PeerBlock is an open-source tool that helps you to create a list of the incoming and outgoing IP addresses and act as a Firewall by blocking these IP addresses whenever they appear in your system. It allows you to continuously update the blocklist by adding and managing more IP addresses, and you can easily enable or disable the trackers related to IP and HTTP. This tool allows you to add various logs in the list, which show time, destination, protocol, IP address, or sources of the trackers.
The setting option of this tool able you to customize its interface like color, layouts, logos, etc. along with that, you can also alter its operational features. It is written in C++ language and licensed under the GPL and zlib. You can easily control all its operations with the help of a mouse click and short keys of the keywords, which are customizable according to your interest.
PeerGuardian is a free open source application developed by Phoenix Labs. It can restrict incoming and outgoing connections based on IP black lists. The purpose of this application is to prevent peers from downloading using the same torrent. Any IP-based visibility of your own peer connection disappears. Depending on the users’ selection, this system can also block custom ranges.
It is a firewall application with a focus on privacy. The roots of this app are in the targeting of aggressive IPs while using Peer to Peer. It has multi-list support, list editing, and automated updates making it easier and safer. PeerGuardian is the simplest option to protect your privacy. It is the simplest tool to protect your windows and can configure other restricted network activities on your computer.
Simplewall is the filtering tool that allows you to apply filters on Windows to control the applications on the system. It helps you to decide which app should run over your system and network by filtering the data. In this way, you are aware of all the applications and avoid your system through malware programs. This tool helps you to set the customized filters and redefine the rules on the Windows filtering platform.
It is very easy to use, and you can access its features through the tray menu. Simplewall is also compatible with the other security model and allows you to create a list that categories the app in three ways, the first one is a white list, the second is a blacklist, and the last is a trust no one list. You can easily control, enable or disable the other services like DHCP, NTP, SNMP, SSDP, DNS, updates, Network discovery, etc., along with the inbound and outbound connections. This tool is compatible with Windows 7,8,10, and 11.
Cache Guard-OS is an operating security system, a filtering proxy, and a UTM server developed by Cache Guard Technologies Ltd. It is compatible with Windows OS. This server is dedicated to the optimization and security of online traffic. It makes your system’s data safe and secure. Who wants to manage their online traffic at the network level with an easy-to-use solution? It is the finest and the best solution for them. All problems regarding web security can be fixed with Cache.
It has a lot of features and a great support team. This server ensures you that in 15 minutes, you can turn your hardware or virtual machine into a powerful Gateway Appliance. You can ban any type of ads or get rid of different malware from devices. All these functionalities combined in one form give you the highest level of integration and security. All you need to do now is turn on the key and enjoy.
Bee Think IP Blocker is a bit of software for windows that control one computer not to interact with other computers over the internet. It can be successfully used in a testing environment on windows server machines to block unwanted IP addresses for visitors from other countries easily. This software helps website owners in protecting their windows servers. It also allows the users to secrete their IP addresses from other users so that the site cannot be accessed by others.
This IP Blocker can block and ban any type of traffic on any site coming from any country. And have good and superb technical support. It supervises users’ sites and observes users’ website activities in real-time, and stops other severs from connecting with their site. This platform also is used as a basic firewall, with firewall rules based on the IP addresses and other components. It is highly compatible with Windows 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, Windows 7, in 32 bits and 64 bits.
NetGuard is software that is used to block access to the internet for unwanted users. It has an intuitive interface and doesn’t require any root for work. Users can easily give access or be denied access to any wifi and mobile connection. It is a simple but powerful program that blocks apps, sockets, and the internet. This app gives provisions for TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6, and supports modem. Users can access active cool features from the settings, such as taking special measures for specific wifi connections or getting a notification when the app connects to the internet.
It gives you total control over every application’s network activity without any root access. It is an open-source Android firewall, which is able to block unwanted connections. It can block connections on the basis of IP or MAC address as well as use an app filter to block applications. Users can reduce data consumption, save battery power, and protect their privacy.
Iplist is an open-source application that is used for blocking connections by using the Netlink-queue library. Netlink-queue is a library for interacting with the Linux kernel Netlink interface to filter IP address sets for Netfilter (iptables) or hooking into routing decisions with an open switch. It is a simple program to configure network activity by Windows Filtering Platform (WFP).
The objective of this tool is to give the ability to anyone to block any unwanted connection on their Linux-based computer or to use it as a security tool by using configuration files that are in INI file format. It has a simple internet infrastructure that empowers the stability, resilience, and security of the network. It has a command-line interface to establish the connections that you blocked. It has some restrictions like it doesn’t support IPv6 and works with iptables only on Linux systems.
HostsXpert is an application that enables you to edit or change the window’s “Hosts” files in a simple manner and makes sure you have a history of the host files as well as web links. This is a simple application that is stored in an external storage device to use plug-and-use functionality. By default, the host’s file is located in very complicated folders of the window, which seems very hard to find out that edited file. This tool makes access to that file easier.
This tool doesn’t need any installation and has no effect on the hard disk performance, which is considered as the advantage of this application. The user interface of the program is very plain and simple. This program used a small number of system resources and didn’t freeze or crash during any tests of it. It is advisable that before any edit options are backup and restored, the host files are. This is the best tool when you want to check on the virtual functions of the hosts.