Tiny Firewall 64

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In preparation for the installation, the Windows Firewall was disabled in Security Center so that any potential conflict could be avoided and installation commenced

Setup


The program installation was to C:\Program Files (x86)\Tiny Firewall Pro\
A complete installation was selected and installation was successful

Setup Complete


On reboot a window popped up giving one the option to continue with a 28-day trial or to register. This was followed by the Tiny Firewall Activity Monitor, which can be set not to appear at start up.

Registration


Activity Monitor


The internet was connected to without any intervention by Tiny Firewall but as soon as Internet Explorer was opened, a warning dialogue opened asking whether of not the application should be allowed. “Trust it” was selected so that IE would be allowed in future

Access Granted


Most major applications were immediately identified by Tiny Firewall as trusted applications. There is a comprehensive Adminstration Center in which one can set permissions and one can update known applications via the Check Sum Scanner

Administration Center


Update Known Applications


There was one persistent problem that arose and that was with Microsoft Outlook.
No matter what permissions were granted for it – and every attempt was made – Microsoft Outlook failed to open.

Microsoft Outlook


The only work around to this problem was to disable the Windows Security feature of Tiny Firewall – which is very similar to the protection provided by Win Patrol. This in itself is not a serious issue as the Firewall itself continues to operate fully. Hopefully though this issue will be addressed by Tiny Software

Windows Security


Test Results

Shields Up by Gibson Research Corporation was selected to test the efficiency of the firewall

Internet Connection Security Analysis


Port Scan


Conclusion


This is a comprehensive, effective and advanced Firewall and is the first Desktop Firewall available to be specifically run on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Tiny Software have filled an immediate gap in x64 Internet Security and deserve recognition for that, while the other producers of Desktop Firewalls catch up and realize that the need is real and one that must be satisfied.

Lastly - a thank you to our member, myth - who found and posted download details for this firewall

Thanks for the review! Very good installation guide. What happens after the 28-day trial runs out?

phileysmiley wrote:

Thanks for the review! Very good installation guide. What happens after the 28-day trial runs out?

You pays your money and you takes your chances

Very nice write up graham... it seems to have changed a bit since I used it last

Award given on April 12, 2005. Nice review!

Thank you very much Kamapua'a

the last time i tried tiny firewall x64, it made 3dmark 05 crash after the second test, and stopped me from being able to access the advanced properties of my graphics card

has it been improved yet?

phileysmiley wrote:

Thanks for the review! Very good installation guide. What happens after the 28-day trial runs out?

EDIT: no warez