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Downloads:

13,825

Downloads of v 6.12.0:

616

Last Update:

17 Oct 2024

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Alexandru Dicu

Tags:

windowsfirewallcontrol windows firewall control wfc binisoft malwarebytes

windowsfirewallcontrol (Install)

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6.12.0 | Updated: 17 Oct 2024

Downloads:

13,825

Downloads of v 6.12.0:

616

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Alexandru Dicu

windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.12.0

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Alexandru Dicu. The inclusion of Alexandru Dicu trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Alexandru Dicu goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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All Checks are Passing

3 Passing Tests


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Passed

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install windowsfirewallcontrol (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade windowsfirewallcontrol (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall windowsfirewallcontrol (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade windowsfirewallcontrol -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade windowsfirewallcontrol -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install windowsfirewallcontrol
  win_chocolatey:
    name: windowsfirewallcontrol
    version: '6.12.0'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'windowsfirewallcontrol' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '6.12.0'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller windowsfirewallcontrol
{
    Name     = "windowsfirewallcontrol"
    Version  = "6.12.0"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'windowsfirewallcontrol':
  ensure   => '6.12.0',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 17 Oct 2024.

Description

Windows Firewall Control - Managing Windows Firewall is now easier than ever

Program Overview

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 2012, Server 2016, Server 2019, Server 2022.
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.

Package-specific issue

If this package isn't up-to-date for some days, Create an issue

Support the package maintainer and Patreon


tools\chocolateybeforemodify.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
Start-Process 'sc.exe' -Verb "runas" -ArgumentList 'stop wfcs'
tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$toolsDir   = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"

$url            = 'https://www.binisoft.org/download/wfc6setup.exe'
$checksum       = '3598f39c809c7fb3c3f301bb4c5764459eae483b5c3f96dd6cf3de0f0d476087'
$checksumType   = 'sha256'

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  fileType      = 'exe'
  url           = $url
  checksum      = $checksum
  checksumType  = $checksumType
  File          = "$toolsDir\wfcsetup.exe"
  silentArgs    = '-i -c'
  validExitCodes= @(0)
  softwareName  = 'Malwarebytes Windows Firewall Control*'
}

[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $packageArgs['softwareName']
if ($key -and $key.Count -ge 1) {
    $packageArgs['silentArgs'] = '-u -c'
}

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
tools\wfcsetup.exe.ignore
 

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.11.0 1391 Monday, April 22, 2024 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.10.0 141 Friday, April 19, 2024 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.9.9 142 Thursday, April 18, 2024 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.9.8 98 Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.9.7 163 Thursday, April 11, 2024 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.9.6 432 Monday, March 4, 2024 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.9.5 84 Sunday, March 3, 2024 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.9.4 402 Saturday, February 10, 2024 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.9.3 316 Monday, January 29, 2024 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.9.2 193 Monday, January 22, 2024 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.9.1 368 Friday, December 15, 2023 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.9 290 Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.8 158 Thursday, November 16, 2023 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.7 326 Saturday, October 21, 2023 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.6 128 Thursday, October 19, 2023 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.4 114 Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.9.0.0 2322 Saturday, February 4, 2023 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.8.2.0 1033 Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.8.1.0 453 Sunday, March 6, 2022 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.4.0.0 2220 Monday, August 17, 2020 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.3.0.1 126 Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.3.0.0 581 Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 6.0.2.0 1162 Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Approved
windowsfirewallcontrol (Install) 5.4.0.0 366 Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Approved

Software

https://www.binisoft.org/changelog.txt

Package


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