NetBalancer 9.14.5.2235 With Patch 2020
Endike Baur
Our recommendation is to set a High priority for your most important applications, and a Low priority for the less important. For example set for your streaming application a High priority, so you can watch and listen to the media without any interruptions or hiccups. And set the priority for uTorrent and Download Manager to low, so they won't interfere with your more important applications.
Yes, add a rule for all your traffic with the traffic limited to, let say 128 kbps, and with the condition "Apply priority only when the traffic of this rule is more than 4GB in the last 1 Month". So when this rule will accumulate 4GB of traffic then all you computer speed will be limited to 128kbps.
Also you can add additional rules, for 4.5GB with a 64kbps limit or even for 5GB with traffic blocked to avoid overpay. Place the 4.5GB rule on top of the 4.GB, and the 5GB rule on top of all of them.
The recommended way of changing these settings is via NBCMD.exe, however, if you want to modify them manually, you should first stop NetBalancer's service, named "NetBalancerService", otherwise it will replace your own settings on shutdown. After you changed the settings start back the service and NetBalancer will load them (it loads them only at start, and then keeps them in memory.)
We are proud to unveil the latest enhancement in NetBalancer's toolkit: the "Bind program to adapter" feature, incorporated in the 12.1 release. This addition marks a significant step in our journey to provide users with superior control over their network management.
This new capability empowers all NetBalancer users to dictate specific programs to operate through designated network connections, such as Wi-Fi or Ethernet. By doing so, users can, for example, ensure certain applications always leverage the Wi-Fi connection, even when Ethernet is the dominant network. This intricate level of control is paramount in situations demanding distinct network priorities or dedicated bandwidth for specific applications.
An intriguing aspect of this feature is the choice between blocking a program's network traffic or allowing it to proceed when the specified network adapter is unavailable. This ensures continuous network activity while also providing the user with the ability to control unexpected network behavior.
Today, we are excited to announce the release of NetBalancer 11.2, which comes with an array of new features designed to offer users even greater control over their network activities. One of the most notable additions is the support for global hotkeys that allow users to manage rules, filters, and network balancing (limits, priorities, delays) with customizable global hotkeys.
By introducing global hotkeys, NetBalancer 11.2 takes network management to the next level, enabling users to easily switch between different settings and configurations without the need to navigate through the application's interface. This streamlined approach not only saves time, but also makes it easier to monitor and control network activities during periods of heavy usage or high demand.
The addition of global hotkeys in NetBalancer 11.2 is just one of the many improvements we've made to ensure our software remains a powerful, user-friendly solution for managing and monitoring network activities. As always, we are committed to continually enhancing NetBalancer's capabilities to provide our users with the best possible experience.
I am researching on wan bandwith/speed checking tools/graphs. Normally we are using pfsence as a firewall/gateway/router. and also we were used to use "Traffic Graph" lan interface. Recently we have installed netbalancer .. But when we check/compare both at one time, there is a huge difference/anomaly..
This means that WCF (if you're using it) will work. WCF with the SSL terminating on the external load balancer is painful if you're signing/encrypting at a message level rather than a transport level.
You don't have to get a cert for every site there are such things as wildcard certs. But it would have to be installed on every server. (assuming you are using subdomains, if not then you can reuse the same cert across machines)
Last few months people kept bashing antivirus and security software in general. Like on Twitter or their personal pages. Sure, Twitter is full of opinionated idiots who just love to complain about everything that doesn't match their point of view. On a few occasions they are right and even I have written about some of the issues with antiviruses before.
But you'd be f*king stupid to delete your antivirus just because it has some bugs. Doorlocks get picked by criminals every day and people still use them. Professional lockpickers do exist - it's their job to break lock's security mechanism and get you back in the house when you lose your keys. Tavis Ormandy is a professional lockpicker - only he works in the digital world. It's his job to break digital security mechanisms and help vendors to fix the issues.
