Show me how I can do this in the new Avast Firewall? You can't.
Sorry to ask, but did you read the article provided in Reply #1..!?
I'm of the opinion if you don't like something, then don't use it and be done with it.
I haven't installed the firewall option in Avast Free 21.10.xxxx as for now I continue to use the Windows 10 firewall and I haven't touched it at all in over 4 years of using this win10 laptop. I haven't has a single issue.
I used to Use Agnitum Pro Firewall (I had a life time license until it got sold), I initially started it up on default, training mode (for just over a week) to recognise the programs I used and how I worked/used the internet. After that I rarely had to do anything to it.
I honestly believe that for the vast majority they don't have to tweak their firewall to within an inch of its life, as my experience of the windows firewall on default settings attests.
You're right. I like Windows Firewall but the main issue I have with it is that any program/installer with admin rights can create a firewall rule without my knowledge. That's a huge downside of it. This is also one of the weak point of Microsoft Defender. With admin rights, it's very easy to put items into exclusions. Otherwise, Windows Firewall is great. It even has one feature that I really like which is, it notifies me when something tries to use inbound connection in Private firewall mode. Other AV firewall don't have this as far as I can remember.
But the downside that I just said is the main reason for not liking Windows Firewall.
@Mr Consumer: Do you ever read what's addressed to you or do you just keep posting?
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=309426.msg1668819#msg1668819
I did but looks like you haven't read mine. I already said that it doesn't matter how an average user use it. Like you, they don't touch the firewall anyway, so there's absolutely no reason to dumb it down like they did. The feature I'm talking about was very useful. Avast didn't care that expert users wouldn't like it.
Show me how I can do this in the new Avast Firewall? You can't.
Sorry to ask, but did you read the article provided in Reply #1..!?
I did, and I figured that out by myself even before I started this thread.
The list contains applications that has been executed on my PC so far. I can't add manually add something that hasn't been executed yet. The previous Firewall had that option, the new one doesn't.
That's the point I made more than once here. The current Firewall doesn't have this basic feature that every other software Firewall in the world has.
Advanced/Expert users can set the firewall to "ASK" for full control.
I used Firewall in ask mode before when I used ESET. They have the best Interactive firewall of all products and makes Avast look average. But anyway, I don't prefer using it in ask mode anymore. So it's not an option. I complained here to let Avast know that some users are not happy with their new approach, and as a consumer of Avast, I have all right to do this. I'm sure you understand it. Thanks for trying to help.
@Mr. Consumer,
I posted in this forum pretty much the same subject as is in your thread,
on December 04, 2021
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=309072.0;topicseen
Are these the options which you are complaining about not been
able to access any more in
Avast Premium Security ?
Program Version: 21.11.2500 (build 21.11.6809.528)
UI version: 1.0.683
Please,
see screenshot attached.
Yeah, you are right. It's not available anymore.