GlassWire waa software ammaan kaas oo kormeera dhaqdhaqaaqa shabakadaada oo kuu ogolaanaya inaad xannibto dhaqdhaqaaq kasta oo shaki leh, adoo isticmaalaya galka gudaha. Waxaa intaa dheer, waxay ballan-qaadaysaa in ay bixiso adeegyadeeda si qurux badan iyo iyada oo loo marayo interface qurux badan. Inkastoo aysan ahayn xal ammaan oo buuxa, waxay ku caawin kartaa markaad u baahato inaad falanqeyso waxa ka socda shabakadaada. Waxaan aad ula yaabnay sida GlassWire u shaqeeyo, ka dib markaan isticmaalnay qiyaastii hal usbuuc, waxaan diyaar u nahay inaan kula wadaagno natiijooyinkayaga, dib u eegistan faahfaahsan:

Waa maxay GlassWire iyo waxa aanu ahayn

GlassWire waa aalad la socota taraafikada shabakadaada oo kuu sheegaysa waxa socda. Waxay eegaysaa hawsha shabakadaada, hadda iyo ta horeba, waxayna ku abuurtaa aragtiyo qurux badan, oo lagu kala saaro nooca taraafikada, codsiga, iyo goobta juqraafiga.

GlassWire waxa kale oo ka mid ah dab-damiska aasaasiga ah, in kasta oo taasi ay tahay waxoogaa ka-dhaafis ah. Ma laha module firewall per se: waxay ku tiirsan tahay Windows Firewall -ka caadiga ah , laakiin waxay kor u qaadaysaa adiga oo kuu ogolaanaya inaad si fudud u aragto waxa sababa dhaqdhaqaaqa shabakada kombiyuutarkaaga, server-yada uu ku xiriirinayo, iyo sidoo kale joojinta khatarta iman karta markaad waa in.

In kasta oo Windows 10 ay ku jiraan astaamo la mid ah, GlassWire aad ayuu ugu fiican yahay inuu ku tuso inta xogta laga soo diray oo laga helay kombuyuutarkaaga, si qurux badan oo fudud loo fahmi karo.

GlassWire maaha qalab ammaan oo ay tahay inaad kaligaa isticmaasho. Waa nashaadaad shabakadeed iyo qalab maaraynta dab-damiska oo ay tahay in lagu wada shaqeeyo agabka fayraska ee taagan ama suuit amniga.

Waa maxay faraqa u dhexeeya GlassWire Basic iyo GlassWire Pro

Isticmaalayaasha guriga, GlassWire waxaa lagu heli karaa laba qaybood oo kala duwan: GlassWire Basic iyo GlassWire Pro . Daabacaadda aasaasiga ah waa bilaash waxayna ku siinaysaa dhammaan sifooyinka aan kaga hadalnay qaybta hore ee dib u eegistan. GlassWire Pro waa software lacag la'aan ah, waxayna bixisaa sifooyin iyo qalab dheeri ah, kuwaas oo qaarkood aan ku soo bandhigi doono dhawrka cutub ee soo socda.

Haddii aad leedahay GlassWire Pro oo aanad jeclayn inaad ku dhex gasho shabakada routerkaaga, laakiin aad rabto inaad aragto aaladaha ku xidhan shabakadaada, GlassWire Pro ayaa kaa caawin kara taas. Mid ka mid ah astaamihiisa ugu muhiimsan ayaa ku ilaalinaya in lagu dhejiyo cidda isticmaalaya WiFi -gaaga ama shabakadda Ethernet fiilada leh. Waa hab sahlan oo lagu ogaan karo marka qof uu xado taraafikada shabakadaada, sida deris xun oo jabsaday eraygaaga sirta ah ee WiFi .

