Simple to use firewall for Windows 8 64-bit?

Is there an easy to use simple firewall for Windows 864 bit?

Thanks.

My main concern is just making sure programs don't access the
Internet without my permission.

John Doe wrote on 06/05/2014 10:16 ET :
Is there an easy to use simple firewall for Windows 864 bit?

Thanks.

Hello,

yes, this firewall is fine and easy to use and secure enough to be used.

Sincerely.

John Doe wrote:
Is there an easy to use simple firewall for Windows 864 bit?

Thanks.

Other than the ZoneAlarm approach, this is all I could find
in terms of approaches. And there is no mention of whether
the Windows 8 firewall is similar enough for this to work.

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows...nd-protection/

Looking at the advertising, perhaps the "Free" edition is
good enough. I'm guessing "Applications Protection Incoming/Outgoing"
is essentially the feature that will present a notification.

http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html

I'd back up your system, give the free version a try, and
see how well it works. If it makes a mess, blow it away.

There are complicated commercial products with over-the-top
feature sets, that can also notify on outgoing, but you'll
need Professor Frink to test them, and they cost money.

Paul

On 6/5/2014 10:16 AM, John Doe wrote:
Is there an easy to use simple firewall for Windows 864 bit?

Thanks.


a NAT router and the built in Windows firewall in addition to safe hex
should be enough, but if you really 3rd party firewall, I'd go with
zonealarm, pretty easy to use, comodo is the best software firewall IMO,
but it can get a little complicated at times.

A "NAT router and the built in Windows firewall in addition to safe hex"
is in no way "easy" or "simple".

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On 6/5/2014 10:16 AM, John Doe wrote:
Is there an easy to use simple firewall for Windows 864 bit?

Thanks.


a NAT router and the built in Windows firewall in addition to safe hex
should be enough, but if you really 3rd party firewall, I'd go with
zonealarm, pretty easy to use, comodo is the best software firewall IMO,
but it can get a little complicated at times.

On Fri, 6 Jun 2014 09:44:15 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

A "NAT router and the built in Windows firewall in addition to safe hex"
is in no way "easy" or "simple".

Why not?

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s|b

On Thu, 5 Jun 2014 14:16:17 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

Is there an easy to use simple firewall for Windows 864 bit?

I've been using Online Armor Free 7.x for some time now. It's not only a
firewall, but it offers HIPS as well.

Haven't used it myself, but I've read good comments (and free as well):
Privatefirewall.

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s|b

On 06/05/2014 10:44 PM, usenetopian wrote:
On 6/5/2014 10:16 AM, John Doe wrote:
Is there an easy to use simple firewall for Windows 864 bit?

Thanks.


a NAT router and the built in Windows firewall in addition to safe hex
should be enough, but if you really 3rd party firewall, I'd go with
zonealarm, pretty easy to use, comodo is the best software firewall IMO,
but it can get a little complicated at times.

Hi John,

I agree completely.

Problem with a router: the original poster wants to
control his outbound programs as well. Can't do
that with an external router and/or firewall.

I think the poster would be best served with your
suggestions for 3rd party software firewalls.

But, he should use an External Firewall too. Both
of those 3rd part firewalls (all Windows firewall
I have found) leak like sieves. Best to put up several
fences.

By the way, a real (external) firewall, as opposed to
a NAT router, will stop network funny business much
better. I am partial to Watch Guard. I have used
Sonic Wall, but they are just so very, very weird:
all configuration are asked in terms of double
negatives. Pull your hair out trying to figure out
what they are asking.

-T

On Fri, 6 Jun 2014 09:44:15 +0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote:

A "NAT router and the built in Windows firewall in addition to safe hex"
is in no way "easy" or "simple".

I'm guessing it's exactly what most Windows users do, so it can't be all
that hard. Which part are you finding to be not easy or simple?

On Sat, 07 Jun 2014 13:32:21 -0700, Todd wrote:

On 06/05/2014 10:44 PM, usenetopian wrote:
On 6/5/2014 10:16 AM, John Doe wrote:
Is there an easy to use simple firewall for Windows 864 bit?

Thanks.


a NAT router and the built in Windows firewall in addition to safe hex
should be enough, but if you really 3rd party firewall, I'd go with
zonealarm, pretty easy to use, comodo is the best software firewall IMO,
but it can get a little complicated at times.

Hi John,

I agree completely.

I think you meant to say that you agree with usenetopian.

Problem with a router: the original poster wants to
control his outbound programs as well. Can't do
that with an external router and/or firewall.

Of course you can, and probably much more securely even.
I think you misspoke because I know that you know that.

By the way, a real (external) firewall, as opposed to
a NAT router, will stop network funny business much
better.

There you go. Much better!

John Doe wrote, On 6/6/2014 5:44 AM:
A "NAT router and the built in Windows firewall in addition to safe hex"
is in no way "easy" or "simple".


My grandmother (and probably millions of others) seems to operate fine
under that condition.

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...winston
msft mvp consumer apps

On 06/08/2014 10:54 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
Problem with a router: the original poster wants to
control his outbound programs as well. Can't do
that with an external router and/or firewall.

Of course you can, and probably much more securely even.
I think you misspoke because I know that you know that.


Hi Char,

I think you just misunderstood what I said.

With an external firewall, you can control the outbound
ports. If a particular programs uses a unique port,
then you can stop it dead. If it uses a common port,
then you stop everyone that uses that port. (The bad
guys love to use port 80 for that very reason.)

To control what programs use what network resource,
you need a software firewall that resided on the
computer that is generating the traffic.

-T