Privatefirewall and Panda Free Antivirus

Discussion in 'other firewalls' started by Uitlander, Sep 26, 2017.

  1. Uitlander

    Uitlander Registered Member

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    Anyone know if these two together are enough to block ransomware, or do I need to install 'Cryptoprevent' and/or some other ransomware-specific countermeasures?
     
  2. lunarlander

    lunarlander Registered Member

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    One thing you need to do to stop WannaCry is disable SMBv1 in Control Panel > Program and Features.> Turn Windows Features on or off. Because it uses a vulnerability found in that module.
     
  3. Uitlander

    Uitlander Registered Member

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    Thanks! No idea what SMBv1 is, but I will research it.
     
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    wat0114 Registered Member

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    You could simply check for and if needed install the Microsoft patch and use whatever firewall your using to block SMB ports 137-139 & 445, the latter of which protects against any further vulnerabilities on these ports, as long as you don't need them to accept network connections.
     
  5. Uitlander

    Uitlander Registered Member

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    Thanks to all that answered. In the end, Privatefirewall and Panda Antivirus proved too much for me to configure. I downgraded to the simpler (and likely less effective) Agnitum firewall and Avira Free Antivirus. Hopefully these, combined with my hardware firewall, will be enough.
     
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