The traffic is not "malicious" per se, is just different kind of traffic; not all traffics have to be clearly visible or easy to intercept,...
You got me wrong, this is not what bothers me. Adobe was one program for which , by luck, I was able to notice a strange behaviour; I had a...
Not exactly... WFC is creating the illusion that the existing "Windows Firewall" can be used as an authentic firewall. And because is free now, a...
You can do that but this will not fix the major flaw in WFC which makes the product worthless. I repeat, WFC is intended to change the original...
uninstall and install version 5.4. (pre-malwarebytes)
And after that, what? Dump Office, dump this, dump that? It happened to notice this behaviour on Adobe, but who knows how many other programs...
Yes, it uses this svchost.
I do not have "a link", but is Adobe Acrobat X , version 10.0.0 [ATTACH]
I thought the purpose of a firewall, as an additional layer of security , is to prevent an "undetected" malware to send data from your PC to the...
On a philosophical level you are right : nothing is perfect, good carpenter- bad carpenter, etc. On a practical level though, the answer is...
Thank you for your answer. You lost me after which is above my level of understanding and most likely above the level of understanding of common...
It is absolutely a futile exercise; you may miss an IP or Microsoft may change a server , so where do we stop???? And for what??? I was able to...
I checked. Adobe is using svchost.exe, which is allowed for Win updates (TCP80,443 out) This is a typical example of Windows Firewall futility...
Here a good example: Adobe Acrobat Pro: If I check for updates, I get a WFC pop up about "C:\program files (x86)\common...
Was just an example about how you may want to selectively allow access to internet for "parts" of good applications and block access for some...
I am not aware about this behaviour and again I do not understand how did you get it from my "logic" The purpose of a malware is to collect user...
see here why: https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/27/avast-jumpshot-selling-user-data/ "The popular antivirus program Avast has been selling users...
What I was trying to say is that Windows Firewall was strictly design to be part of Windows OS and protect against unsolicited INCOMING...
More and more posts about "this is not" and "that is not" Point is , Windows firewall , with or without WFC interface CANNOT CONTROL or RESTRICT...
I am not talking about a banking trojan which may be detected by your antivirus .I am talking about a legit software which may have an undesirable...
What's ta point in providing erroneous / outdated info about WFC??? Since acquisition by Malwarebytes , WFC is free , with notifications, and...
May be "irrelevant" , however I do not see myself (and any of the regular users) going every week through my PC, wife's PC, daughter's PC enabling...
I do not "check for updates", this is done automatically in Win10. Not a good practice. They may have an emergency security update / patch which...
The agency discovered that it is possible to deactivate the sending of Telemetry data on Windows 10 version 1909 Enterprise (and Education). The...
It is relevant because a PC is a tool which allows you to do certain tasks , including enjoying the internet. If you spend considerable amount of...
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