Serious Discussion Fort Firewall

[tnodir]

it does not matter what program they all still connect , I tried to not allow chrome,spywareblaster and wpd they all connect.

- what color is a Fort's tray icon? (should be green, not gray)
- what is the status of Driver in the "My Fort" window? (should be "Installed")
- is "Filter Enabled" flag turned on?
- is the program's App Group enabled? (e.g. "Main" app group should be enabled)

Try to turn on the "Stop Internet Traffic" - can the program still connect?

I suspect, that you use "Auto-Learn" filter mode and accidentally disabled "Main" app group.
So, rules for the app group are not effective and default action is Allow for Auto-Learn.

 

[blueblackwow65]

Hi tnodir the icon is green,driver is installed ,yes filter enabled on, ok i will tyry the other 2 and get back later .Thanks

 

[blueblackwow65]

Ok I uninstalled and re-installed icon is green, driver installed,filter flag i unchecked and rechecked ,app group is enabled ,stop internet traffic when on does stop the program.
It is still doing the same thing.

 

[tnodir]

@blueblackwow65 What is your "Filter Mode"?

 

[blueblackwow65]

auto learn

 

[tnodir]

Do you have only one app group - "Main"?
Did you set its "time period" for Enabled state?

 

[blueblackwow65]

yes only one main app group, no time period set

 

[tnodir]

I tried to not allow chrome,spywareblaster and wpd they all connect.

- try to remove old versions by Programs: "Purge Obsolete" button
- do only these apps work incorrectly? or all other blocked apps can connect too?

 

[blueblackwow65]

I purged ,and blocked does block.I'll uninstall for now ,it still connects programs without me choosing block or allow

 

[blueblackwow65]

The only way to see if there is a bug is if i try to install the previous version .?

 

[tnodir]

The only way to see if there is a bug is if i try to install the previous version .?

Please try v3.9.0

 

[blueblackwow65]

ok as soon as i can going offline for now for work.

 

[tnodir]

@blueblackwow65 Did you edit some options in the Options: IP Addresses?

E.g. if you turn on the "Exclude All" for Internet Addresses, then nothing will be filtered (i.e. all programs will be Allowed).

 

[tnodir]

So I'm asking for "C:\ProgramData\Fort Firewall\" folder to check your settings and try to reproduce the bug.
(I'm using "Auto-Learn" mode now, but can't reproduce the bug.)

If you don't want to show some programs, then you can remove them from DB file by SQLiteBrowser:
- "FortFirewall.config" file, "app" table

Actually, I need in 2 files from "C:\ProgramData\Fort Firewall\" folder:
- "FortFirewall.config"
- "FortFirewall.ini"

 

[blueblackwow65]

Hi i uninstalled it 2 days ago after i went offline.
I could try the 3.90 version .
I am using another firewall and it is working so it has to be something with the latest version

 

[tnodir]

I could try the 3.90 version .

Yes, please try v3.9.0

I am using another firewall and it is working so it has to be something with the latest version

I still think about some misconfiguration.
Can you send the "C:\ProgramData\Fort Firewall\" folder?

 

[blueblackwow65]

ok I could try 3.90. I did not touch any settings at all on latest version.

 

[blueblackwow65]

ok installed again 3.95 where do i send the program data folder>?

 

[tnodir]

I did not touch any settings at all on latest version.

Ok, lets check it from clean install:
- install latest version with default settings
- run the "ping 8.8.8.8" from command line
- "NT Kernel & System" program will be added - Block it
- re-run the `ping` - it should show a "General failure" error messages

If the `ping` still connects, then please check by System Informer: Firewall, which firewall's filter rule allows the `ping`.

 

[tnodir]

where do i send the program data folder>?

If you didn't change default settings, then it's not needed.