Windows Firewall Control 6.9.9.4

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Windows Firewall Control is a powerful tool which extends the functionality of Windows Firewall and provides new extra features which makes Windows Firewall better. It runs in the system tray and allows the user to control the native firewall easily without having to waste time by navigating to the specific part of the firewall. This is the best tool to manage the native firewall from Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Server 2016, Server 2012. Windows Firewall Control offers four filtering modes which can be switched with just a mouse click:

High Filtering - All outbound and inbound connections are blocked. This profile blocks all attempts to connect to and from your computer.
Medium Filtering - Outbound connections that do not match a rule are blocked. Only the programs that you allow can initiate outbound connections.
Low Filtering - Outbound connections that do not match a rule are allowed. The user can block the programs he doesn't want to allow initiating outbound connections.
No Filtering - Windows Firewall is turned off. Avoid using this setting unless you have another firewall running on your computer.

Windows Firewall Control doesn't do any packet filtering and does not block or allow any connection. This is done by Windows Firewall itself based on the existing firewall rules.

Program Features
√ Notifications of outbound blocked connections.
√ Learning mode that automatically allows digitally signed programs.
√ Create temporary rules which are automatically deleted when they expire or on program restart.
√ Intuitive user interface which is easy accessible through a system tray icon.
√ Full support with standard user accounts. Elevated privileges are required only at installation.
√ Disable the ability of other programs to tamper Windows Firewall rules and state.
√ Integrated support of creating, modifying and deleting Window Firewall rules.
√ Multiple and easier ways of creating new rules in Windows Firewall.
√ Lock feature which can disable the access to the settings of the program and Windows Firewall.
√ Shell integration into the right click context menu of the executable files.
√ Automatically display invalid rules for programs that do not exist any more.
√ Possibility to find and display duplicate firewall rules.
√ Merge multiple similar rules or duplicate existing ones.
√ View recently allowed and blocked connections and create new rules from the Security log.
√ Import and export of partial sets of rules.
√ Protection to unauthorized uninstallation.
√ Possibility to restore previous settings at uninstallation.
√ Global hot keys are supported and various shortcut keys are available.
√ Integrated multi language support in 29 languages.
√ And many, many more. Just try it out.

System Requirements
√ Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5 or a newer version.
√ Compatible with all x86 and x64 versions of Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Server 2016, Server 2012.
√ Windows Firewall service is required to be enabled for Windows Firewall Control to run.
√ DNS Client service is required to be enabled for the notifications to work properly.

 

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 Version: 6.8.2.0
Date: May 10, 2022
SHA256: d125c0eeca6b8dcbbc00811aa5f24cf75514e0d0dc4ff32e4a7745beb5b5000b

What's new in version 6.8.2.0 (10.05.2022)

• New: Redesigned the global hotkeys to support more combinations.
• Fixed: WFC installer was updated against exe hijacking vulnerability.
• Fixed: Moving a temporary rule to a different group name does not clear the outdated description.

 

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Version: 6.9.2.0
Date: February 15, 2023
SHA256: 548214adb293b8e42fa26bd3ca91d558d21435eeb39fa4b3576a0d053c3ac757

What's new in version 6.9.2.0 (15.02.2023)

• New: Added 3 new providers for WHOIS queries in Tools tab.
• Improved: Removed file extension validation in Properties dialog to allow more rules to be created, especially for Windows Subsystem for Linux.
• Fixed: Rules Panel hangs if a program path is a network path.
• Fixed: The system tray context menu for notifications mode is not updated when changing the language.
   

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Version: 6.9.9.1
Date: December 14, 2023
SHA256: cef52f11a0e28d7eb02012f45ca5947d6fed094cbcf7ed2935ed1be15d3db325

What's new in version 6.9.9.1 (14.12.2023)

• Improved: The notification dialog was updated to be able to add a notification exception for the full path too.
• Improved: Loading time was decreased for Rules Panel and Connections Log with a new cache mechanism for program icons.
• Fixed: Rules Panel may crash if there are hundreds of firewall rules and the rules are scrolled up and down multiple times.

What's new in version 6.9.9.0 (20.11.2023)

• Improved: When exporting rules, the sorting order and filters are now preserved in the exported wpw file. On import you get back what was seen in Rules Panel at export time.
• Improved: The import and the export of the firewall rules are fully async now. This improves the UI responsiveness during these actions.
• Fixed: When duplicating multiple rules at once, they are created in the reversed order.
• Fixed: Authorized groups list has a display issue where it displays also the internal group names.
• Fixed: When creating a duplicate rule in Rules Panel the Please wait message remains displayed and Rules Panel needs to be closed and reopened.
• Fixed: Secure Rules disables custom groups names in the latest version.

 

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Version:    6.9.9.4
Date:    February 10, 2024
SHA256:    47c3314ebfbb9111da98b576486db872a68bb14bdf3e4fc032d5465ca45f9189

What's new in version 6.9.9.4 (10.02.2024)

• Improved: Request elevation button will not restart wfcUI.exe anymore. Instead, it will remove the read-only state from the current non-elevated executing instance.
• Improved: When a new rule is created by the experimental notification exception feature, Rules Panel will refresh if it is open.

What's new in version 6.9.9.3 (28.01.2024)

• Fixed: Create WFC recommended rules does not work in the latest installer.
• Fixed: After installation 'Auto refresh on open' is set by default to true in Connections Log instead of false.
• Improved: Added read only access to Rules Panel, Connections Log and Notifications for standard user accounts.
• Improved: Run button is will start WFC under the user account which started the installer instead of the elevated user account.

What's new in version 6.9.9.2 (21.01.2024)

• Fixed: It is not possible to create a duplicate of the first rule in Rules Panel.
• Fixed: Remote code execution vulnerability via gRPC named pipes.
• Updated: Standard user accounts are allowed to perform elevated actions without requiring elevation authorization. Starting with this version, if wfcUI.exe is executed as a standard user account, it has only read access for the user interface. The software must be elevated before being able to perform any write actions (CVE-2023-36631).
• Updated: Run button was disabled in the installer to avoid executing the software under an elevated account from a standard user account.

 

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