It's no secret that most users limit themselves to protecting their computer by installing an antivirus, forgetting that in addition to the threat of PC infection, there is a threat of using the victim computer as a bot machine.
Therefore, to more fully protect your computer, in addition to installing an antivirus, we recommend installing a firewall, firewall or firewall - these are all names for the same software.
Ashampoo Firewall
The first in our review will be a product from German developers – Ashampoo Firewall.
The product is activated by entering a code that is sent to the user’s mailbox after registering on the developer’s website.
Immediately after installation, you will be asked to configure the program according to the available simplified “Easy Mode” or advanced mode “Expert Mode”.
The principle of the firewall is as follows: for each application, an allowing or denying rule must be generated, which is processed by the firewall.
If an application for which a rule has not been assigned attempts to establish a connection, the firewall warns the user - offering to create a rule.
This statement is true when the firewall is in learning mode.
When this mode is disabled, applications for which no rules are assigned will be blocked automatically.
Advantages:
Free;
Low consumption of system resources;
Friendly user interface;
Semi-automatic configuration is possible.
Flaws:
Not compatible with some antiviruses;
The firewall is installed without entering any passwords or registering, as is the case with Ashampoo Firewall.
Rules for application access are created in manual mode.
We recommend not to postpone this procedure until later, because... After installation, Ashampoo Firewall may remember some applications and programs as unverified, as a result of which the latter may not work correctly or not work at all.
Advantages:
Free;
Simple and reliable.
Flaws:
Lack of updates;
Lack of Russian-language interface;
Manual setting.
Comodo Firewall
Unlike its predecessors, we have a fairly powerful, multifunctional firewall, which is paired with an antivirus - Comodo Antivirus.
The firewall database is quite impressive and contains information on more than 13 thousand programs that have security risks.
The set of functions is standard - protection against Trojans, malicious scripts, support for monitoring incoming/outgoing traffic, as well as network activity installed programs, DLL libraries, the ability to hide a computer on the network, control over software and driver updates.
Pay attention! Additional features include a detailed report system events, integration into the Windows Security Center, the ability to run applications in a specially designated environment for their safe execution - a sandbox.
Despite the wide range of different settings, the firewall has not lost its user-friendly interface; each option has a corresponding description.
Advantages:
Free;
Possibility of batch installation of firewall and antivirus;
Simple Russian-language interface with tips.
Flaws:
Increased loading time operating system, loss of PC performance;
The program is not removed from the system correctly, leaving behind a lot of “garbage”.
Outpost Firewall Pro
Software product from the Russian company Agnitum. To familiarize yourself with the capabilities of the firewall, the developer provides a free 30-day version.
The price of a licensed copy for home use for a year is 899 rubles, a license for 2 years will cost 1399 rubles.
A distinctive feature of a firewall is the ability to detect known malware, as well as new ones that are not yet in the databases.
This function is possible thanks to a multi-level approach, which involves the use of proactive blocking based on analysis of program behavior and signature methods for detecting network activity.
In addition to the organized self-protection function of the firewall from being completely or partially disabled or modified by malicious code, the program also provides this protection for the operating system and installed programs and applications.
In general, the firewall is quite good; after spending some time on proper configuration, you can later forget about its existence; the program will provide a fairly high degree of protection for your PC.
Advantages:
Multi-level security approach with proactive protection;
The speed of the PC after installation remains at the same level;
Availability of a Russian-language interface with tips.
Flaws:
SpyShelter Firewall
The program is available for review for 14 days after installation, during which time the user must decide whether the program is worth the money.
An annual license of the program will cost 25 euros, although the company provides such an advantageous offer as purchasing a lifetime license at a price of 55 euros for 1 PC.
There is also an offer for 5 PCs - the licensing price is 65 and 165 euros, respectively.
The license price includes technical support for the product. Language for communication is English.
Pay attention! In addition to the standard functions inherent in other firewalls, incl. the presence of proactive protection, it should be noted that there are more advanced capabilities - protection against malware creating screenshots from the screen, webcam, and recording sound from the built-in microphone. There is a function to encrypt keystrokes.
Advantages:
Availability of proactive protection;
Installing the program does not affect system performance;
Flaws:
The need to purchase a license;
English interface.
Windows 7 Firewall
Firewall for Windows 7: review of the best programs
Today we will talk about free firewalls, the better way to protect your system without extra funds for protection. We offer three popular software products at your discretion: Ashampoo Firewall Free, PC Tools Firewall Plus and Online Armor Free.
