CHANGELOG
v3.9.1 Beta (22 July 2026)
- added network statistics to watch info about speed (issue #2100) [thx @Tarkiin]
- added option to exclude inbound blocked packets (#2111)
- fixed repeatedly notifications (issue #2107)
- updated igmp rule (issue #2111)
v3.9 Beta (21 July 2026)
- changed messages with displays unused apps and timers (it displays full paths)
- now creating rules from network/log listviews do not use local IP addressess
- mark toolbar log icons as disabled when log subsription failed
- changed option resolve network address to enabled by default
- now profile saved paths with environment variables
- increased rules limit to 1024 symbols (issue #809)
- improved loopback filters
- improved memory usage
- improved dark theme
- improved security
- fixed saving profile when it have read-only attribute (issue #2048) [thx @jekesx]
- fixed log subscription sometimes returns access denied (issue #1710)
- fixed crash when loading notification dialog (issue #2070)
- fixed searchbox dissapear (issue #1790)
- fixed possible memory leaks
- updated port services lists
v3.8.7 (8 August 2025)
- fixed not logical crash (issue #2012)
- fixed context menu performance
- updated locale (issue #1984)
- updated project sdk
- cosmetic fixes
v3.8.6.1 (21 May 2025)
- fixed "open containing folder" error (issue #1977)
- fixed crash at startup (issue #1979)
- fixed crash dump (issue #1958)
v3.8.6 (1 April 2025)
- fixed check for update, does not bring up popup (issue #1923)
- fixed memory heap error (issue #1945)
- fixed possible crash
- improved dark theme support
v3.8.5 (27 November 2024)
- fixed adding apps with drive letters instead of specific apps (issue #1887)
- fixed creating rules for inaccessible paths (issue #1891)
- fixed opening log with spaces path (issue #1912)
- fixed windows 7 loopback rules
- cosmetic fixes
v3.8.4 (11 September 2024)
- added listview empty markup
- fixed tray icon middle click not worked when log ui is disabled
- fixed notification displays invalid signature (issue #1871)
- fixed does not show up tray icon (issue #1844)
- fixed crash when cleanup timers (issue #1860)
- fixed possible memory leak
- updated project sdk
- updated rule hint
- cosmetic fixes
v3.8.3 (8 August 2024)
- added remember last position of notification window (issue #1659)
- added watch services & uwp apps for install/uninstall
- added displays long time for apps
- improved windows 7 compatibility
- improved arm64 compatibility
- improved dark theme support
- fixed show log button does not work as expected (issue #1757, again!)
- fixed apps sometimes delete themselves (issue #1794, not fixed)
- fixed duplicate process at startup (issue #1769)
- fixed do not save hash when it is not enabled
- fixed row colors for dark mode (issue #1767)
- fixed log listview sorting by date
- fixed displaying timer tooltip
- updated project sdk
v3.8.2 (9 May 2024)
- revert back windows 7 & windows 8 support
- improved dark theme support
- improved log subscription
- fixed show log button does not work as expected (issue #1757)
- fixed search visibility
v3.8.1 (27 April 2024)
- fixed lacks search context (issue #1760)
- fixed incorrect log ui listview item counting
- updated confirm message for timers cleanup
- updated confirm message for unused cleanup
- updated cppwinrt package
- updated project sdk
v3.8 (1 April 2024)
- added mitigations (win10+) (issue #611)
- added dark theme support (issue #248)
- fixed displaying same context menu on apps and packets log
- updated search engine
- updated project sdk
v3.7.8 (28 January 2024)
- added saving flag state for install/uninstall filters
- fixed crash on tooltip (issue #1686)
- fixed apps disabled removal menu
- updated dropped packets (ui) listview context menu
- updated project sdk
v3.7.7 (3 January 2024)
- added error message when loading library on subscribe
- added comment item for apps/rules (issue #1664)
- added recheck app hash in properies dialog
- added highlighting of undelatable apps
- fixed displaying incorrect error messages
- fixed high disk usage (issue #1665)
- updated ports list
v3.7.6 (30 November 2023)
- fixed configuration of windows update (issue #1648)
- fixed auto update fails to install (issue #1565)
- updated project sdk
v3.7.5 (1 November 2023)
- fixed saving services and uwp apps (issue #1616)
- fixed file locked by simplewall (issue #1621)
