TinyWall Firewall

Discussion in 'other firewalls' started by ultim, Oct 12, 2011.

  1. Herberta

    Herberta Registered Member

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    How does Tinywall handle dual network interfaces?
     
  2. Manaaja

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    Hello.

    Having a weird problem with virtual ethernet adapters.

    I made sure I had all the needed processes allowed.

    Whenever I try to host a game with "Evolve", two svchost.exe processes jump to 20% CPU usage (4 cores) and I lose my internet connection for approximately ten seconds. Evolve uses something called "Evolve Virtual Ethernet Adapter" when hosting games. Same thing happens with Virtualbox when I used the ethernet driver.

    None of this happened when I disabled Tinywall.

    I hope someone can help me with this.

    :confused:
     
  3. spocko

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    I will second this request. Even better would be to show a list of exceptions to the user before they get saved, allowing the user to accept or reject individual exceptions.
     
  4. spocko

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    Same here. I used TinyWall and Avast together for a few years on Win 7 with no problems.

    When I wiped and reinstalled my computer recently, I decided that Avast was getting a little bloated for my taste, so went looking for something simpler. Been using "Bitdefender Free" for a few months with no problems. It's simple and quiet, like TinyWall.
     
  5. peters4000

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    Hi great program

    A question does "Block All" mode block all local traffic as well as External ?

    peter
     
  6. Jarmo P

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    TinyWall is a Windows firewall controller. And as such it is quite strict. If you have many computers connected to your home router box. You will probably have difficulties them sharing data just like that. Intended more as a standalone protection and isolating those computers which to me is fine. You can as an option whitelist all LAN protection though.

    As a windows firewall, some programs working as a local host proxy like Avast used to have for instance as with a web shield protection. It was able to pass outbound control. I understand Avast is better in that regard these days. I can't give a better answer than that. In my opinion that anyways would go to category external blocking and if someone is able to install some stalker program like that or worse. This has not to do with a block all mode though, just a general observation.

    But my answer is that as a windows firewall controller TW is quite strict and protective. And block all mode will block everything Windows firewall can do:
    https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/beta-testing-tinywall.309739/page-37#post-2430472
     
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  7. grwewr

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    I'm running Tinywall 2.1.6 and Avira Free Antivirus. On Normal Protection, it seems to let any application through, I have to manually block the program from accessing the internet. An example is a game called Elona+. Block All seems to work.

    What gives?
     
  8. Jarmo P

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    I am not an Avira AV user, but since no one else have given an answer, I'll give my guess:

    Disable in Avira the http scanner. I would imagine it is possible to do. In Avast it is called Web Shield as an example. I don't know if that is a culprit, but read in the previous post what I told about how avast's http scanner used to work. It affected all Windows firewall (controllers) in general, not just TinyWall.

    You might also have some other program installed on your system that acts as a localhost proxy. And thus disabling Windows firewall outbound protection. In fact this I believe is more likely the culprit than Avira, because like Avast fixed its one so I think Avira has too. If such issue ever existed.
     
  9. grwewr

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    Hmm seems like MSSQL server I've installed for modding is the culprit. Simply exiting the service doesn't work, it has to be stopped.

    Don't know what the heck it does, but I never knew it was a security risk.
     
  10. grwewr

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    No, wait, it's not MSSQL server.

    I don't remember installing anything that acts as a localhost proxy either.
     
  11. Jarmo P

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    Let us know if when you find it. What it is that has compromised your Windows firewall protection? Might give us some knowledge of what not to install.
     
  12. Herberta

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    EDIT: The RDT exception seems to not allow (outgoing), Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication? Anyone getting thru with the standard exception? Works fine with reciving side.
     
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    MpCmdRun.jpg

    How do I unblock MpCmdRun.exe?
     

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  14. Jarmo P

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    It looks to be unblocked if your current rule is like that. Perhaps the local IP 192.168.1.95 is not your computer's actual router given IP?
    Also hover the mouse pointer in the connections window to check the path of the blocked program.
    Anyways I don't think TinyWall is blocking a program from your computer at the rule given path.
     
  15. Herberta

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    From the computer I am trying to connect from; I get: mstsc.exe, TCP, S:11904, D:3389, Blocked, Outo_O
     
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    Hi,

    The MpCmdRun.exe rule is there but somehow Tiny Wall blocks it for out; what I am trying to do is to update MSE hourly using Task Scheduler which would start MpCmdRun.exe -Signature update every hour.

    Somehow MSE would update but MpCmdRun.exe is Blocked (as you can see) and I get an error in Event Viewer (A connection with the server cannot be established)

    Any idea?
     
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    [/QUOTE]Any idea?[/QUOTE]

    Never mind....
     
  18. 7hohPAyXMd

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    Is it open source?
     
  19. Jarmo P

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    I am sure for my opinion that Karoly likes to keep his coding to himself. What would happen if it be open and then TinyWall origin etc like with uMatrix that I like too.
     
  20. peters4000

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    Hi all
    Iam having trouble getting Windows 10 its supposed to show up as an Icon on the taskbar , could the Firewall be blocking the download ?
     
  21. Jarmo P

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    I read somewhere that the distribution uses peer-to-peer connections. How they are implemented in terms of what needs to be allowed in TinyWall, if any, no idea. I have not been interested to update my Win7, so I can't say how to proceed and these advices are just theoretical:

    It is just since it is so easy to uninstall TW after backing up the rules, I would maybe do that. Or lazier just allow outgoing. But what I would not do is having TW possibly upsetting the install with having it in Normal mode. That is it blocking everything unknown.

    I last time even allowed outgoing when updating a new version of my AV program. Instead to check in blocked connections etc. of what needs to be allowed.

    This reply since no one else has done that.
     
  22. ad67

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    I could never get the Windows 10 upgrade icon to show up in my taskbar-- tried learning mode and even disabled Tinywall, but never showed up, so I don't think it has anything to do with Tinwall.
     
  23. ronjor

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    Something you can try. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3081048
     
  24. Jarmo P

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    Thank you ad67 & ronjor. Regarding my setup, I would prefer to uninstall both TinyWall and AppGuard before doing the update to Win10, not that I am going to update.

    AppGuard might be a bit more work if loosing all the settings, but anyways I would not want to mess up with the Windows version update. TW returning to Normal mode after reboot etc, problems waiting with that? In AppGuard's case I might read what the forum thread says before really uninstalling it, since it would be a bother and uninstalling it the internet connection must be on to not loose the licence I think.

    Learning mode and disable the firewall I think are the same in TW in the sense that you have no firewall these times, so a fully patched Windows and also behind a router firewall is my recommendation. While with TW uninstalled (and backed up the rules/settings in a file for reinstall) you will have the Windows firewall with the default settings running and protecting.
     
  25. ad67

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    Thanks ronjor, I managed to install Windows 10, using the MS media creation tool.

    Jarmo P, I agree, "learning mode", is probably the same as "disabled", just wanted to be sure Tinywall wasn't the problem.

    I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 with Tinywall 2.16 installed and had no problems, and later did a clean install of Windows 10, and then installed Tinywall, and I have not experienced any issues with Tinywall (or Windows 10).
     
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