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Automatic blocking doesn't work cos they are constantly coming up with new ways to bypass blocks. Here's what I use. There's a free tool called Windows Ultimat
by vezycash 7y ago
Automatic blocking doesn't work cos they are constantly coming up with new ways to bypass blocks.
Here's what I use. There's a free tool called Windows Ultimate Tweaker. It'll help with basic settings.
Next, Du Meter - shows network traffic right on taskbar. If I'm not actively using the internet and Du Meter shows 1MB/s, I get suspicious.
Finally BWMeter. I'll say it's little snitch for Windows. It'll alert you any time an application tries to access the internet. You can allow/forbid temporarily or permanently.
They are all light on resources. BWMeter's UI isn't great but it gets the job done.
- aj7 7y agoAnyone know Mac equivalents?
- marci 7y agoLitte Snitch https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html And Activity Monitor in the Dock (Icon set to Network Access)
- yantrams 7y agoLittle Snitch -- https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
- pdimitar 7y agoiStat Menus will give you amazing insights on your system in the menu bar. It has a rich choice of views. There's also Little Snitch for network monitoring. For the rest, haven't researched much.