- fixed removing unused apps
- fixed process creation
- updated project sdk
v3.7.4 (27 October 2023)
- added set option to disable apps removal from profile (issue #1155)
- fixed cannot save itself as unchecked (issue #1609)
- fixed could not save profile (issue #1594)
- fixed crash (issue #1582)
- updated project sdk
v3.7.3 (11 October 2023)
- added error message for saving profile
- removed redistributable package requirement (issue #1587)
- fixed profile was not found message (issue #1557)
- fixed crash on reading version information
- revert back certificates checking option
- updated project sdk
v3.7.2 (21 September 2023)
- dropped windows 7 and windows 8 support
- fixed launch of several copies of the application (issue #1547)
- fixed create filters for inaccessible apps (issue #1528)
- fixed displaying update dialog at startup (issue #1511)
- fixed retrieving version information for some files
- fixed slow apps search (issue #1477)
- fixed periodicaly crashing (issue #1486)
- fixed retrieving some apps icons
- fixed saving input on settings
- fixed saving unused apps
- fixed process creation
- improved signature checking
- updated project sdk
v3.7.1 (31 July 2023)
- fixed import not correcly worked (issue #1466)
- fixed crash when checking files (issue #1455)
- updated project sdk
v3.7 (27 July 2023)
- added profile encryption [oldest versions cannot open new profile] (issue #599)
- added terminate process into notification window (issue #1398)
- added checksum calculation for the apps (issue #394)
- added error message for log subscription
- improved search performance (issue #1383)
- fixed timer and apps timestamp displays incorrect information (32-bit only)
- fixed sometimes application displays incrorrect icons
- fixed possible crash when clearing log
- fixed silent uninstaller do not worked
- fixed arm64 build crash (issue #1228)
- fixed internal bugs
- fixed memory leaks
- updated nuget package
- updated project sdk
- updated locale
v3.6.7 (21 September 2022)
- added windows update service solution (issue #677, thx @taviso) [win10+]
- added feature to allow only the requested ip in notification (issue #1265)
- added 12 and 24 hour timer values (issue #1298)
- fixed opening editor are overlapped by notification window
- fixed uwp apps are reset after installing updates (issue #1294)
- fixed select all with search filter selects everything (issue #1264)
- fixed loading default icons for services and uwp apps
- fixed check update option in main menu (issue #1309)
- fixed port numbers are now verified (issue #1240)
v3.6.6 (12 August 2022)
- fixed editor does not disable save button when rule name is empty
- fixed network monitor duplicate calls
- fixed application crash (issue #1272)
v3.6.5 (11 August 2022)
- added group for apps with timers
- display long time in packets log date column
- fixed uwp packages display name parsing
- fixed blank notifications (again!) (issue #1009)
v3.6.4 (19 Juny 2022)
- added focus assistant support (win10rs3+)
- fixed notification sometimes can lose focus of fullscreen app
- fixed internal profile loading crash (issue #1228)
v3.6.3 (10 May 2022)
- fixed installer launches simplewall without asking user (issue #1119)
- fixed saving unused apps in profile (issue #1216)
- fixed app crash on create process (issue ##1224)
- fixed uninstaller delete not all files
- improved workqueue environment
- improved threading model
- fixed internal bugs
v3.6.2 (26 April 2022)
- added autoinstall non-executable updates feature (issue #1122)
- added clear search with escape button for editor
- added fallback for font loading when it does not exists
- improved uwp packages information loading
- fixed restore properties window position
- fixed rule tooltip whitespace
- fixed internal bugs
- updated network monitor
- updated locales
- cosmetic fixes
v3.6.1 (11 November 2021)
- added clear search with escape button
- fixed crash on delete filters (issue #1084)
- fixed import profile warning (issue #1086)
- fixed crash dumps processing
- updated locales
- cosmetic fixes
v3.6 (9 November 2021)
- improved multi-threading safety
- improved startup time
- improved dpi support
- added option to confirm allowing applications (issue #1070)
- added filtering for the application list (issue #663)
- added editor list items count mark for tab title
- added wfp initialization failure workaround