Muuqaal kale oo faa'iido leh oo aad ka hesho GlassWire Pro waa kamaradaha webka iyo qalabka lagu ogaado makarafoonka. Waxaa laga yaabaa inaad maqashay dambiilayaasha internetka ee jecel inay dadka ku daawadaan kamaradkooda. Haddii kombuyuutarkaaga ama qalabkaagu leeyahay kamarad shabakad, markaa waxaad si farxad leh u ogaan kartaa in qaar ka mid ah weirdo ay kormeerayaan dhaqdhaqaaq kasta sida walaal weyn oo naxdin leh. Taasi maaha wax aad rabto, oo ilaa aad door bidayso inaad ku dhejiso kamaradaada, waa inaad haysataa qalab ilaalinaya kamaradaada oo kuu sheegaysa marka la isticmaalayo. GlassWire Pro wuxuu leeyahay sifadan.

Waxaa jira waqtiyo aad jeclaan lahayd inaad si dhow ula socoto taraafikada shabakada ee ku socota kombuyuutarkaaga, laakiin ma haysatid hanti ku filan oo shaashadda ah si aad daaqadda app-ka ugu furto. Si aad arrintan u taabato, GlassWire Pro waxa ku jira daawade-yar, kaas oo ah qalab noocyo kala duwan ah, kaas oo ku siinaya muuqaal degdeg ah hawsha shabakadda adiga oo ku mashquulsan kaliya dhawr pixels shaashaddaada.

Waxaa intaa dheer, laga yaabaa in qaabka ugu fiican ee dhammaan kuwa aad ka hesho nooca lacagta ah ee GlassWire ay tahay qalabkeeda kormeerka ee kala duwan. Taasi waa hab adag oo lagu yiraahdo waxaad ka arki kartaa dhaqdhaqaaqa shabakada dhammaan kombuyuutarradaada ku shaqeeya GlassWire , hal PC dhexe. Haddii aad jeceshahay GlassWire oo aad go'aansato inaad iibsato oo aad ku isticmaasho wax ka badan hal qalab, waxay u badan tahay inaad jeceshahay sifadan.

Hadda markaa… waxaan dhisnay fikrad ah waxa GlassWire , waxa uu qabto iyo waxa u dhexeeya nooca bilaashka ah iyo nooca lacagta lagu bixiyo. Waa waqtigii la tijaabin lahaa oo la arki lahaa waxa ay tahay in la rakibo, la isticmaalo, la habeeyo.

Soo dejinta iyo khibradda rakibidda

Soo dejinta^{(Downloading)} iyo ku rakibida GlassWire waa hab fudud. Waxaad ku bilaabaysaa inaad soo dejiso faylka la fulin karo ee loo yaqaan GlassWireSetup.exe . Soodejintu waxay miisaankeedu yahay ku dhawaad ​​30 MB oo uma baahna macluumaad shakhsi ah.

Dejintu waa la dhammeeyaa ka dib markii la maro dhawr dardaaran oo rakibid ah. Marka taas la sameeyo, saaxirku wuxuu kugula talinayaa inaad dib u kiciso kumbuyuutarkaaga si GlassWire uu u ogaado dhammaan isku xirka shabakadaada.

Markaad bilowdo GlassWire markii ugu horeysay, software-ku isla markiiba wuxuu bilaabaa inuu falanqeeyo shabakadaada. Ka dib marka uu shaqeeyo oo socdo, waxaad arki doontaa Sawirka^(Graph) hawsha shabakadaada. Marka la barbar dhigo waxa aan inta badan ku aragnay aaladaha kale ee amniga ee noocaan ah, GlassWire 's Graph wuxuu u muuqdaa mid heersare ah.

