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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 904262" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>Ha, ha. I have just tried to answer exactly this question and have no idea what is wrong with my explanation (probably my poor English).<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Unblocked telemetry ---> Some telemetry tasks run rundll32.exe to start ----> execution of runndll32.exe is not blocked ---> the task can gather the telemetry ---> outbound connection of rundll32.exe is blocked by FH rule ----> the user can see the event in the Log</p><p></p><p>Edit</p><p>For example, one of the telemetry scheduled tasks is PcaPatchSdbTask which is started by the command-line (the execution of rundll32.exe is not blocked, only outbound connection):</p><p><strong>%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe %windir%\system32\PcaSvc.dll,PcaPatchSdbTask</strong></p><p></p><p>So, the telemetry tasks are still running, but some of them cannot send information to Microsoft, due to FirewallHardening rules (for rundll32.exe) in Windows Firewall.</p><p></p><p>Post edited to make it easier to understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 904262, member: 32260"] Ha, ha. I have just tried to answer exactly this question and have no idea what is wrong with my explanation (probably my poor English).:) Unblocked telemetry ---> Some telemetry tasks run rundll32.exe to start ----> execution of runndll32.exe is not blocked ---> the task can gather the telemetry ---> outbound connection of rundll32.exe is blocked by FH rule ----> the user can see the event in the Log Edit For example, one of the telemetry scheduled tasks is PcaPatchSdbTask which is started by the command-line (the execution of rundll32.exe is not blocked, only outbound connection): [B]%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe %windir%\system32\PcaSvc.dll,PcaPatchSdbTask[/B] So, the telemetry tasks are still running, but some of them cannot send information to Microsoft, due to FirewallHardening rules (for rundll32.exe) in Windows Firewall. Post edited to make it easier to understand. [/QUOTE]
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