- added filtering for editor apps and rules
- added layer name into log
- moved log exclude configuration into another settings page (issue #1064)
- revert notification x button (issue #973)
- changed create rule toolbar icon (#723)
- fixed filters with hard permit can access internet (issue #689)
- fixed issue with hotkeys for switch tabs (issue #723)
- fixed rebar incrorrect resizing when dpi was changed
- fixed update installation issue (issue #1061)
- fixed notification multi-monitor support
- fixed service missing path (issue #1036)
- fixed editor can cause crash (#1071)
- fixed big memory leak (issue #1066)
- fixed net events unsubscription
- optimized listview sorting
- fixed internal bugs
- cosmetic fixes
v3.5.3 (18 October 2021)
- fixed using uninitialzed port variable in ip ranges [regression] (issue #1055)
v3.5.2 (17 October 2021)
- builded with windows 11 sdk
- fixed port can be omited when parsing ip ranges (issue #1010)
- fixed remote range replaces local range (issue #1044)
- fixed interface stuck by comctl library (issue #1009)
- fixed massive gdi handles leak
- fixed internal bugs
v3.5.1 (6 October 2021)
- optimized certificate checking
- fixed check apps for digital signatures option not works (issue #1037)
- fixed lock to avoid duplicate file information loading
- fixed crash on profile loading (issue #1033)
v3.5 (4 October 2021)
- in this release fqdn support was removed because of security issue (issues #1012)
- improved performance due caching network resolution and file information
- partially revert of windows defender power off (issue #1022)
- added ballon tip to display input limitations (issue #809)
- added compress internal profile in resources with lznt1
- fixed signatures information pointer use-after-free when dns resolver avoid arpa requests (issue #1008)
- fixed resolve network addresses can cause crash (issue #1015)
- fixed notification color issues (issue #1007)
- fixed update installation (issue #1016)
- fixed version information retrieval
- fixed workqueue environment
- fixed internal bugs
v3.4.3 (30 August 2021)
- added verify code signatures from catalog files (issue #1003)
- fixed crash at startup (issue #995)
- fixed rule reference (issue #1002)
v3.4.2 (24 August 2021)
- enable checking apps certificates by default
- show notifications immediately without waiting for busy operations to complete
- impoved listview responsiveness by using virtual listview callback
- fixed packets log displays incorrect direction (issue #945)
- fixed missed listview icons on refresh
- fixed thread environment
- fixed internal bugs
- cosmetic fixes
v3.4.1 (15 August 2021)
- fixed blocklist can does not change action status
- fixed crash at startup (issue #976)
- fixed profile import compatibility
- fixed install update
v3.4 (11 August 2021)
- added arm64 binaries (portable only)
- added protocol and host name information into network alert window (issue #843)
- added limit number of packets log entries (issue #941)
- added host resolving for packet logger listview
- added listview group for forever blocked apps
- fixed loading icons of each application freezes interface (issue #830)
- fixed log listview can have empty lines due to race condition
- fixed ui not properly display installation status (issue #962)
- fixed memory leak when loading profile (issue #888, #937)
- fixed high cpu usage for packet logger (issue #949)
- updated system rules
- updated project sdk
- fixed internal bugs
v3.3.5 (5 July 2021)
- added command line short opts
- use guid for tray icon
- updated project sdk
- fixed toolbar glitch on hidpi displays (issue #950)
- fixed multi-monitor with diffirent dpi support
- fixed installer creates unused files
- fixed internal bugs
v3.3.4 (3 June 2021)
- autoclean packets log ui when system suspended
- fixed config may not be saved when profile directory does not exist
- fixed unnecessary checking for app paths attributes
- fixed threadpool does not initialized com library
- fixed installer silent mode (issue #907)
- updated blocklist and system rules
- fixed internal bugs
v3.3.3 (29 April 2021)
- fixed listview tooltip can cause crash (issue #890)
- fixed editor does not create filters for the app
- fixed incorrect shared icons behaviour
- fixed interlocked operations logic
- fixed caching behaviour
- fixed internal bugs
v3.3.2 Beta (23 April 2021)
