Guest dph Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 What is the best way remove a firewall that is interferring with a specific internet program?
Guest John Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 RE: firewall removal Close all running applications, remove all rules for each program, exit the firewall and uninstall the firewall. Hope this helps. -- Free Antivirus: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/ Free Firewall: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ Free Antispyware: http://www.download.com/TC-Spy/3000-8022_4-10723363.html "dph" wrote: > What is the best way remove a firewall that is interferring with a specific > internet program?
Guest MEB Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 Re: firewall removal "dph" <dph@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:731A684F-545B-454B-AADE-35A81964C21F@microsoft.com... | What is the best way remove a firewall that is interfering with a specific | internet program? I'll take the other side in this... What program is it you are trying to contact the Internet with? Why didn't you configure the firewall to allow access from the program to the Internet? Firewalls, for the most part, are specifically designed to monitor program and application access from and to your computer or network, to the Internet or other parts of your local network, and BLOCK incoming and outgoing unwarranted [not allowed] access from either. If a program is attempting access which exceeds the firewall designer's ideas of that access [or the rules you have created depending upon the style of firewall], the program/application will not be allowed to contact the Internet AND/OR receive information from the Internet [or your network]. This is to ensure that ONLY the proper programs/applications/exe are used which SHOULD contact the Internet [and/or your local network], AND in the form which they are supposed to need [port, protocol, etc.], rather than unfiltered/unmonitored access, which may be some hacker's use, spammer's use, keylogger, or other style of hack, Trojan, worm, virus, or the like; using some port or protocol which is not allowed within the firewall {and which you don't want to occur for security reasons}. Which may be, perhaps, piggy-backed on some allowed IP address/allowance claimed by [assigned to] other programs or applications. Many provide additional protections by checking MD5 signatures of the * allowed applications * for any changes which MIGHT be or indicate a virus or otherwise. By constantly checking actual programs/applications against their assigned/allowed ports and protocols, in addition to checks made upon the program/application itself, your Internet/networking experience becomes distinctly more secure. You become less susceptible to: being used to bounce emails or potentially some illegal materials; providing local sensitive materials or your ID and passwords; being infected by something which might be used to harm you or your system; proving a ready jump-off point [access point] to your friends and family's computers [via email address hacks and other]; and other like activities. In conjunction with other software, such as Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware, you provide protection not only to yourself and your network if any, but just as importantly, you ensure YOU aren't used to infect others on the Internet and/or your local network. Without a firewall and these other programs, you ARE a readily available, discoverable, and usable point which can be claimed by others who are NOT you....moreover, if you don't use these programs, you will never know you are being used, your information was stolen, or you are potentially infecting everyone you send email or files to until its too late [and guess what, NO ONE is going to like you much after that, they're going to think you were pretty stupid]... These are NOT the only aspects of course [such as routers], for further discussion see: http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com/ref/gen/security/certs_install.htm http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com/ref/gen/security/firewalls.htm http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com/ref/gen/security/NETWORKING.htm http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com/ref/gen/security/spyware.htm http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com/ref/gen/security/antivirus.htm http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com/ref/gen/security/vista_net_basic.htm While you're there, and if you're interested in where the world is *really* headed, check out the Expose Volumes briefed into the American Courts. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com ________
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