Windows Firewall Control (WFC) by BiniSoft.org

Discussion in 'other firewalls' started by alexandrud, May 20, 2013.

  1. alexandrud

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    I have created a new section on the website that contains some frequently asked questions regarding WFC. It is located at this URL:

    http://www.binisoft.org/faq2.php


    It contains some of the questions that I have received over the years about WFC. I will continue to update this section with new answers to the most asked questions about WFC.
     
  2. Victek

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    Since installing WFC I'm seeing this error when attempting to check for updates in DisplayFusion:

    "An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions 206.191.62.34:443"

    I have created an outbound rule that "allows" everything, but no joy.

    Will appreciate any help with this, thanks!
     
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    Thanks :thumb:
    Sure many will find this useful.
     
  4. alexandrud

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    For which file(s) did you create an outbound allow rule ? Did you check the Connections Log to see if a different assembly was blocked while checking for updates ? Maybe you need to allow one or more files. Many programs use satellite assemblies when checking for updates, maybe not the main exe is the one that connects to their update servers, maybe a different dll file. Try to ask the DisplayFusion developers which rules you should create in your firewall to allow their program to check for updates. These rules should apply to all firewalls, not only for Windows Firewall.
     
  5. Victek

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    Thanks for the reply. You are correct that the problem was caused by DisplayFusion using a different executable when checking for updates. The problem went away after I manually created a rule :thumb:
     
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    Thanks Alexandru! :)
     
  7. smith2006

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    No problem, Baldrick. :)
     
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    For me, it only happens after updating to Windows 10.
     
  9. Overkill

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    Whenever I check for updates this usually happens...
     

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    Do you have the following rule in your rules list ? It allows WFC to check for updates. If you have this rule and it still can't check for updates, check the proxy configuration.

    upload_2015-8-25_11-12-49.png
     
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    A comment at BitsDuJour on WFC
     
  12. Overkill

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    Yes it is there and allowed, where do I check the proxy config?
     
  13. Victek

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    WFC Main Panel/About/

    There's a checkbox for "Use proxy configuration". If you check it you can enter proxy information. If it's unchecked it implies no proxy.
     
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  14. pajenn

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    imo, WFC is better for controlling Window's Firewall than Glasswire, but Glasswire is also a great tool for notifying you of things and it has a bunch of additional features that some people may find useful - monitoring how much bandwidth different processes are using, informing you where they are connecting, monitoring webcam and microphone, ARP spoofing, hosts file monitoring, application monitoring (changes to file versions), and more. some of those feature are only available in the paid version, which is expensive relatively speaking. currently I'm using both WFC and Glasswire together and I think it's worth at least trying the free version with WFC, although its RAM use is very high. YMMV.
     
  15. Overkill

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    I don't use a proxy :confused:
     
  16. alexandrud

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    Next time when you check for updates and you receive that error, verify in Connections Log if you see a blocked connection for wfc.exe. Does your allow rule match the blocked connection ?
     
  17. Overkill

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    Tried it and now it works. weird
     
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    Are these neccessary to allow?

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    I have both of them blocked. The only error I got, some old games wouldn't run for the first time unless rundll was allowed.
     
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    Daddy MS phoning home more and more.
    I block 'em all! :p
     
  22. Overkill

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    I was thinking it might be that. Thanks
     
  23. marzametal

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    Same here, even got svchost zipped up, only allowing dhcp and dnscache!
     
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    I've just reformatted my Windows 8 x32. I installed Panda FREE AV and then WFC..Before installation WFC warned me that it had detected a third party firewall namely Panda's...The free version does not have a firewall option is it a false positive or is their an aspect of Panda free av that could impair WFC?
     
  25. alexandrud

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    Windows Firewall Control uses WMI to query the security center if a firewall is registered in the system (SELECT * FROM FirewallProduct). If the result is positive it means that Panda registers itself in security center as a firewall. Maybe they have a web filtering module which does filter the traffic. This should be addressed to Panda support. That message from WFC is just informative and does not affect WFC. But another firewall product may interfere with Windows Firewall.
     
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