- added half an hour timer
- added missing spinlocks
- fixed file write operation can cause crash
- fixed path unexpand does not worked
- fixed running log viewer
- fixed little memory leak
- fixed bugs
v3.3.1 Beta (16 April 2021)
- added workaround for native paths on profile loading (issue #817)
- fixed net events does not subscribe on os version lower than 1607
v3.3 Beta (15 April 2021)
- added option for tray icon to open window in single click
- added warning message for allowing service host
- added quic service for internal rules (issue #819)
- added multiple rules at once in rules editor
- added properties dialog for apps
- added index column for logs
- added sorting for logs
- do not mark apps as unused if it applied for rules
- set limit for rules popup menu (issue #692)
- increased speed of service enumeration
- removed notification ignore button
- use threadpool for timers
- improved multi-monitor support
- improved listviews highlighting
- improved file dialogs
- fixed rule window does not display rule length limitation (issue #867)
- fixed update period timestamp does not set correctly (issue #745)
- fixed crash when user uses ipv6 range in rules (issue #822)
- fixed support filesystems with custom driver (issue #817)
- fixed blank notification window (issue #775)
- fixed dependencies load flags for win10rs1+
- fixed crash on app startup (issue #775)
- updated project sdk
- cosmetic fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.2.4 (5 September 2020)
- removed assertion from release builds (issue #764)
- removed user service instance from the list (win10+)
- fixed parsing not existing apps (issue #732, #739)
- displays incorrect name on timer expiration
- check app timer expiration on profile load
- incorrect read-only rules tooltip markup
- create filter does not report errors
- fixed checking of file attributes
- fixed parsing ip/port ranges
- cosmetic fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.2.3 (25 August 2020)
- added ncsi system rule (issue #709)
- added command line mutex checking (issue #750)
- added noficitation window redraw (issue #731)
- use logical sorting order (issue #735)
- check for provider status before create filters
- do not highlight connections in log tab
- fixed support oldest win7 versions (issue #737)
- removed listview empty markup
- cosmetic fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.2.2 (29 July 2020)
- user rules broken with 3.2.1 (issue #729)
v3.2.1 (29 July 2020)
- added Enable silent-mode when full screen app in foreground option
- added error message for createprocess failure (issue #720)
- highlighting valid connections in network tab
- changed "Disabled apps" group title into "Apps without internet access"
- skip uac warning does not worked (issue #724)
- notification window localized in english only
- revert ip version selection ipv4/ipv6 in rules editor (issue #723)
- revert expand rules in tooltip (issue #723)
- revert "recommended" tag (fix #719)
- fixed bugs
v3.2 Beta (18 July 2020)
- new rules editor
- added option "IsInternalRulesDisabled" for completely disable internal rules (issue #630)
- added temporary filtering mode whether is active until reboot (issue #576)
- added packets logging interface (issue #672)
- added tile view for listview
- added information for export profile failure (issue #707)
- improved tooltips details for apps and rules
- improved listview resizing performance
- changed "Enabled apps" group title into "Apps with internet access"
- now highlight app with user rules only when user rules group is disabled
- removed compatibility with v2 profile databases
- removed special group for rules
- removed user id from title
- fixed local network connection treats as valid network connection (issue #579)
- fixed notification window will bring focus to it's parent window (issue #668)
- fixed "/uninstall" argument does not removing filters (issue #645)
- fixed wfp engine security violation (issue #680)
- fixed support custom windows themes (issue #701)
- fixed getting uwp app paths and timestamps
- fixed dpi support (issue #693)
- fixed internal upnp rule
- fixed bugs
v3.1.2 (26 March 2020)
- reverted disable windows firewall on startup (issue #559 and #562)
- fixed application cannot be started because of continuously restart
- fixed possible duplicate apps entries with short path (issue #640)