Aragtiyadayada ugu horreeya aad bay u ^{(Our first impressions are very )}wanaagsan yihiin ^(positive): GlassWire waa sahlan tahay in la rakibo, kamana codsanayso macluumaad shakhsiyeed adiga. GlassWire wuxuu u muuqdaa mid ^{(: GlassWire is easy to install, and it requests no personal information from you. GlassWire looks )}qurux badan ^(beautiful), taasina waa wax dhif ah oo ka mid ah software-ka amniga.^{(, and that is something rare among security software.)}

La-qabsiga Windows , daalacashada shabakada iyo barnaamijyada madal Windows ee caalamiga ah^(Windows)

Sidaad ogtahay, GlassWire wuxuu leeyahay qalab lagu maamulo dab-damiska oo ku dhex dhisan kaas oo udub dhexaad u ah Windows Firewall . Taas macneheedu waxa weeye in aanay dami karin Windows Firewall sababtoo ah waxay u baahan tahay si ay u shaqeyso. Waxa kale oo ay la macno tahay in haddii aad ku shaqaynayso suuit ammaan kaas oo curyaamiya Windows Firewall oo beddela kiisa, Qalabka Dab-damiska ee GlassWire ayaa joojinaya shaqada.

Sababtoo ah GlassWire waa, dhab ahaantii, isticmaalka Windows Firewall , waxaan filaynay inaanan wax dhibaato ah kala kulmin wax kasta oo ay timaado la-qabsiga Windows 10 iyo barnaamijyada caalamiga ah ee Windows^{(universal Windows platform apps)} . Taasi waxay caddaysay inay run tahay, maadaama aynaan wax dhibaato ah kala kulmin ku biirista ama samaynta Koox- Home^(Homegroup) marka la wadaagayo faylalka iyo faylalka ama ku qulqulka warbaahinta shabakadda maxalliga ah. Sidoo kale wax dhibaato ah lamaanu kulmin markii la soo dejinayay, rakibaynay ama isticmaalnay abka caalamiga ah ee Dukaanka Windows^{(Windows Store)} .

Xaaladaha caadiga ah, GlassWire wuxuu^(GlassWire) u baahan yahay qiyaastii 20 ilaa 30 MB ee xusuusta RAM si uu u socodsiiyo hawlihiisa iyo qiyaastii 2 ilaa 4 boqolkiiba awoodda processor-ka. Kaasi wuxuu saaran yahay kombuyuutar wata processor-kii hore ee Intel Core 2 Quad oo ku shaqaynaya 2.0 GHz .

Marka xigta, waxaanu hubinay in GlassWire uu^(GlassWire) ku darayo wax ilbiriqsi ah wakhtiga bootinta kombuyuutarkeena. Si taas loo sameeyo, waxaan isticmaalnay BootRace r ka hor iyo ka dib markii GlassWire la rakibay. Uma eka inay wax saameyn ah ku yeelanayso, maadaama wakhtiyada bootku ay isku mid ahaan jireen iyo iyada oo aan la rakibin GlassWire .

Kadib, waxaanu ku orodnay PCMark 8^{(PCMark 8)} , si aanu u aragno in GlassWire ay saamaynayso waxqabadka guud ee kombayutaradayada tijaabada ah. Waxaan isticmaalnay hab -habeedka la dedejiyey ee Guriga^{(Home accelerated )} waxaana helnay 2053 dhibcood. Natiijadu isma bedelin ka dib markii la rakibo software-kan, taas oo macnaheedu yahay GlassWire wax saameyn ah kuma laha waxqabadka guud ee kombuyutarka.

GlassWire waa software amniga si fiican ugu dhex milmay Windows 10 iyo barnaamijyada madal Windows ee caalamiga ah. Waxaa intaa dheer, sababtoo ah waxay isticmaashaa Windows Firewall, kuma faragalin wax kasta oo shabakadaha ah ee laga helo nidaamka hawlgalka. Marka ay timaado isticmaalka ilaha nidaamka, waxaan ogaanay inay tahay codsi fudud ^{(GlassWire is security software that is well integrated with Windows 10 and universal Windows platform apps. Moreover, because it uses Windows Firewall, it does not interfere with any networking features found in the operating system. When it comes to the use of system resources, we found it to be a lightweight application)}.

