user118

Thanks Brad, it's good to know you have further plans, I will keep an eye on developments. I like the reassurance whitelisting offers. A while back I threw my arms up with Windows' shenanigans and went for firewall blocking and a forward web proxy with DNS block lists. This works ok for me with the exception of Windows Updates that require a proxy exclusion to make BITS and such work. A client side app like Connection Explorer might offer much better insight into what Windows is up to

I'm considering trialling Connection Explorer but first I want to confirm that it can operate in the way I need. Can I tell it to block everything then prompt me as each Windows app or service attempts to access the Internet, giving me the option to allow or ignore (continue to block)? Also, does it have any ability to identify in more detail what underlying component of Windows is making the request? Or does it just identify things as 'svchost' for example?