Having said that, not all software is created equal. Sometimes new and dangerous features get added to an otherwise great software. These features look good on paper but they can really ruin someone's day. Today, I'll demonstrate one such feature.
NetBalancer is a Windows application for local network traffic control and monitoring. It shows you the network traffic on your computer and helps you to set limits, priorities and rules for that traffic. Some sort of a firewall - but better. It can prioritize your traffic, schedule it for specific times, do statistics, make graphs and charts and what not. And it looks really good!
For those of you who are not sure what priorities are best for your PC we decided in NetBalancer 8.5 to add some predefined priorities.
These priorities include the most used programs and processes, currently about 1700 total (and counting), and are set to match the needs of most users
However, the devil is in the details. All such databases must be maintained. New version of Skype comes out, you need to update database. League of Legends releases new update, you must update the database. And you must do it very fast, so that your users don't suffer from misbehaved firewall. It's a lot of work.
First, I needed to obtain the complete database of the priorities. You could try to find something in C:\ProgramData\SeriousBit\NetBalancer\ but it would be more interesting to find and download correct files for the official servers, right? smile After a quick string search, I learned that priorities can be downloaded from . It's a huge JSON file but isn't encrypted or signed in any way.
That's a serious red flag right there. Security companies vigorously protect their databases - it's their know-how, their crown jewels. And they use digital signatures to make sure that the databases aren't tampered with. After all, which developer wants to see his product in news like "MalwareBytes: multiple security issues"? smile
All those entries made me think - how is it possible that NetBalancer's database contains such crap information? Most obvious answer was - it's submitted by users. To verify the guess, I took a sneak peek inside SeriousBit.NetBalancer.Core.dll. And there it was:
Want to wreak some havoc with unsuspecting users of NetBalancer? Post your own JSON file that blocks all traffic for all the browsers - apparently NetBalancer doesn't validate user submissions and will happily distribute them to other users. bigsmile
I was also wondering what is the meaning of ExeNameCrc field. smile Turns out that NetBalancer uses CRC32 of filename as a key in the dictionary that manages process priorities To make matters easier, they also supply you with a proper filename in ExecutablePath field. So, if you want to make sure your malware has unlimited traffic and high download priority, just name it swarm.exe:
Trust is a delicate subject. On the one hand, all the Cloud and Connected things make your life much easier. On the other hand, you must choose wisely who you trust and what data he/she can access. I doubt that SeriousBit intentionally created such buggy and dangerous feature in NetBalancer. But that doesn't mean I would ever want it to be running on my machine!
did you tested, if the submitted rules are going straight to the database? im curious, what they do, if two people submit the same program with different rules... defnetly a god catch! are they aware of the issue?
I'd like to thank you for your effort investigating our program.
Also I'd like to let you and your readers know that all issues found by you were resolved, some of them quite some time ago, others just 5 minutes ago.
Too bad you didn't report us your findings, it would have helped identifying (and fixing) them much sooner. I only now learned about your article thanks to one of our users.
Some comment regarding the issues:
- The JSON file is encrypted and signed with our HTTPS signature, this makes any other encryption or signature unnecessary.
- "protect their databases - it's their know-how" - it is community contributed information, we feel that it should stay open.
- tmp and rar files: this is a valid issue, now the system filters them out.
- ExecutablePath field: this was a bug, we intentionally introduced the CRC32 field to replace it, but somehow forgot to remove the original field. Now it is fixed.
- silently upload: fixed this too, now the Predefined Priorities windows states it clearly.
- spam system to block browsers: you can definitely spam the system but that wont harm anyone too much, because the predefined priorities are limited only to High, Normal and Low priorities, no Blocks. Also the system regularly removes old entries, so you'll have to spam the system regularly and we'll detect it.
I was having trouble with Google Drive wreaking havoc on my internet connection and need to see what was going on. No tool I know of is better for that than Netbalancer and I was pleased to find out that, unlike another tool I know, this one works in Windows 8.
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