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My Wish: A full fledged firewall for Windows 10
I have used Windows software for years. I have always purchased software to protect my Windows systems. I would really like to see Microsoft step up the protection for a home/portable PC, to meet t...
Well, thank you, my wish had been granted, before I even made it! I was not aware of that firewall. Subsequent reading has told me that it has been around for awhile and is highly regarded. I am now poking into all of its' corners.
Thanks for the feedback.
Glad to be of help.
But of course, as I did mention in my original reply, Windows Firewall has a shortcoming that makes it unsuitable for becoming a good personal firewall: Outgoing traffic is still treated as allow-by-default. Any app that runs can contact any server on the Internet. Most commercial personal firewall products offer interactive outgoing traffic filtering. This prevents Trojan horses and ransomware from contacting their masters.
But of course, as I did mention in my original reply, Windows Firewall has a shortcoming that makes it unsuitable for becoming a good personal firewall: Outgoing traffic is still treated as allow-by-default. Any app that runs can contact any server on the Internet. Most commercial personal firewall products offer interactive outgoing traffic filtering. This prevents Trojan horses and ransomware from contacting their masters.