- fixed network alert steals the focus (issue #637)
- fixed network paths parsing (issue #629)
- fixed netbios direction (issue #636)
- fixed localization (issue #607)
- fixed bugs
v3.1.1 (27 February 2020)
- fixed displaying tooltips for non-existing apps in network tab (issue #422)
- fixed wsl apps do not display names in the network tab (issue #606)
- fixed incorrect default locale name on some systems (issue #621)
- fixed process mitigation policy (win10rs2+) (issue #611)
- fixed persistent dark theme (win10rs5+) (issue #609)
- fixed update window does not close (issue #616)
- fixed log cleanup (issue #613)
- updated blocklist
- fixed bugs
v3.1 (8 February 2020)
- changed compiler build settings
- changed settings interface
- improved windows 10 1903+ suppport
- show log cleanup confirmation only when it has entries
- fixed notification tabstop processing (issue #497) by @flipkick
- fixed downloading updates progress gets stuck (issue #568)
- fixed find dialog does not worked correctly (issue #511)
- fixed drawing filename in notification (issue #595)
- fixed adjust privileges (theoretically fixes #596)
- fixed inbound direction recognition (issue #581)
- fixed search for next/active notification
- fixed notification hotkeys (issue #597)
- fixed memory duplicate allocation
- updated project sdk (routine++)
- updated ports definitions
- updated blocklist
- fixed bugs
v3.0.9 (15 November 2019)
- do not set notification to top when fullscreen apps working
- fixed disable notifications for app from notification (issue #563)
- fixed crash on system settings changing (issue #552)
- fixed winhttp encoding conversion (issue #568)
- fixed statusbar glitch (issue #569)
- updated blocklist
- fixed bugs
v3.0.8 (8 November 2019)
- removed disable windows firewall on startup (issue #554)
- updated default timer values (issue #340)
- fixed non-default system dpi (issue #544)
- fixed overwrite notifications
- fixed crash (issue #552)
- cosmetics fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.0.7 (1 November 2019)
- improved dpi support (win81+)
- fixed ended timer handling on restart
- fixed regular update message (issue #543)
- fixed components update installation
- fixed window and listview sizing
- updated project sdk
- updated blocklist
- cosmetics fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.0.6 RC (12 October 2019)
- added windows 10 1903+ support
- added csv file title (clear the log to see changes)
- disable network address resolution in network tab by default (issue #515)
- improved refreshing filters on device connecting
- improved network monitoring speed and ui
- improved notification ui
- improved dpi support (win81+)
- fixed collecting services & uwp information
- fixed device names resolution (issue #529)
- fixed toolbar gray text draw (issue #437)
- fixed network items blinking on refresh
- fixed flickering on window resizing
- fixed notification windows refresh
- fixed hostname restricted symbols
- fixed wfp security attributes
- fixed highlighting priority
- fixed memory leak
- updated system rules
- cosmetics fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.0.5 RC (6 August 2019)
- added option to block outbound connections globally
- added close connection feature (issue #506)
- added powerful blocklist configuration
- removed listen layer
- skip saving default rules configuration
- fixed connections port byte order (issue #504)
- fixed user rules ui bug (issue #500)
- fixed dropped packets log layout
- fixed internal rules editor
- fixed ipv6 rule formatting (issue #475)
- fixed connections hashing
- listview menu cosmetics
- cosmetics fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.0.4 RC (23 July 2019)
- added rules and blocklist options into main menu
- set security settings enabled by default
- set protocol names based on IEEE
- made correct backups for profile on reset
- bring notification window to top
- correct determine connections for apps
- fixed error message on new device insertion (issue #215)
- fixed missing connections (issue #423)
- fixed listview sorting does not save state sometimes
- fixed listview sorting compare checked items
- fixed uninstaller does not remove new profile
- fixed tray menu notifications cosmetics
- optimized group items counting
- optimized listview sorting
- cosmetics fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.0.3 Beta (3 July 2019)
