Thank you for the reply. If I understand you correct then I did the following changes. Under WFC settings - Security I hit 'Import group names...
Having issues with Network Discovery and File and Printer sharing radio buttons/toggles under Advanced sharing settings win Win7x64 Ultimate....
Yep, it is indeed, but that's exactly what I love about it. Brutal simplicity in its ugliness and rather light overall. Sounds like I made the...
@itman - Thanks for the tip! I think this is what you're referring to, no - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns ? I...
@ichito, I see that. Options then are either FW+HIPS or a complete security suite with FW, HIPS, AV, and whatnot.
@Minimalist, thanks! Appreciate your help!
@Minimalist - Glad to hear we're on the same page. Can you give me an example of the 'classical HIPS's', please? And yes - granular control, yes...
YESSS, so much WIN, as that GIF says! :) Thank you so much for the tip. Indeed PFW/Settings/Advanced/Detected Apps/Parents - those are the apps...
@cruelsister - this thread does not concentrate at all on Piriform, Avast, or ''Piriform (Avast)'' (are they in bed together or what?). So, as...
Thanks for your input. As we've discussed so far in the thread it's not so much about the particular case with CCleaner but rather a matter of...
Thank you for saving me some typing :) Thanks for the tip, good to know. It's just this that puts me off a bit -...
Depending on how you configure Comodo FW I think it will also alert about ALL child processes being launched, isn't that right? Luckily there's a...
@imuade Thank you for that feedback. Appreciated! :thumb:
@guest and @TairikuOkami (and everyone else who's posted here) - I highly appreciate your input, guys. Thanks! :) I'll give a few HIPS products a...
and @bo - as @Minimalist said, it's not quite about that. It's a matter of the user (me) deciding that a certain app shall not connect and...
Thanks for your reply. I am not sure I can agree here. It's not up to my firewall or HIPS solution to decide what is and isn't a malicious site....
Thank you also for your input, mood. :) Pls see my last comment.
1. OK, then my conclusion of all that is that without HIPS a firewall is simply too vulnerable. 2. The only reason I'm not using the HIPS...
1. OK, I tested again and the issue is not related to svchost 2. @Minimalist. Thank you for the reply. I do see that my browser is making the...
Yes, this is exactly what I explained in the OP. My point is - why am I not prompted as to whether or not I want this link to open that URL? As I...
Using Windows Firewall Control I blocked my portable CCleaner v531. So far so good. However, when I hit that link button 'Check for updates' in...
Alright, after following this -...
Hi, guys! Sorry if this has been asked already, but I dug quite a lot in all forums here on Winders as well as in Google but couldn't find an...
So what if it's not maintained any longer? It still works brilliantly and does what it is supposed to. Should you ever happen to be a victim of an...
You sir just saved me lots of time wasting and digging! You deserve a hug! EDIT: I'd even go so far as to say that restoring to default is not a...
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