Fududeynta isticmaalka iyo habaynta

Sidii aan horay u soo sheegnay, GlassWire waa software amniga leh interface qurux badan. Tabka Graph wuxuu bixiyaa muuqaal-waqtiga dhabta ah ee dhacdooyinka isku xidhka ee ka dhacaya kombayutarkaaga, wuxuuna u sameeyaa si xarrago leh.

Dhinaca geeska bidix ee sare ee daaqada Graph , waxaad dooran kartaa inaad aragto garaafyada dhammaan dhacdooyinka dhaca, ama waxaad dooran kartaa inaad soo koobto macluumaadka ay muujinayaan Apps ama shuruudaha Traffic . Adigoo isticmaalaya xulashooyinkan, waxaad si fudud u arki kartaa taraafikada saxda ah ee arji gaar ah, ama inta uu le'eg yahay taraafikada borotokoolka ama adeegga shabakad gaar ah.

Haddii aad rabto inaad aragto qaar ka mid ah faahfaahinta wixii ka dhacay shabakadaada wakhti hore, waxaad si fudud u gujin kartaa garaafka oo GlassWire ayaa kuu sheegi doona faahfaahinta codsiga ama dhacdada shabakada ee sababtay kor u kaca dhaqdhaqaaqaaga shabakada.

Haddii aad rabto in aad dib ugu noqoto wakhtiga oo aad hesho aragti ballaadhan oo ku saabsan hawsha shabakadaada, GlassWire sidoo kale adiga ayaa daboolay. Dhinaca midig ee sare ee tabka Graph , waxaad si fudud u soo dhawayn kartaa garaafka ilaa 5 daqiiqo, 3 saacadood, 24 saacadood, usbuuc, bil ama ka badan iyo ilaa wakhtiga taariikhda sanadka. Taariikhdu waxay dib u noqon kartaa ilaa wakhtiga aad ku rakibtay GlassWire , ilaa hal sano.

Talaabada labaad ee laga heli karo interface GlassWire waa Firewall . Waxay taxday dhammaan codsiyada leh dhaqdhaqaaqa shabakada, iyo shabakadu waxay martigelisaa in mid kasta oo iyaga ka mid ah uu ku xiran yahay.

Haddi aad hore ugu haysatey xal dab-damis ah oo lagu rakibay kombayutarka, waxaad si fudud u damin kartaa GlassWire 's firewall. Si aad taas u samayso, dhagsii ama taabo dareemaha Firewall^(Firewall) ee ku yaal geeska bidix ee sare ee tab Firewall -ka.^(Firewall)

Waxa ugu fiican ee GlassWire's Firewall ayaa ku siinaya hab sahlan oo aad ku xakamayso abka loo ogolyahay in ay kula xidhiidhaan shabakadaada. Waxa kaliya ee ay tahay inaad sameyso waa dhagsi ama ku dhufo astaanta dabka ee bidix ee mid ka mid ah codsiyada liiska ku jira si aad sharci ugu abuurto. Xeerka caadiga ah ee ay dejisay aaladda dab-damiska ee GlassWire waa in la xannibo gelitaanka shabakadda, laakiin sidoo kale waxaad isticmaali kartaa xeerka Weydii si aad^{(Ask To Connect)} isku xidho , ama waxaad xannibi kartaa dhammaan taraafikada qalabkaaga ku socda. Markii sharci loo dejiyay codsi gaar ah, GlassWire ayaa midabaysa summada^(GlassWire) ololka yar ee bidixdeeda.

Marka ugu horraysa ee uu codsi doonayo in lagu xidho internet-ka, waxa aad heli doontaa wada hadal la mid ah kan hoose, kaas oo aad kala dooran karto in aad doonayso in aad ogolaato ama u diido in uu internetka galo.

Marka xigta, waxaa yimaada tab Isticmaalka . ^(Usage)Tabkani waxa uu ku siinayaa tirokoob waqti ku salaysan. Waxaad arki doontaa wadarta guud ee taraafikada shabakada ee ku socota kombuyuutarkaaga maalintii ugu dambaysay, usbuuca, bisha iyo ilaa hal sano. Si la mid ah tab Graph^(Graph) -ka-waqtiga-dhabta ah , waad soo dhawayn kartaa muddada gudaha iyo dibadda.