Let's start with the product Ashampoo Firewall Free developed by Ashampoo, it has an easy and informative interface, the list of languages includes Russian, which will make it easy to configure.
To get started, just visit the manufacturer’s website, register, receive an activation code by email, which you need to enter in the program, and that’s it.
The program has two operating modes: simple and expert. Of course, the second mode is better, but even in simple mode you will get decent protection.
The program consists of five modules: Rules (configure the parameters of Internet connections), Statistics and Log (in them you will find information about the operation of the program and the status of your protection), Configuration (using it you can configure the operation of the program internally), Utility (contains a pop-up blocker windows, process manager, auto start, Internet surfing history)
The principle of operation of a firewall is that the program informs the user about unauthorized actions, offering to apply a rule for him. Also contains a learning function and can block all connections if necessary.
Next on our list is PC Tools Firewall Plus. It is also completely free and in Russian. It has very good reviews in the fight against keyloggers and blocks unauthorized downloading of information from your computer by Trojan programs.
The advantage of the program is installation without any registration. A firewall provides a hidden presence on the network and protects the connection with passwords. You can also manually configure connection parameters. The program creates lists of IP addresses, tested ports and analyzes network traffic.
Another interesting software product, Online Armor Free, was created by Emsisoft-GmbH. This software product simply has a huge set of tools to combat virus threats, network attacks, and hidden scripts.
Pro active protection controls the operation of the program. Online Armor Free scans the system and detects dangerous applications by marking them.
It has convenient and easy navigation, allows you to create lists for ports, domains, IP addresses, and suspicious programs in startup. Has the ability to classify sites for potential threats.
Windows 7 Firewall Control Plus – small free program, which will help control applications trying to access the Internet. The program uses the built-in firewall mechanism of Windows XP/7/8/Vista, while offering additional features to control program access to the network and the Internet.
Outpost Firewall Free is one of the best network defenders, which is designed to protect your computer from threats emanating from the Internet - scanners, Internet worms, etc.
SoftPerfect Personal Firewall is a free network firewall designed to protect your PC from attacks from the Internet or via a local network. SoftPerfect Personal Firewall offers customizable security using custom rules for packet filtering.
Comodo Firewall is one of the best firewalls. The manufacturers of this program, unlike others, offer a full version of the defender against network and Internet threats, free of charge. Comodo Firewall is easy to manage and is aimed at untrained users.
Comodo Firewall.
Free Personal Firewall from Comodo for Windows XP and Vista. Part of Comodo Internet Security. Program features: proactive protection; protection against Internet attacks; buffer overflow protection; protection against unauthorized access; protection system files and registry entries from internal attacks. Proactive protection includes HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention Systems), a system for repelling local threats. The task is to monitor the operation of applications and block potentially dangerous operations based on specified criteria.
Official website: http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/inte... ewall.html
Free firewall created using a community solution. Designed to protect personal computers working under Windows control 2000 and XP. The point of a community solution is that a large group of network security experts prepares and makes available for public use settings for work, which are constantly updated, taking into account the emergence of new applications. These security settings can be downloaded for free from the community website. This approach of developers should allow even the most unprepared user in security issues to easily configure their firewall for optimal operation, i.e. Protect your computer as much as possible.
Official website: http://force.coresecurity.com
Online Armor (Online Armor Security Suite)
Combines convenience and ease of use, reliability of protection. The program ideally performs the function of maximum protection and provides an excellent user experience. Online Armor received the "Best Firewall of 2008" award.
Official website: http://rus.tallemu.com
PC Tools Firewall Plus
This is a free, easy-to-use, but effective personal firewall for Windows that protects information stored on your computer from unauthorized access from local networks or the Internet. By controlling the operation of various applications, it blocks attempts by Trojans, backdoors, keyloggers and other malicious programs to damage your computer and steal your confidential information.
Official website: http://www.pctools.com/ru/firewall
There are many organizations on the Internet that specialize in spying on users. Some surf for marketing reasons, others spy on users of file-sharing networks to record illegal activities. At the same time, such organizations also come across honest users. Fortunately, most of these organizations use static IP addresses, which makes blocking them easier. Peer Guardian is very good at blocking these IPs. Supports lists of addresses that need to be blocked, automatic updates from the blacklist on the Internet. Blocks all types of protocols TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc.
