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Go into Firewall & Network Protection, click on the active profile, and check the Block all incoming connections, also get this firewall https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php (Turn on Medium Filtering, Learning Mode and Secure Profile).
Install Windows Firewall Control, activate notifications and you're good to go: all the control you want. Pirating software since the Nineties, never had issues from DOS to Windows 10 :-P
Windows Firewall Control. Has seen consistent updates for the 5.5 years I've used it. Free unless you want notifications or temporary rules, in which case it's a 10 dollar "donation". Activation is limited to 3 key generations per day. Other than that, no restrictions.
I was using TinyWall for some time, but it failed too often (service just stopped working, W10), then I switched to WFC -- same thing (wrapper above windows firewall, just as TinyWall), but much more stable.
Edit: off, you want to block all connections and whitelist apps/services or IP/ports one by one (green mode, I think)
Generally Windows Firewall just stays out of the way unless you need to specifically allow certain incoming connections. If you need more interaction with it, you can use a program like Windows Firewall Control to manage it. https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php
Malware that can bypass defender almost exclusively only tagets businesses, and even then its rare.
And if you have common sense and know how to look for then you dont need phishing protection or spam filter, and the inbuilt firewall is enough, though you can check out Binisoft Firewall Control https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php (set it on Medium Filtering, Learning Mode and Secure Profile)
Use a firewall, either Comodo or the one that comes with windows using Windows firewall Control
This is a good idea for security regardless, and allows you to control which programs can and cannot access the internet. This is virtually required if you're a frequent pirate.
I used both to test but it was in their early stages, wasn't a pleasant experience. I'm not sure how they are today.
Personally, been with Windows Firewall Control for years now, made by BiniSoft, used to be paid but went free after Malwarebytes bought it. Another one for the list if you'd like to try it out. It's simple, can easily customize rules, clean up to date layout. The notifications window is also quite simple to understand and use.
Also (inb4 omg malwarebytes ads), since this is now Malwarebytes property, the only "ad" there is, is a small button at the top right of the main window, and It's the only window that has that button with the text "Try Malwarebytes Premium", no other mentions of it are found on other windows (Rules Panel, Connection Logs, Notifications).
It's most likely your windows firewall, instead of a dialogue to enable programs through, it usually just blocks them silently... it's very irritating, I use windows firewall control, it's free, but you can donate to the author!
Hope this helps!
Tried reinstalling Comodo? Or using their uninstall tool and then reinstalling? https://help.comodo.com/topic-72-1-766-12685-.html
ZoneAlarm is the other popular free firewall.
You can also look at tools like TinyWall and SimpleWall, or Windows Firewall Control.
I would suggest something like Windows Firewall Control or anything similar that spawn confirmation alert anytime new app tries to connect to the Internet.
You can just block apps you don't want to have network access.
I was installing huion drivers just today and huion app was immediately trying to connect to Internet. With WFC I just blocked that connection and put app in black list forever.
I'm pleased I was correct (makes a change). I'm using the default http://127.0.0.1:33333/ in my browser but mainly use the Deemix GUI. Both work fine. Can you add an exception into the windows firewall control panel to allow Python access? A program I found works well for this type of task is called Windows Firewall Control. You just right click on the exe you wish to allow in the firewall to allow or deny access.
I think that its important to keep your firewall up and running on an OS like windows. At the same time I agree that windows firewall is not very practical to use. Malwarebytes has recently bought "windows firewall control" software and provide it to users for free. I would recommend taking a look at it. It will make it very easy to configure and take control of windows firewall while keeping it up and running.
Never used Windows server. Could this be an issue with Domain/private/public firewall settings?
This supports Windows Server 2016. It's a very useful program for managing the windows built in firewall.
https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php
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.
Submitted bug report about some (it seems random as to which) custom Windows Firewall rules being lost upon upgrade. This has been a problem for several builds, but it took me a while to pick up on it and to confirm it. For years and years before that this was never a problem.
If anyone is looking for a way to backup selected firewall rules for restoration after they've been deleted, Windows Firewall Control is a nice way to do it and a handy program in general.
I use WFC to controll my Firewall to my likings.
Windows Firewall Control is a powerful tool which extends the functionality of Windows Firewall and provides new extra features which makes Windows Firewall better.
Windows Firewall Control: https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php
Set default outbound to block all unless whitelisted. It can also automatically disable rules that you did not create and which don't match an approved Group name.
