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Android Firewall

jtschohl · com.jtschohl.androidfirewall

3.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 7.1K downloads v2.1.0 353.5 KB Android 2.2+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

  • The source store flagged this file with a security warning Details

At a glance

Latest version
v2.1.0 (210)
Updated
Sep 7, 2013 (13 years ago)
APK size
353.5 KB
Requires
Android 2.2+ (API 8)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Tools (app)
Listed since
Feb 2, 2013 (at least)
Permissions
3 (1 sensitive)
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

Android Firewall is an app by jtschohl in the Tools category, listed since at least February 2013. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 3 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “eroe”.

This is a fork of the popular application Droidwall that uses iptables to limit data usage and add security to Android. Droidwall was originally created by developer Rodrigo Zechin Rosauro. The app was discontinued and did not function correctly on Android 4.x. So I decided to fix it. ***ROOT ACCESS IS REQUIRED*** If you don't know what ROOT ACCESS is please read this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_rootingAndroid Firewall has all of the capabilities of Droidwall. It supports Android 2.2 and greater. A firewall on Android is a great tool when it comes to the tiered data plans carriers have moved to and that's not even talking about the added security a firewall brings. If you install Android Firewall and find that the software does not work correctly please install BusyBox and a Terminal Emulator. Both applications can be found on the Play Store. Open the Terminal Emulator and type "busybox route" without the quotes. Please send an e-mail to me with the output from that command to help in my troubleshooting. You can also post issues or requests on my Github.https://github.com/skullone/Android Firewall is open source software under GPL v3. Android Firewall source code is available here:http://github.com/skullone/android_firewall

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Warning

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Jason Tschohl” Not the developer's name (“jtschohl”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature check failed Mar 8, 2025
  • Antivirus scan passed Nov 12, 2020
  • Signed byCN=Jason Tschohl, C=US
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)06:C0:7C:60:52:7A:63:AC:DB:B2:38:E5:85:EF:DB:E2:1C:BF:12:BD
  • File MD5b9e09a56f8f06369062e8f58664291e4
  • Uploaded by “eroe” Silver tier · 53,732 followers · uploading since 2012

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Permissions (3)

Android Firewall requests 3 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Android Firewall APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the Android Firewall APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store flagged this file with a security warning. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is b9e09a56f8f06369062e8f58664291e4.

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