Official website: http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2
An effective and easy-to-use firewall that blocks hackers and other unknown threats when working on a local network or the Internet. Flexible settings and a convenient user interface will help you quickly protect your computer. In ZoneAlarm, you can set the security level for each program individually or use general setting rules for all programs. Using this firewall, you can instantly block access to programs trying to connect to the network and the Internet, and automatically scan attachments email. The ZoneAlarm firewall is free for individual and non-commercial use (including government and educational institutions).
Official website: http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us ... wnload.htm
GeSWall (GentleSecurityWall)
A useful, free firewall that protects your computer from intruders and malware by isolating vulnerable applications. Application isolation is based on an access restriction policy that effectively prevents all types of known and even unknown attacks.
Official website: http://www.gentlesecurity.com
Outpost Firewall Free 2009
Provides reliable protection, in addition, you get advanced protection against unauthorized program activity, which helps block unknown threats. Key features: two-way firewall; protection that cannot be turned off by hackers; application monitoring; has an intuitive interface; low requirements for system resources; network activity monitoring; Windows support Vista and 64 bit architecture.
Official website: http://free.agnitum.com
Windows7 Firewall is the topic of our article today, in which we will look at it and find out the answers to the following questions: How to enable firewall in Windows 7 and how to configure your firewall. Firewall or Firewall- this is the same thing, a firewall is also called a firewall, so once you learn how to work with a firewall, you will learn how to configure Firewall and Internetwork Windows screen 7.
Do you need a Windows 7 firewall?
Windows 7 Firewall - This is a special utility program designed to monitor network interfaces, controls the access of programs to the Internet, is a kind of protection against the penetration of viruses and prevents their spread. For many computer users, a firewall seems completely unnecessary, so they immediately disable it, just as they immediately disable the annoying
Almost all modern antivirus programs come with a firewall. When you install a third-party antivirus, the built-in firewall stops working in order to prevent problems associated with conflicts between 2 programs.
There are also simple antiviruses that do not contain a built-in firewall, the same antivirus from Microsoft - Security Essentails, does not contain a built-in firewall.
When Windows 7 is installed, the firewall is automatically enabled and configured by default. For many PC users, these settings are enough.
We'll look at ways to improve your computer's security by making changes to your firewall settings, determining what it should allow through and what it should block.
In order to get to the menu in the Windows 7 firewall settings, where you can disable and enable it, you need to open it.
How to open the firewall in Windows 7
The easiest way to find a firewall in Windows 7 is to search through the Start menu. To do this, click on the “Start” button in the lower left corner of the screen and type Firewall into the search bar and click on the icon that appears "Windows Firewall" which is highlighted in the screenshot below:
How to turn off the Windows 7 firewall?
Once the firewall page opens, select "Turn Windows 7 Firewall on or off" from the left menu.
Disable Windows 7 Firewall
By clicking on the Turn Windows Firewall on or off tab, you will be taken to a page where you can both turn on and off the Windows 7 firewall by simply selecting a menu item "Disable Firewall (not recommended)" Moreover, you can choose to disable it both for your home network and for all others.
As you understand, you can enable the Windows 7 firewall (if it is turned off) in the same way, you just need to check the menu item "Turn on Windows Firewall."
By the way, in the same window you can uncheck various notifications when the firewall blocks new programs.
Disabling the Windows Firewall service
To optimize the operating system, it is also recommended to disable the Windows 7 Firewall service. The easiest way is to use the search menu again "Start". Type into the search bar "Services" and click on them to open them.
In order to quickly find the Windows Firewall service, click on any service once and press the letter B on the keyboard, you will immediately find the service we need and double-click on it to open it.
In the Status line - click O become. Open the Startup Type drop-down menu and select Disabled and press OK.
A dialog box will appear asking you to restart your computer now, or you can exit without rebooting by doing it a little later.
Congratulations, you have learned how to disable the Windows 7 firewall.
To enable the Windows 7 firewall, follow the same steps in reverse.
Windows 7 Firewall Exceptions
When a firewall blocks applications, or for example a firewall sometimes blocks access to the Internet network for some games, there is a fairly simple way to remove this restriction and give full access to the Internet for this application, on this network to which you are connected.
To do this, on the firewall (firewall) page, select the menu item in the left menu: Allow programs to run through Windows Firewall.