Talaabada afraad ee aad ka heli doonto isku xirka GlassWire waxaa loo yaqaan Network . Waxay kuu ogolaanaysaa inaad aragto dhammaan qalabka ku xiran shabakadaada. In kasta oo ay tani sidoo kale tahay wax aad ka heli karto is-dhexgalka router-kaaga, waxa laga yaabaa inay caddayso inay dhakhso badan tahay oo ay fududahay in la furo GlassWire oo la hubiyo cidda isticmaasha xidhiidhkaaga internetka.

Shabaka kama dambaysta ahi waxa uu taxayaa dhammaan digniinaha^(Alerts) ay bixiso GlassWire . Wax kasta^(Anything) oo mudan in la hubiyo ayaa lagu soo bandhigi doonaa halkan

Taasi waa wax aad u badan oo ku saabsan is-dhexgalka isticmaalaha ee ay bixiso GlassWire . Si kastaba ha ahaatee, appku wuxuu sidoo kale bixiyaa goobo kale, oo aad u horumarsan. Waxaad ka heli kartaa iyaga ka menu ka helay dhinaca bidix ee sare ee interface ah.

Waxyaabaha kale ee sida doorashada luqad kala duwan ama dejinta maqaarka interface ka duwan, mid ka mid ah sifooyinka ugu xiisaha badan ee aan ka helnay GlassWire waa in ay kuu ogolaato inaad sameyso kormeerka fog ee serverka. Taas macnaheedu waa inaad kala socon karto dhaqdhaqaaqa shabakada ilaa saddex qalab oo kala duwan oo ku jira shabakadaada isla markaaba qalabkaaga ugu muhiimsan.

Intii aanu isticmaalnay GlassWire , waxaanu ogaanay inay ku siinayso ogeysiisyo badan. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, had iyo jeer waa kuwo macno leh oo la xidhiidha hawlaha shabakada ee ku socda kombuyuutarkaaga.

Marka ay timaaddo taageerada iyo caawinta, GlassWire waxa uu bixiyaa dukumeenti onlayn ah, laakiin sidoo kale qaybta su'aalaha inta badan la isweydiiyo iyo gelitaanka golahooda internetka.

Waxaan jecelnahay is-dhexgalka ay bixiso GlassWire. Waa qurux, wax ku ool ah oo sahlan in la isticmaalo lana fahmo. Ma jiraan wax aan ku qaban karno, waxaana rajeyneynaa in alaabooyin badan oo ammaan ah ay si fiican u fiicnaan doonaan marka ay timaado is-dhexgalka isticmaalkooda.^{(We loved the interface offered by GlassWire. It is beautiful, practical and easy to use and understand. There's nothing we could hold against it, and we wish more security products would do so well when it comes to their user interfaces.)}

Dejinta asalka^(Default) ah waxaa laga yaabaa inaad rabto inaad hagaajiso

Haddii aad go'aansato inaad isticmaasho GlassWire , halkan waxaa ah dejinta qaar laga yaabo inaad tixgeliso inaad hagaajiso:

• Daar kamarada iyo kormeeraha makarafoonka^{(Camera and mic monitor)} . Markaad tan sameyso, waxaad ku nasan kartaa in uusan jirin codsi bilaabi doona isticmaalka kamaradahaaga webka ama makarafoonkaaga isagoon marka hore ku ogeysiin. Waa meel gaar ah oo wanaagsan oo aanu kugula talineyno inaad karti u yeelato. Waxaad ka heli kartaa gudaha Settings , gudaha tab Amniga .^(Security)

• Dari kormeeraha guud ee^{(Bandwidth overage monitor)} bandwidth Haddii aad isticmaalayso isku-xidhka Internet- ka ee mitirka ah, GlassWire waxa uu kaa caawin karaa in aad la socoto xadhkaha xadhkaha goosha ee aad isticmaashid wakhti go'an, si aanad u dhaafin xadkaaga bilaha ah. Waxaad ka heli doontaa doorashadan isla tab Security , gudaha Settings .

