Hi folks ...

FAQ: Is there any small, smart (portable) Firewall around for XP in these days ?

Please let me know, thanks! 

 

BTW:  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11196

Edited May 26, 20224 yr by e-t-c

Hi @e-t-c, I tried al lot of firewalls in the past. The best I found is Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 from sphinx-soft.com. I use this special version for Windows XP for years and it's simply great. There is a Free and a paid Plus version. My preferred version is the Plus one. Try it! I love it! 
Here is a link of archived versions: https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/

Cheers, AstroSkipper 

Edited May 31, 20224 yr by AstroSkipper

I use the last free version of Comodo Internet Security that supported XP, it seems Comodo scrubbed the download links, if I can find the installer I'll post it here.

30 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:

Hi @e-t-c, I tried al lot of firewalls inthe past. The best I found is Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 from spinx-soft.com. I use this special version for Windows XP for years and it's simply great. There is a Free and a paid Plus version. My preferred version is the Plus one. Try it! I love it! 
Here is a link of archived versions: https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/

Cheers, AstroSkipper 

The link you gave out says "Access Denied (Forbidden) Error 403" when I open it. Maybe it's only me, but it's what I get.

3 minutes ago, mina7601 said:

The link you gave out says "Access Denied (Forbidden) Error 403" when I open it. Maybe it's only me, but it's what I get.

Hi @mina7601, I've checked the link and it's working for me. Check your internet connection or try another browser! Or go to homepage, download section and then Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 at the bottom of this site!

Cheers, AstroSkipper 

2 hours ago, mina7601 said:

The link you gave out says "Access Denied (Forbidden) Error 403" when I open it. Maybe it's only me, but it's what I get.

Or the access to this site from your location is restricted. Then you should use a VPN connection. 

Edited May 26, 20224 yr by AstroSkipper
correction

4 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

Hi @e-t-c, I tried al lot of firewalls in the past. The best I found is Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 from spinx-soft.com. I use this special version for Windows XP for years and it's simply great. There is a Free and a paid Plus version. My preferred version is the Plus one. Try it! I love it! 
Here is a link of archived versions: https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/

Cheers, AstroSkipper 

https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/Windows10FirewallControl-Portable.zip

https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/Windows10FirewallControlFree-XP-Setup.exe

Thanks a lot! But - I don't want to spend any more money on/to my old PCs  ;o)

BTW: I just found some XP-ready Freeware Alternatives ... cheers :o)

Privatefirewall 7.0.30.3 (Privacyware) https://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Firewall/Privatefirewall.shtml

SterJo NetStalker (Standalone Blocklist Firewall, Traffic Monitor, portable, multilingual) https://www.sterjosoft.com/netstalker.html

PS: Thanks at all ! Please no Installer or ''Bloatware'' like Comodo, Zone Alarm, Norton etc. ;o)

Edited May 26, 20224 yr by e-t-c

4 minutes ago, e-t-c said:

Thanks a lot! But - I don't want to spend any more money on/to my old PCs  ;o)

Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 is a free version. I said I use the paid Plus version. It has a lot of features other firewall are lacking of.

4 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:

Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 is a free version. I said I use the paid Plus version. It has a lot of features other firewall are lacking of.

O.K. I'll try too!

Edited May 26, 20224 yr by e-t-c

Do any of these have the feature that sygate had to notify when new dlls are being used?

I just use the firewall built into windows.
But in truth, most systems that don't leave one's home (hopefully trusted) network, do not need host firewalls as any old SOHO/consumer Firewall+NAT router basically eliminates those threat avenues.

Edited May 27, 20224 yr by i430VX

13 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 

Thank you for the information but Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 portable version is not able to run on xp is there something i am missing.

I have never heard of Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5. My paranoid self took one look at the name and was suspicious, but no, there's only 1 detection from Dr.Web I will try it someday.

2 hours ago, Kolpotoru said:

Thank you for the information but Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 portable version is not able to run on xp is there something i am missing.

The portable version is not compatible with Windows XP. Only the versions ending in their name on XP are written for Windows XP. This is the free version for Windows XP: https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/Windows10FirewallControlFree-XP-Setup.exe
And this is the Plus (paid) version for Windows XP: https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/Windows10FirewallControlPlus-XP-Setup.exe
The Plus version is the one I use for years. It's definitely worth the money. I wouldn't use a portable version in case of a firewall. There are components which have to be installed in Windows sytem folder, otherwise the services couldn't start at Windows startup. The goal of a firewall must be in managing and controlling all connections, especially at system startup. A firewall should be deeply integrated into the system. Therefore a portable version isn't a good idea.

Cheers, AstroSkipper 

Edited May 27, 20224 yr by AstroSkipper

And here is a link from December of 2015 where you can compare the Free and the Plus version: 
https://web.archive.org/web/20151229143305/https://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html

Have a nice day, AstroSkipper