I really like WFC because it's only a front-end GUI for the built-in firewall.
O&O software make an app called Shut Up and it works really well to preventdaya leakage. You'll need to run it a few times and check it after every update to Windows. I'd you have home edition you'll not have as much control but this will still help. https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
You can also get a good firewall from Binsoft which is currently free for the full version. https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php
It will show popups and block everything. But you'll need a solid understand of under-the-hood applications on Windows.
The built-in firewall is fine. I mean, you probably want a hardware firewall between anything Windows and the Internet, but I see no reason to add some other firewall to the one in Windows.
For home use, to simplify management of it, you might want an add-on (even though this is not a home networking subreddit) - https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php is good. It allows you to easily slam filtering on or off, and change how restrictive you want the firewall to be, and you can easily right-click on specific binaries or folders and some such and choose to create a rule to block or pass them. Just a nice extra but the firewall is still the built-in one.
I use this light front-end application for the built in Windows firewall and do a default block all setup then create allow rules for the few specific things I want to connect.
>Do not install any software firewall. Windows firewall is one of the best.
https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php
Gives you better control of Windows Firewall. Think of WFC like a different GUI for it.
I use windows firewall control with a default block all setup, tinywall is nice too but had some sort of problem with my network shares.
I only experienced pain and suffering with Comodo. One of the best firewall? Windows Firewall. Ok that may sound weird, but actually it is very capable. There are also (free) programs that let you manage it with ease.
The only annoying quirk I found about it, is that it enables new software by default. So I used this: https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php .
Then again. You do not really need a firewall on desktop (fite me). A malicious software could easily add a new rule into any kind of program if it remains undetected by the av product. I mean I myself have spent a long time with setting up and using a strict firewall on desktop, but yeah. The only legit usecase I can think of is someone disallowing a cracked program. But then again. Does anyone really thing the developer cannot add a simple trick to use a Windows call to check? (I worked as a developer at a famous company and we tracked both cracked versions as well. We had a map, full telemetry. But that's it. Nothing else a software dev company can do.)
Firewalls are a hellofalot more important on servers. - Because you only want a few ports or services to be accessible. - Because you may want to only allow a few IPs and... And the list goes on. The first point is what most uses it for in 90% of the cases.
I guess try to find out why your computer (if you're 100% positive that's the device making the requests) is making requests that you don't know about. I'd recommend learning about software firewalls. Is your main computer a windows machine? This should help you determine what programs are making network requests: https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php
>Mods said "block everything", so here it is for anyone interested
Aww yiss :)
>Just reading the list gives an idea about how a "cloud based software" works. I can't decide whether it is amazing or disgusting.
As an aside, I rather enjoy the rather pointless task of making my computer hardware "quiet". Hey software, leave that hardware alone! Quit your fussing, just sit there and relax!
One of my current larks is an openbox desktop within a Devuan (systemd-free Debian fork) minimal install, and trying to get it to do only what I tell it to. One of the low hanging fruits is watching pihole for unprompted DNS requests, tracking the source down, and eliminating it. Might have to drop Epiphany browser because I can't seem to disable prefetching, for example. The further you stray from a linux minimal install, the harder it is to get the overall ecosystem to stop fidgeting.
On windows, a software firewall can help (ie outbound connections that do not match a rule are blocked), and I'm a fan of https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php
Linux has firewall software packages available but I've never fell in love with any of them...I should revisit that topic...
It's truly amazing/horrifying how much information (sweet, sweet metadata) constantly flows outwards from a user's computer into the internet...
I've accidentally installed that stupid GFE thing when updating my drivers, and "Windows Firewall Control" went apesh*t with popups about nvidia programs/services (mostly named "telemetry" .. no thanks) attempting to connect to the internet. I've blocked access for every single one of them since GFE is useless to me anyway (requires login to use Shadowplay? MSI Afterburner doesnt..)
Might do a full driver uninstall (including remnants) and install it again in this "cleaned up" form, which I didn't even know was possible.
Perhaps use something else such as Comodo Firewall or if you want to stick with Windows Firewall you can extend it by using WFC.
Yeap, there is. You can achieve this with third party Firewalls or with third party MANAGERS of built-in native firewall, which is probably better. There is a LEARNING mode to achieve it. After some time you set it to REGULAR mode(for instance) and all whitelisted rules were set. But not all features are FREE... Look in https://www.binisoft.org/wfc.php or http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/