Do
you like using the Windows Firewall,
but wish it came with better controls? TinyWall, a free program for Windows 7
and Windows 8,
gives you just that – a tray icon you can
use to quickly edit the Window Firewall settings. If you like the simplicity
and protection offered by the lightweight Windows Firewall but miss the control
offered by whitelist-oriented options, TinyWall is what you’ve been looking
for.
With the second service pack of Windows
XP, Microsoft added a feature to Windows too few users were adding themselves –
a firewall. The XP firewall was infamously porous, but it’s pretty good in windows vista, 7
and 8. It’s also, for good or for ill, very easy to use. Every time you install
a new program you’re asked whether you want that program to have Internet
access. TinyWall changes that. This software blocks everything when you
first install it and counts on you to grant Internet access only to software
you trust. So it’s more secure to start with, but requires some thought on your
part to use.
HOW TO USE [TINYWALL]
Install [TinyWall] and the first thing you
will notice is a tray icon. The Windows Firewall is decidely an app that
lives in the background; changing the settings means digging through the
Control Panel. This icon, by contrast, gives you quick access to your security
settings.
CONCLUSION
The TinyWall website puts it best. This
software gives Windows Firewall a sane and secure configuration and
secondly, presents you with a simple interface where you can easily define what
has network access and what not, while lastly, preventing other programs
from modifying or overwriting your firewall settings.
If this sounds right for you, and you are enthusiastic to download TinyWall go and
hit the download button bellow.
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