I have added a user rule to Simplewall to block port 35 inbound and that has closed the port.
Thanks. I now have just DNS, DHCP and Windows update ticked in the system rules and everything I want to use appears to work. I don't want to...
If I leave Windows firewall running when I activate Simplewall all ports are closed. If I turn off Windows firewall when I activate Simplewall...
Thanks. It's not the ws-discovery. Unticking all the protocols still leaves port 135 open. Looks like a bug in Simplewall to me. It is closed if...
I am trying out Simplewall 2.3.13. If I disable windows firewall and use just Simplewall and scan my PC from elsewhere on my home network (Using...
I get the error consistently on both my computers running Win 10 Pro V1803. Both were installed from scratch a few months ago. The only other...
I have upgraded Windows to 1803 and I am having the same crash trying to read the log. This make it inconvenient to use as the log is empty....
I have tried the new secure rules on a Windows 10 PC and it broke all sorts of things including the start menu. Turning off secure rules fixed it...
I don't like this idea. I tend to look at the log after something has not worked to see if anything was blocked. Another example is Microsoft...
I don't like notifications. I would like a list of programs with wildcards, e.g. C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\*\msmpeng.exe...
It has just updated and I now need a rule for C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4.12.17007.18022-0\msmpeng.exe
It is a problem. My attempt at a rule for an application packages had let all programs out. No wonder it worded. I need a rule for...
I just tried deleting all the firewall rules for Windows Defender and it still can access the internet. It looks like it is not a problem.
New monthly updates now go to a directory like C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4.12.17007.18011-0. The newer programs for...
Thanks. This does work for application packages. I don't think it will work for Windows Defender which is the most important one for me. When it...
I use WFC with secure rules on and notifications disabled. The problem with this is all the programs that install under a directory with a version...
Thank you for the explanation. In Procmon I find many calls to QueryNameInformationFile with C:\Windows\Explorer.exe as target. I wonder if this...
I have a couple of questions about Memprotect: 1. I get loads of entries logged from many different programs accessing explorer such as...
C:\OSArmorDevSvc inherits its permissions from C:\. I have tried removing Modify and Write permissions from Authenticated users and it still...
I am testing this out. I don't like it installing in C:\OSArmorDevSvc. Also, this directory is writable by non-administrators. The programs that...
I can confirm DLL blocking in SRP blocks the updating of Windows Defender. I had nothing logged as blocked so I suspect it it the general...
This latest update to Windows defender causes problems if you have have a software restriction policy. I suddenly could not download anything...
I don't use notifications but if I turn them on and delete the firefox rule I get a popup for C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe. I have...
Nothing has ever been logged in the antivirus or windows logs when WFC has been blocked. Double clicking on the desktop shortcut does not help, I...
I am having less problems with the WFC tray icon not responding now but there is still one situation when it is annoying. Almost all the time it...
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