Putting the $10 donation into context, this would buy a couple of Starbucks or Costa “coffees”. I was happy to donate $10 for a Lifetime licence because it is one of the best Windows firewall configuration programs.

When Martin reviewed WFC 5.3.1, there were quite a few comments made about having to (oh horror) PAY for the full version. Until version 5.3.1, he requested a $10 donation to access all the features, including real time monitoring. Now You: What is your take on the new DAWDADĪlexandru Dicu, the developer of WFC, released the first version, WFC 1.6, in June 2010. Memory usage increased a bit in the new version but not nearly as much as it did when Malwarebytes released version 3.0 of the company's main security program. It will certainly leave some users behind those who don't or can't go through the process, and those who prefer to stick with the old version to avoid the new version. The requirement to remove the old installation before installing the new version is problematic. Inbound connections are blocked automatically if the user switches profiles if they are allowed by default.

Malwarebytes made a change to profile switching next to that which improves the handling of inbound connections. You can load it with a tap on the F1 key or the selection of the question mark icon. The user manual was converted to PDF from CHM.Users may change the language of the interface under Options now directly.The changelog on the official Binisoft website highlights two additional changes. You will notice that the configuration options look identical to those of previous versions.Â The shell, the menu on the left side, changed in the new version but the actual options appear to be the same. You may want to change those to 'display notifications' instead or 'learning mode'. It would be nice if you could click on a status to change it.Ī click on profiles shows that filtering is set to low by default and not medium Notifications are set to disabled for outbound connections. You cannot interact with these there, however. The new dashboard highlights the state of the firewall, inbound and outbound connections, and the location. Tip: Select Rules > Import Windows Firewall rules from a file and Options > Import user settings from a file to import settings and rules from the previous version.

It looks similar to the interface of other Malwarebytes products and carries the Malwarebytes branding. The first thing that existing users will notice after the upgrade is that the interface changed significantly. Note: if the download link is not working, try this one: Malwarebytes Windows Firewall Control

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