- added option to show notification window on tray
- added highlighting for network tab
- redraw app item on connection change
- remove "beta" mark from network tab
- improved wfp transactions
- fixed ipv6 rules port parsing for system rules (issue #475)
- fixed direction case for log and notification (issue #474)
- fixed notification action adds timer (issue #472)
- fixed timer set does not work (issue #484)
- fixed notification refresh when app remove
- fixed configuration reset does not work
- fixed menu graphics (issue #473)
- fixed log stack cleanup
- updated port service names
- cosmetics fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.0.2 Beta (22 Juny 2019)
- new notification ui
- allow microsoft update & microsoft apps servers by default
- added information about ports into the log
- moved icmp4 and icmp6 rules into custom rules
- improved dropped packets log markup cosmetics
- improved network monitoring speed
- improved blocklist configuration
- fixed saving special rules for uwp apps and services (issue #454)
- fixed tray icon dissapear sometimes (issue #450)
- fixed profile import does not work (issue #445)
- fixed semicolons in app paths (issue #462)
- fixed windows 20h1 uwp apps loading crash
- fixed parsing rules with "*"
- updated locales
- cosmetic fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.0.1 Beta (22 May 2019)
- new profile structure
- added checking for correct xml file format before import
- added service name resolution for connections
- added Reverse DNS Lookup for IP
- more flexible autoresizing for listview
- fixed column size initialization (issue #426)
- fixed apps list sorting by date (issue #412)
- fixed status refreshing on timer deletion
- fixed table view for rules (issue #438)
- fixed connections recognition condition
- fixed highlighting (issue #408)
- fixed timers sets (issue #424)
- fixed services icons
- updated locales
- cosmetic fixes
- fixed bugs
v3.0 Beta (7 May 2019)
- dropped windows vista support
- improved dpi support (ui)
- moved rules list into main window
- added services and uwp apps tab
- added network connections monitor
- fixed displaying notifications when it's disabled
- fixed log file write through (issue #369)
- fixed notifications safety timeout
- fixed possible race conditions
- fixed services path retrieve
- fixed notifications cleanup
- improved listview resizing
- improved listview sorting
- removed blacklist mode
- cosmetic fixes
- fixed bugs
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README
<h1 align="center">simplewall</h1>
<p align="center">
<a href="https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/henrypp/simplewall?style=flat-square&include_prereleases&label=version" /></a>
<a href="https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/henrypp/simplewall/total.svg?style=flat-square" /></a>
<a href="https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/issues"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/henrypp/simplewall.svg?style=flat-square&label=issues" /></a>
<a href="https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/graphs/contributors"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/henrypp/simplewall?style=flat-square" /></a>
<a href="https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/blob/master/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/henrypp/simplewall?style=flat-square" /></a>
</p>
<p align="center">
<i>Definitely for advanced users.</i>
</p>
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<p align="center">
<img src="/images/simplewall.png?cache" />
</p>
Description:
Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.
The lightweight application is less than a megabyte, and it is compatible with Windows 7 SP1 and higher operating systems.
You can download either the installer or portable version. For correct working you are require administrator rights.
Nota bene:
Keep in mind, simplewall is not a control UI over Windows Firewall, and does not interact in any level with Windows Firewall. It works
over Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which is a set of internal API and system services that provide a platform for creating network filtering
applications. Windows Filtering Platform is a development technology and not a firewall itself, but simplewall is the tool that uses this technology.