GlassWire waa badeeco si wanaagsan loo habeeyey, waxaana jira dhawr dejin oo laga yaabo inaad tixgeliso inaad beddesho.^{(GlassWire is a well-configured product, and there are few settings you might consider changing.)}

Xukun

GlassWire waa la socodka shabakada aad u faa'iido badan software iyo falanqaynta taraafikada. Waxaan jecelnahay is-dhexgalka quruxda badan ee ay bixiso, waxaanan qadarinay qaddarka macluumaadka ay bixiso. Appkan waxaa loo sameeyay si uu u fududaado isticmaalka qof kasta, iyadoon loo eegayn asalka farsamada iyo khibrada kombayutarka. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, qalabka ilaalinta dab-damiska ee ku dhex jira waxa uu ku tiirsan yahay Windows Firewall oo ma wanajiyo ilaalinta caadiga ah ee aad ka hesho weerarrada shabakadda. GlassWire waa software ay tahay in lala isticmaalo^{(should be used together with a standalone antivirus product)} badeeco ka hortag ah oo taagan , sida qalab la socodka iyo safka labaad ee difaaca. Si loo gaaro heer ka wanaagsan oo amniga ah, waa inaad daawataa oo aad dhegaysataa waxa GlassWirewuxuu kuu sheegayaa dhacdooyinka shabakada oo uu gacanta ku qaado tallaabooyinka ku habboon. Guud ahaan^(Overall) , haddii aad rabto in aad fikrad fiican ka hesho waxa ka dhacaya isku xirka shabakadaada oo aad taas u sameyso si qurux badan iyo iyada oo loo marayo interface fudud, GlassWire waa mid ka mid ah qalabka ugu fiican ee noociisa ah. Fikradeena , GlassWire waa iibsi fiican qof kasta, labadaba bilawga iyo isticmaalayaasha khibrada leh.

Security for everyone - Reviewing GlassWire. The beautiful network monitoring tool!

GlassWire is security software that monitors your network activіty and lets you block any suspicious aсtivity, by using its internal firewall. Moreover, it promіses to deliver its serviсes in an elegant manner and through a beautiful interface. While it is not a full seсurity solution, it can be helpfυl when you need to analyze what's going on your network. We were quite curiоus how GlassWire works, and after using іt for about a week, we are ready to ѕhare our findings with you, in this detailed review:

What GlassWire is and what it is not

GlassWire is a tool that monitors your network traffic and tells you what is going on. It looks at your network activity, both present and past, and creates beautiful views with it, categorized by traffic type, application, and geographic location.

GlassWire also includes a basic firewall, although that is a bit of an overstatement. It does not have a firewall module per se: it relies on the default Windows Firewall, but it enhances it by letting you easily see what causes network activity on your computer, with what servers it is communicating, as well as stop potential threats when you have to.

Although Windows 10 includes somewhat similar features, GlassWire is a lot better at showing you how much data has been sent and received on and from your computer, in a beautiful and easy to understand view.

GlassWire is not a security tool that you should use alone. It is a network activity and firewall management tool that should be employed together with a standalone antivirus product or security suite.

What is the difference between GlassWire Basic and GlassWire Pro

For home users, GlassWire is available in two different editions: GlassWire Basic and GlassWire Pro. The Basic edition is free and gives you all the features we have talked about in the previous section of this review. GlassWire Pro is paid software, and it offers additional features and tools, some of which we will present in the next few paragraphs.

If you have GlassWire Pro and don't like to fiddle with your router's web interface, but you do want to see what devices are connected to your network, GlassWire Pro can help you with that. One of its main features keeps you posted on who's using your WiFi or wired Ethernet network. It is an easy way to find out when someone is stealing your network traffic, like a bad neighbor who cracked your WiFi password.

