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Re: What's a good free firewall program for 64-bit W10?

From ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject Re: What's a good free firewall program for 64-bit W10?
Newsgroups comp.security.firewalls
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Date 2021-06-05 20:57 -0500

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Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> wrote:
> On 6/5/21 3:37 PM, Ant wrote:
> > What's a good free firewall program for 64-bit W10?

> I would try the 1st party firewall that's built into Windows before 
> trying something 3rd party.

> My career has been augmenting what comes with things through proper 
> configuration as opposed to wholesale replacement.  Particularly without 
> having tried the 1st party option first.

I agree, but it seems to be missing features that I am looking for.


> > Most importantly, it can prompt and block outgoing connections like
> > programs that phone home. I used to use Conseal PC Firewall, Kerio
> > Firewall, Outpost Firewall 2009, Norton (before 2015), and current PC
> > Tools Firewall Plus v7 in older Windows versions.

> It's my understanding that the 1st party firewall built into Windows has 
> had the ability to block outgoing connections for a while now.

> Though I don't know if it will prompt for things that aren't previously 
> allowed.

It doesn't. :(


> > Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

> :-)

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What's a good free firewall program for 64-bit W10? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2021-06-05 16:37 -0500
  Re: What's a good free firewall program for 64-bit W10? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-06-05 16:48 -0600
    Re: What's a good free firewall program for 64-bit W10? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2021-06-05 20:57 -0500
      Re: What's a good free firewall program for 64-bit W10? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-06-06 19:32 -0600

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