Features:
- Simple interface without annoying pop ups
- Rules editor (create your own rules)
- Internal blocklist (block Windows spy / telemetry)
- Dropped packets information with notification and logging to a file feature (win7+)
- Allowed packets information with logging to a file feature (win8+)
- Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) support
- Windows Store support (win8+)
- Windows services support
- Free and open source
- Localization support
- IPv6 support
To activate portable mode, create "simplewall.ini" in application folder, or move it from "%APPDATA%\Henry++\simplewall".System requirements:
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 64-bit/ARM64
- An SSE2-capable CPU
- <s>KB2533623</s> KB3063858 update for Windows 7 was required
Donate:
- Bitcoin (BTC)
- Ethereum (ETH)
- Yandex Money (RUB)
- Paypal (USD)
GPG Signature:
Binaries have GPG signature
simplewall.exe.sig in application folder.- Public key: pubkey.asc (pgpkeys.eu)
- Key ID: 0x5635B5FD
- Fingerprint: D985 2361 1524 AB29 BE73 30AC 2881 20A7 5635 B5FD
Reviews of idiots:
<img src="/images/idiot_n1.png" />
Look at them, he does not know about .gitmodules and how to use, lol.
PS: Without idiots we are not to be fun, yeah!
Installation:
When install rules, you can choose two modes:
- Permanent rules - rules are working until you <a href="#uninstall">disable it manually</a>.
- Temporary rules - rules are reset after the next reboot.
Uninstall:
When you uninstall simplewall, all previously configured filters stay alive in system.
To remove all filters created by simplewall, start simplewall and press "Disable filters" button.
Command line:
~~~
-install - enable filtering.
-install -temp - enable filtering until next reboot.
-install -silent - enable filtering without prompt.
-uninstall - remove all installed filters.
~~~
Rules editor:
simplewall have two types of custom user rules rules:
- Global rules: rule applied for all applications.
- Special rules: rule applied only for specified applications.
<img src="/images/simplewall_rules.png?cache2" />
Rule syntax format:
To set rule applications, open rule and then navigate to "Apps" tab.
<details>
<summary>Rule syntax format:</summary>
---
- IP addresses 192.168.0.1; 192.168.0.1; [fc00::]
- IP addresses with port 192.168.0.1:80; 192.168.0.1:443; [fc00::]:443;
- IP ranges 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.255; 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.255;
- IP ranges (with port) 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.255:80; 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.255:443; (v2.0.20+)
- IP with prefix lengths (CIDR) 192.168.0.0/16; 192.168.0.0/24; fe80::/10
- Ports 21; 80; 443;
- Ports ranges 20-21; 49152-65534;
_To specify more than one ip, port and/or host, use semicolon._
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</details>
<details>
<summary>IPv4 CIDR blocks:</summary>
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| Address format | Mask |
| -------- | ------- |
| a.b.c.d/32 | 255.255.255.255 |
| a.b.c.d/31 | 255.255.255.254 |
| a.b.c.d/30 | 255.255.255.252 |
| a.b.c.d/29 | 255.255.255.248 |
| a.b.c.d/28 | 255.255.255.240 |
| a.b.c.d/27 | 255.255.255.224 |
| a.b.c.d/26 | 255.255.255.192 |
| a.b.c.d/25 | 255.255.255.128 |
| a.b.c.0/24 | 255.255.255.0|
| a.b.c.0/23 | 255.255.254.0|
| a.b.c.0/22 | 255.255.252.0|
| a.b.c.0/21 | 255.255.248.0|
| a.b.c.0/20 | 255.255.240.0|
| a.b.c.0/19 | 255.255.224.0|
| a.b.c.0/18 | 255.255.192.0|
| a.b.c.0/17 | 255.255.128.0|
| a.b.0.0/16 | 255.255.0.0|
| a.b.0.0/15 | 255.254.0.0|
| a.b.0.0/14 | 255.252.0.0|
| a.b.0.0/13 | 255.248.0.0|
| a.b.0.0/12 | 255.240.0.0|
| a.b.0.0/11 | 255.224.0.0|
| a.b.0.0/10 | 255.192.0.0|
| a.b.0.0/9 | 255.128.0.0|
| a.0.0.0/8 | 255.0.0.0|
| a.0.0.0/7 | 254.0.0.0|
| a.0.0.0/6 | 252.0.0.0|
| a.0.0.0/5 | 248.0.0.0|
| a.0.0.0/4 | 240.0.0.0|
| a.0.0.0/3 | 224.0.0.0|
| a.0.0.0/2 | 192.0.0.0|
| a.0.0.0/1 | 128.0.0.0|
| 0.0.0.0/0 | 0.0.0.0|
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</details>
<details>
<summary>IPv6 CIDR blocks:</summary>
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IPv6 CIDR blocks
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</details>
FAQ:
#### Q: Are internet connections blocked when simplewall is not running?
A: Yes. Installed filters are working even if simplewall is terminated.
