- Abstract
- A network-connected application should not be supposed completely safe if it can be connected from and to any point of a network and/or the internet. Only rare the applications are to be allowed to connect to anywhere. A web browser should not be limited to connect the internet in ordinary circumstances. However, there are situations in which even the web browser should be limited in its connection ability (parental control etc).
- Usually the applications are to be limited in its connection abilities to increase the security. If you have decided to share your disks (for example), the sharing hardly has to be provided to all over the world. Probably you would like to share your disks with trusted persons or trusted networks only. Windows 7 Firewall Control is the utility to simplify application network access management and to provide the application network security.
- Application security is provided by setting an appropriate set of network access rules (or security zone), determining which network connections are to be allowed or rejected separately for each application. The network access rule is a named set of parameters describing a network connection (IP address or address range, port number etc) The rules are united under a unique name in zones. The zones then are applied by its name, setting correspondent set of the rules at once, simplifying the network access management. Windows 7 Firewall Control provides suitable procedure for group zone and/or rule management on zone/rule name basis.
 - User's manual
- After the program launch you will see the
icon on the task-bar (usually next to the clock). The right mouse button click on the icon gives you the access to the program menu.
- Special Modes
- Windows 7 Firewall Control allows you to set special modes for all the controlled applications at once. The modes are available in the Tray Icon menu via right click:
- Mode: Normal - The applications are allowed/prohibited following the zones set in Application List;
- Mode: EnableAll - Enables all the applications, so switches the firewall off;
- Mode: DisableAll - Disables all the applications regardless of per-application zone settings;
- Mode: Expensive/Insecure Connection - Special mode for the use when Internet connection is made over Expensive or Distrusted network, for instance via mobile phone/operator or satellite. In the mode only applications marked as "Allow in Mode: Expensive/Insecure Connection" (see "Edit Application Access") are allowed following the zones set to the applications. All the other applications are blocked (excepting some system vital activities). The mode allows you to use only selected (specially allowed/trusted) applications to access the network preventing all other redundant (not required immediately) operations, auto updates, background network operations and so on. (Plus version only)
- Windows Explorer integration
- (Plus version only)
- Windows 7 Firewall Control allows application network access control directly from the desktop with the context menu.
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