Firewall App Blocker
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Firewall App Blocker, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Firewall App Blocker's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Freeware | — | Portable application · Windows Firewall application management |
| Firewall App Blocker (FAB) | Free | Windows Firewall must be enabled · Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista (x86 and x64) · No charge; optional donations |
The facts
Each one read from Firewall App Blocker's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application rules
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windowschecked 22 Sep 2026
What it does
- Architecture and language
- The page lists x86 and x64 support and a supported-language list including English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and others.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Command line
- FAB supports command-line parameters and can be used with scripts or Task Scheduler.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Download verification
- The product page provides MD5 and SHA1 hashes for both Fab_x64.exe and Fab.exe and links to VirusTotal.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Explorer integration
- An option adds block and unblock actions to an .exe file’s Windows Explorer right-click menu, optionally shown only while pressing Shift.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Firewall requirement
- FAB runs properly only when Windows Firewall is enabled and does not change Windows Firewall’s default rules.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker presents FAB as a simpler way for users to manage application access through Windows Firewall than navigating its advanced settings manually.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License and warranty
- The EULA says the software is freeware, provides no source code, and is supplied without warranty.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Local network caveat
- With whitelist mode enabled, local network devices such as printers may not work unless the local subnet is allowed.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Outbound control
- advancedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Privacy policy
- Sordum’s site privacy policy says it uses Google Analytics and third-party advertising, and describes site data handling; it does not state that these practices describe FAB itself.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FAB provides a drag-and-drop interface for blocking or unblocking applications’ internet access through Windows Firewall.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Rule direction
- bothchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Rule directions
- FAB can add separate inbound and outbound firewall rules.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support channel
- Sordum provides a contact page and invites users with software or website privacy concerns to contact it.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Whitelist mode
- Whitelist mode blocks network access except for applications added to the allow list.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Portable freeware
- Sordum describes FAB as portable freeware available to download free of charge.checked 9 Oct 2026
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