Setting up the Windows 7 Firewall
Blocking outgoing traffic
To increase the security of your computer, which is sometimes especially necessary, you can use the method of completely blocking outgoing traffic, i.e. Allow only certain required applications and their respective services to allow such traffic from your computer to a remote server.
To configure Windows Firewall, you need to go to the tab Additional options in the Firewall window.
Select Windows Firewall with Advanced Security in the left menu, then in the right column, click on the item "Properties"
A menu will open Firewall Properties, in which you can block outgoing traffic, on the tab Outgoing connections.
From the drop down menu select "Block" and click OK.
Permission for programs after blocking
After all outgoing connections to the Internet have been blocked, you can create a rule that will allow some programs to connect to the Internet. For example, let's create a rule that allows the browser to connect to the Internet.
In order to create an outgoing connection rule, select “Rules for outgoing connection”, and in the action column select “Create rule”:
The Add New Rule Wizard will appear, in which you need to click Next→
On the next page, using the Browse button, add the path to the application, in our case to Google browser Chrome.
To find the location of the desired exe file, you can use the search or look in the shortcut properties, the path to the application is always indicated there.
Mark as in the screenshot below and click Next
At the next step, you need to enter a name for the rule and, if necessary, its description
That's all, the new firewall rule has been successfully created and is working, as evidenced by the green check mark next to the rule. 
Bottom line
This article was dedicated to in various ways Windows 7 firewall settings, we looked at ways to enable and disable it, which should help you so that you can configure it yourself.
Don't neglect safety. Pay a little attention to setting it up and you can avoid various troubles in the future.
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How to disable Windows 7 firewall? This question is quite common among users. In this article we will tell you how you can quickly disable a firewall, but before moving on to this issue, you need to understand what a firewall is and what it is used for.
Firewall is special software, designed to protect your computer from various hacker attacks that can be carried out by attackers via the Internet or local networks. Firefall works on a fairly simple principle. This software checks the entire data flow that is transmitted through the network and, if suspicious activity is detected, blocks malicious traffic.
Although a firewall does a very important job and greatly improves security, sometimes it becomes necessary to disable it. For example, if you installed a third-party firewall, then you must definitely disable the Windows 7 firewall.
In order to disable the Windows 7 firewall, you need to open the Control Panel and go to the “System and Security” section.
After this, you need to open the “” section.
In the “Windows Firewall” window, you need to click on the “Turn on and” link. This link is located on the left side of the window.
After this, you will be taken to the Windows 7 firewall settings window. Here you can enable or disable the Windows 7 firewall. In order to disable the Windows 7 firewall, you need to check two boxes next to the “Turn off the Windows 7 firewall (not recommended)” function.
How to disable Windows 7 firewall using service control
In addition, you can disable the Windows 7 firewall using . You can do this in the following way. Open Control Panel and go to “System and Security -> Administrative Tools -> Services”. In the Services window you will see a list of services, here you need to find a service called “Windows Firewall”.
Click right click Click on the Windows Firewall service and select Properties. After this, a window with the properties of this service will open in front of you. In order to leave it, you need to change the startup type from “Automatic” to “Disabled”, and also click on the “Keep” button.
It should be noted that disabling the Windows 7 firewall without installing another firewall is not safe. Thus, you will significantly reduce the level of protection of your computer.
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- Secure your use of the Internet;
- Configure automatic blocking of file downloads;
- Protect your PC from viruses and spyware;
Modern antivirus programs, such as Kaspersky Anti-Virus, include a built-in firewall. But you can download the firewall for Windows 7 separately from any antivirus solution. Moreover, the OS has built-in functions to protect your PC, but you shouldn’t rely only on their reliability.
Why do you need a firewall?
As we have already noted, a firewall is an integral link in the security chain not only of Windows 7 devices, but in general of all devices that have access to the Internet. Viruses and other threats await us on this network, which are difficult to fight alone. You can learn more about the need for a firewall on a PC in the following video:
The firewall prevents your computer from becoming infected even before the malware gets to your computer. hard drive. Antivirus programs can recognize the virus when it is already on the disk, and the firewall can block its downloading. With a powerful firewall you can:
Among all the firewalls for Windows 7, we can highlight . This firewall stands out from all its competitors in that it is free and very powerful. But its power does not prevent the program from working so quietly that after installation you can completely forget about the presence of a firewall on your device. At the same time, Comodo Firewall has rich customization capabilities. The program was recognized as the best firewall for Windows 7, and that is why on this page you can download the Comodo Firewall firewall and not some other.
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