https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=147922&highlight=Flank Tried it again with Comodo Pro, and it still does this. Does it do this for others, where it says it failed, but the text string doesn't go through?
It seems PCFlank says "passed" only in case OLE interaction is blocked. It doesn't check either actual connect was established. You can unplug network and it (test) still says "fails".
LnS is another firewall that blocks it but leaktest says it failed and some posters in that thread also say it happens with other firewalls.
The main question is either firewall popups and what does it say. My firewall says: "PCFlank tries to control IExplore using OLE". After I block it test says "test failed". It is interesting what LnS popups in this case ? (and also Comodo).