I really want to know how can I prevent a program to connect to Internet with Windows 7 firewall?
I have smart security nod32 business edition installed on my computer.
should i do this job with nod or there is a way in Windows Firewall?
asked Dec 1, 2011 at 16:51
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Basically you do this to prevent a program from connecting to the Internet:
From start menu, search for "Firewall" and select
Windows Firewall with Advanced SecurityChoose Outbound Rules from the tree at the left.
Choose
New Rule...from the menu at the right.New Outbound Rule Wizardopens. This is really easy now:a. Select
Programas rule type.b. Select the program's EXE file.
c. Choose
Block the connection.Choose the profile this rule applies to. If in doubt, select all three.
Add the descriptive name (you may want to delete this rule later).
You're done.
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3For those of you wondering I'd like to note that you don't need to restart the application or anything; The rule takes effect immediately. Aug 25, 2013 at 5:41
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1Just tried on a setup.exe and still can access the internet. Doesn't seem to work as expected.– Totty.jsNov 28, 2019 at 15:26
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You can prevent the program from accessing the internet through Windows Firewall.
Or if you know the address it tries to connect to simply add a rule in you hosts file and let it connect to your loopback address :-)
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
127.0.0.1 example.com
If you wish to use a 3rd party outbound firewall, this is a good one, they have a Free and a Paid version, Free one works well.
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