Another useful feature you get from GlassWire Pro is the webcam and microphone detection tool. Maybe you have heard about cyber-criminals who like to watch people through their webcams. If your computer or device has a webcam, then you can be blissfully unaware that some weirdo is monitoring your every move like a creepy big brother. That is not something you would want, and unless you prefer to stick tape over your webcam, you ought to have a tool that monitors your webcam and tells you about it when it is going to be used. GlassWire Pro has this feature.

There are times when you would like to keep a close eye on the network traffic that goes on your computer, but you do not have enough screen estate to keep the main app's window opened. To tap on this issue, GlassWire Pro includes a mini-viewer, which is a gadget of sorts, which gives you an instant view of the network activity while occupying only a couple of pixels on your screen.

Moreover, maybe the best feature of all the ones you get in the paid version of GlassWire is its multiple server monitoring tool. That is a complicated way of saying that you can see the network activity from all your computers running GlassWire, on a single central PC. If you like GlassWire and you decide to buy it and use it on more than one device, you will probably love this feature.

Now then… we have built an idea of what GlassWire is, what it does and what's difference between its free and its paid version. It is time to put it to test and see what it is like to install it, use it, configure it.

The download and installation experience

Downloading and installing GlassWire is an easy process. You start by downloading an executable file called GlassWireSetup.exe. The download weighs in at around 30 MB and doesn't require any personal information.

Setup is completed after running through a few installation prompts. When that is done, the wizard recommends that you reboot your computer so that GlassWire can detect all your network connections.

When you start GlassWire for the first time, the software immediately starts to analyze your network. After it is up and running, you will get to see a Graph of your network activity. Compared to what we have usually seen with other security tools of this kind, GlassWire's Graph looks exquisite.

Our first impressions are very positive: GlassWire is easy to install, and it requests no personal information from you. GlassWire looks beautiful, and that is something rare among security software.

Integration with Windows, web browsers and universal Windows platform apps

As you know, GlassWire has a built-in firewall management tool which uses the Windows Firewall at its core. That means that it does not disable the Windows Firewall because it needs it to work. It also means that if you're running a security suite that disables Windows Firewall and substitutes its own, GlassWire's firewall module stops working.

Because GlassWire is, in fact, using Windows Firewall, we expected to have no problems whatsoever when it came to its integration with Windows 10 and universal Windows platform apps. That proved to be true, as we had no problems when joining or creating a Homegroup when sharing files and folders or streaming media over the local network. We also didn't encounter any problems when downloading, installing or using universal apps from the Windows Store.

In normal conditions, GlassWire needs about 20 to 30 MB of RAM memory to run its processes and about 2 to 4 percent of the processor power. That is on a computer with an old Intel Core 2 Quad processor running at 2.0 GHz.

Next, we checked whether GlassWire adds any seconds to our computer's boot time. To do that, we used BootRacer before and after GlassWire was installed. It does not seem to have any impact, as the boot times remained the same with and without having GlassWire installed.

Then, we ran PCMark 8, to see if GlassWire affects the overall performance of our test computer. We used the Home accelerated preset and we got 2053 points. This result remained unchanged after installing this software, which means GlassWire has no impact on your computer's overall performance.

GlassWire is security software that is well integrated with Windows 10 and universal Windows platform apps. Moreover, because it uses Windows Firewall, it does not interfere with any networking features found in the operating system. When it comes to the use of system resources, we found it to be a lightweight application.

Ease of use and configuration

As we mentioned before, GlassWire is security software with a beautiful interface. The Graph tab offers a real-time visualization of the networking events taking place on your computer, and it does it in an elegant manner.

On the top left corner of the Graph window, you can choose to see graphs for all the events that happen, or you can opt to narrow the information displayed by Apps or Traffic criteria. By using these options, you can easily see the exact network traffic of a certain application, or exactly how much traffic went on a certain network protocol or service.