#### Q: What apps are blocked in default configuration?
A: By default, simplewall blocks all applications. You do not need to create custom rules to block specific applications.
#### Q: Is it safe to use simplewall with Windows Firewall?
A: Yes. You do not need to disable Windows Firewall. These two firewalls work independently.
#### Q: How can i disable blocklist entirely?
A: Open Settings -> Blocklist and then click the radio buttons labeled Disable.
#### Q: Where is blacklist mode?
A: Blacklist was removed many days ago for uselessness. But if you need it, you can still configure it.
<details>
<summary>Solution: Configure blacklist mode in simplewall:</summary>
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1) Open Settings -> Rules
2) Uncheck Block outbound for all and Block inbound for all options.
3) Create user rule (green cross on toolbar) with block action, any direction, Block connection name and empty remote and local rule.
4) You can assign this rule for apps whatever you want to block network access.
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</details>
#### Q: Why does my network icon have an exclamation mark?
A: When you are connected to a network, Windows checks for internet connectivity using Active Probing. This feature is named as NCSI (Network Connectivity Status Indicator). You can resolve this problem in one of the following ways:
<details>
<summary>Solution 1: Enable NCSI through internal system rule:</summary>
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1) Open System rules tab.
2) Allow NCSI rule (enabled by default).
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</details>
<details>
<summary>Solution 2: Disable NCSI through system registry:</summary>
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Create Disable NCSI.reg and import it into registry.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityStatusIndicator]
"NoActiveProbe"=dword:00000001
"DisablePassivePolling"=dword:00000001
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</details>
<details>
<summary>Solution 3: Disable NCSI through group policy:</summary>
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1) Launch the group policy editor (gpedit.msc ).
2) Go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Management -> Internet Communication Settings.
3) Double-click Turn off Windows Network Connectivity Status Indicator active tests and then select Enabled. Click Ok.
4) Open the Command Prompt (Admin) and enter gpupdate /force to enforce the changes made to the Group Policies.
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</details>
#### Q: How can I disable Windows Firewall?
Start the command line _as an administrator_, and enter the commands below.
<details>
<summary>Disable Windows Firewall profiles:</summary>
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~~~bat
netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off
~~~
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</details>
<details>
<summary>Enable Windows Firewall profiles:</summary>
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~~~bat
netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state on
~~~
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</details>
#### Q: How can I view all filters information?
Start the command line _as an administrator_, and enter the commands below.
<details>
<summary>Dump filters information saved into a filters.xml file:</summary>
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~~~bat
cd /d %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
netsh wfp show filters
~~~
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</details>
<details>
<summary>Dump providers, callouts and layers information into a wfpstate.xml file:</summary>
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~~~bat
cd /d %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
netsh wfp show state
~~~
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</details>
Open it in any text editor and study.
#### Q: How to fix Windows Update internet access?
<details>
<summary>Windows 10 and above:</summary>
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Open main window menu Settings -> Rules -> Allow Windows Update.
<br />
This is working by method described here.
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</details>
<details>
<summary>Windows 8.1:</summary>
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Open main window, Navigate into System rules tab and then enable Windows Update service rule.
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</details>
#### Q: Other questions:
- Windows Security center integration (impossible)
<details>
<summary>Undocumented options:</summary>
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~~~ini
IsSaveAppsWithEnvironment=TRUE # 4.0+
IsNetworkMonitorEnabled=TRUE
IsInternalRulesDisabled=FALSE
IsBackupProfile=TRUE
BackupPeriod=BACKUP_HOURS_PERIOD
BackupTimestamp=0
IsOCSPEnabled=FALSE
UseStealthMode=TRUE
~~~
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