[i]Turn Off Windows Firewall and use something else. This video demonstrates with a trojan backdoor malware test, why you shouldn’t use Windows Defender Firewall, even though it comes with Microsoft Windows 10 and isn’t necessarily bad.
This video shouldn’t be misinterpreted as advice not to use any firewall especially if you’re using a laptop and connecting to random Wifi networks. Also, since everyone is asking why I ran the sample in a Win 7 environment (yes, this happens the same way in Windows 8/10). The purpose here isn’t to bash Windows Firewall. It is a demonstration of the problem with a security model relying on the firewall on the same system the malware is executing from a cybersecurity perspective with real backdoor example.[/i]
For many, many years I used Outpost Firewall Pro on a lifetime (that word again) license until they were bought out by a security company (no names) who offered a free years license by way of compensation. But I didn’t really want that as I was happy with Avast Free
Long story short I couldn’t use the old version I had on my win10 laptop, so I just used the Windows firewall. The first thing I noticed was a lack of tweaking/maintenance required with the windows firewall.
I also used Outpost Pro Firewall until they stopped support(Updating).
When I use Windows Firewall I supplement it with Windows Firewall Control (WFC) which does allow for Tweaking.
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