If you want to see some details of what happened on your network at some point in the past, you can simply click on the graph and GlassWire will tell you the details of the application or network event that caused that spike in your network activity.

In case you want to go back in time and get a wider viewpoint of your network activity, GlassWire also has you covered. On the top right side of the Graph tab, you can easily zoom the graph to 5 minutes, 3 hours, 24 hours, a week, a month or more and up to a year's history time. The history can go back until the time you installed GlassWire, up to one year's time.

The second tab available in GlassWire's interface is the Firewall. It lists all the applications that have network activity, and the network hosts that each of them is connected with.

If you already have a firewall solution installed on your computer, you can easily disable GlassWire's firewall. To do that, click or tap the Firewall switch at the top left corner of the Firewall tab.

What GlassWire's Firewall does best is offer you an easy way to control which apps are allowed to communicate on your network. All you have to do is click or tap on the fire icon to the left of any of the listed applications to create a rule for them. The default rule set by GlassWire's firewall tool is to block network access, but you can also use an Ask To Connect rule, or you can block all the traffic going on your device. When a rule was set for a certain application, GlassWire colorizes the small burning flame icon to its left.

The first time an application wants to connect to the internet, you will get a dialog similar to the one below, in which you can choose whether you want to allow it or deny it to go online.

Next, comes the Usage tab. This tab offers you time-based statistics. You get to see the total network traffic that went on your computer in the last day, week, month and up to one year's time. Similar to the real-time Graph tab, you can zoom the period in and out.

The fourth tab you will find in the GlassWire's interface is called Network. It lets you see all the devices connected to your network. While this is also something you can find in your router's interface, it might prove to be faster and easier to open GlassWire and check who uses your internet connection.

The final tab lists all the Alerts issued by GlassWire. Anything worth checking will be displayed here.

That is pretty much all about the user interface offered by GlassWire. However, the app also provides other, more advanced settings. You can access them from the menu found on the top left corner of the interface.

Among other things like choosing a different display language or setting a different interface skin, one of the most interesting features we found in GlassWire is that it allows you to do remote server monitoring. That means you can monitor the network activity of up to three different devices on your network right from your main device.

While we used GlassWire, we noticed that it gives you plenty of notifications. However, they are always meaningful and related to the network activity going on your computer.

When it comes to support and help, GlassWire offers online documentation, but also a frequently asked questions section and access to their online forum.

We loved the interface offered by GlassWire. It is beautiful, practical and easy to use and understand. There's nothing we could hold against it, and we wish more security products would do so well when it comes to their user interfaces.

Default settings you might want to adjust

If you decide to use GlassWire, here are some settings you might consider adjusting:

• Turn on Camera and mic monitor. By doing this, you can rest assured that no application will start using your webcam or your microphone without first letting you know. It is a good privacy setting that we recommend you enable. You can find it inside Settings, in the Security tab.

• Enable Bandwidth overage monitor. If you are using a metered Internet connection, GlassWire can help you track the bandwidth you use in a given period, so that you do not exceed your monthly limit. You will find this option in the same Security tab, inside Settings.

GlassWire is a well-configured product, and there are few settings you might consider changing.

Verdict

GlassWire is a very useful network monitoring and traffic analyzing software. We loved the beautiful interface that it offers, and we appreciated the amount of information it delivers. This app was developed to be easy to use by everyone, regardless of technical background and computer experience. However, the built-in firewall protection tool relies on the Windows Firewall and it does not enhance the default protection you get against network attacks. GlassWire is a software that should be used together with a standalone antivirus product, as a monitoring tool and second line of defense. To achieve a better level of security, you must watch and listen to what GlassWire tells you about the network events and manually take the appropriate actions. Overall, if you want to get a better idea of what's happening on your network connection and do that in an elegant manner and through an easy to use interface, GlassWire is one of the best tools of its kind. In our opinion, GlassWire is a good buy for anyone, both for beginners and for experienced users.

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