softeware like Microsoft Office, Libre Office and various broesers.

This whitelist could grow orgsnically, maybe use Github (with import function like AddBlockers have).