Steam Blocker

A simple Windows app for blocking outgoing network traffic from Steam.
It works by modifying Windows firewall rules.
Done as a GUI and C++ learning project.

Features

• Blocking outgoing network traffic
• Support for both x86 and x64
• Log console
• Dark theme

Usage

• Run the app as an administrator.
• Check the log console for errors.
• Click "Toggle" to enable or disable the blocker.

Compilation

Just make sure you have SBFwEditor.dll in the bin folder.
Anything else is straightforward.

Errors

SBFwEditor.dll broken or missing:
Program can't find SBFwEditor.dll in the bin folder, or can't call the Enable or IsEnabled functions.

Can't find Steam path:
Program can't find where steam has been installed.
If you don't know what to do, just add a value to the registry.

Missing admin privileges:
You need to start this app "as an administrator".

Critical error:
Something awful happened, and there is no easy fix.

Unknown defined error:
I fucked up something with the SBFwEditor.dll

Unknown unexpected error:
Shouldn't happen if you won't mess with the SBFwEditor.dll

Fix missing steam path

• Go to the registry key shown in the log console
• Add REG_SZ value "InstallPath"
• Provide a path to a directory where steam.exe is located

Fix missing SBFwEditor.dll

• Go here
• Download version corresponding to the Steam Blocker one
  (0.x SBFwEditor.dll = v0.y.z SteamBlocker.exe)
• Put the SBFwEditor.dll to the bin folder which should be next to the SteamBlocker.exe