自从我们推出7 Tutorials以来，我们已经测试了很多安全产品^{(security product)}。多年来，我们学到了很多关于提供良好安全产品^{(security product)}意味着什么的知识，而且我们还了解到Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}是可用的最好的防火墙之一。以下是我们认为Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}很棒的五个原因：

1. Windows 防火墙提供与^{(Windows Firewall)}Windows的最佳集成

Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}是Windows 操作系统^{(Windows operating)}的一部分，它在提供出色保护方面大有帮助，而用户方面几乎没有麻烦。

当您连接到新网络时，Windows会要求您为其设置配置文件（是否要打开共享等）。根据您的选择，Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}会自动调整应用于该网络的规则和例外。很少有商业产品可以吹嘘类似的功能，其中大多数都要求您在其用户界面中设置分配给新网络的信任级别。^{(trust level)}他们不监视Windows和您在操作系统^{(operating system)}中所做的选择。这种简单的集成方面^{(integration aspect)}可以提高安全性和更好的用户体验。

2. Windows 防火墙泄露^{(Windows Firewall Leaks Very)}的信息很少

在测试互联网安全套件时，我们会使用Nessus和Nmap等产品进行多次扫描，以查看每个防火墙泄露的大量信息。在我们所有的测试中，Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}都有一些最好的结果。

在Windows 8中，当网络配置文件^{(network profile)}设置为Private时，仅发现 1 个端口打开并且仅识别了MAC 地址。^{(MAC address)}当网络配置文件^{(network profile)}设置为Public时，没有找到打开的端口，只识别了MAC 地址。^{(MAC address)}Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}非常好，以至于只有极少数其他防火墙（Bitdefender 和 ESET^{(Bitdefender and ESET)}）在有效性上被击败。

不过有一点值得一提：在^{(thing worth)}Windows 8中取得了最好的效果，因为微软^(Microsoft)改进了Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}。在Windows 7中，获得的结果有点弱^{(bit weaker)}，但不是很多。

3. Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}非常安静

Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}附带一长串应用的默认规则，具体取决于您为网络连接设置的配置文件^{(network connection)}。这个列表非常全面，用户部分需要的输入很少。

这使得它使用起来简单而愉快，不像一些商业产品在每一步都用问题来唠叨用户。

4.新手和高级用户^{(Novices & Advanced Users)}都可以轻松^(Easy)配置Windows^{(Windows Firewall)}防火墙

我们发布了很多关于Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}、如何将应用程序添加到例外列表或如何设置高级规则的教程。以下是一些帮助您入门的教程：

• 如何管理Windows 防火墙通信规则^{(Windows Firewall Communication Rules)}
• ^{(Gain Additional Control)}通过使用具有高级安全性的^{(Advanced Security)}Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}获得额外控制

通过阅读这些文章，您会注意到Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}对所有人都很友好。新手^(Novice)用户可以快速添加或删除例外，而高级用户可以创建复杂的规则来过滤网络流量^{(network traffic)}。

5. Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}非常好，商业软件可以搭载^{(Software Piggybacks)}它

Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}非常好，并且与Windows紧密集成，以至于一些商业供应商决定搭载它并在他们的安全产品中使用它。例如，趋势科技 Titanium Internet Security^{(Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security)}或 F-Secure Internet Security等产品不再提供其专有的防火墙模块，而是使用Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}。他们只在其安全套件中添加反恶意软件保护模块或家长控制。

5 Reasons Why the Windows Firewall is One of the Best Firewalls

Since we launched 7 Tutorials, we have tested lots of security products. Over the years, we learned a lot about what it means to provide a good security product and, we also learned that the Windows Firewall is one of the best firewalls available. Here are five reasons why we believe that the Windows Firewall is awesome:

1. The Windows Firewall Offers the Best Integration With Windows

The Windows Firewall is part of the Windows operating system and that goes a long way into providing great protection with little hassle from the user's part.

When you connect to a new network, Windows asks you to set a profile for it (whether you want to turn on sharing or not, etc). Based on your choice, the Windows Firewall automatically adjusts the rules and exceptions applied to that network. Very few commercial products can brag about a similar feature and most of them require that you also set the trust level assigned to a new network, in their user interface. They don't monitor Windows and the choices you make in the operating system. This simple integration aspect leads to improved security and a better user experience.

2. The Windows Firewall Leaks Very Little Information

When testing internet security suites, we run several scans with products like Nessus and Nmap, to see much much information each firewall leaks. In all our tests, the Windows Firewall had some of the best results.

In Windows 8, when the network profile is set as Private, only 1 port was found open and only the MAC address was identified. When the network profile was set as Public, no open ports were found and only the MAC address was identified. The Windows Firewall is so good that it is beaten in effectiveness only by very few other firewalls (Bitdefender and ESET).

There is one thing worth mentioning though: the best results are achieved in Windows 8, because Microsoft has improved the Windows Firewall. In Windows 7, the results obtained are a bit weaker, but not by much.

3. The Windows Firewall is Very Quiet

The Windows Firewall comes with a long list of default rules that get applied, depending on the profile you set for your network connection. This list is very comprehensive and very little input is required from the user's part.

This makes it easy and pleasant to use, unlike some commercial products which nag the user with questions at every step.

4. The Windows Firewall is Easy to Configure by Novices & Advanced Users Alike

We published lots of tutorials about the Windows Firewall, how to add applications to the exceptions lists or how to set advanced rules. Here are some tutorials to get you started:

• How to Manage Windows Firewall Communication Rules
• Gain Additional Control by Using Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

What you notice simply by reading these articles is that the Windows Firewall is friendly for everyone. Novice users can quickly add or remove exceptions while advanced users can create complex rules for filtering network traffic.

5. The Windows Firewall is so Good that Commercial Software Piggybacks on It

The Windows Firewall is so good and so tightly integrated into Windows, that some commercial vendors decided to piggyback on it and use it in their security products. For example, products like Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security or F-Secure Internet Security no longer provide their proprietary firewall modules but use the Windows Firewall instead. They only add anti-malware protection modules or parental controls in their security suites.

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