Stealthing my ports help ?
- Thread starter JurgNet
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- Jul 9, 2011
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Not quite sure if you still need this...
Open Settings, select Firewall node and select Run in Stealth Mode checkbox, if not selected already, which may be its default setting.
Use the Firewall Policy slider to select a firewall mode according to your requirements.
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Initially, Rules Wizard is a good starting point, which in conjunction with the Rules auto-creation settings under General -> ImproveNet [set this depending on whether you're comfortable with letting Outpost to auto generate rules, based on these being well-known, signed by trusted vendors, etc.] should be good to get you up and running. Note that you're facing some serious prompt activity
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If you're confident that you're clean and there's no malicious activity present on your PC, you can switch to Learn Mode for a while to try and aleviate the pain associated with having to manually add rules. Right-click on the OSS icon in the notification area and select Enter Auto-Learn Mode...from the context menu.
Once you're comfortable with the rules, you may consider switching the firewall policy to Block Most, which will block anything that isn't explicitly allowed. I'm running Block Most for both Background and Entertaintment Mode policy too.
Edit - added screenshots.
Open Settings, select Firewall node and select Run in Stealth Mode checkbox, if not selected already, which may be its default setting.
Use the Firewall Policy slider to select a firewall mode according to your requirements.
[attachment=873]
Initially, Rules Wizard is a good starting point, which in conjunction with the Rules auto-creation settings under General -> ImproveNet [set this depending on whether you're comfortable with letting Outpost to auto generate rules, based on these being well-known, signed by trusted vendors, etc.] should be good to get you up and running. Note that you're facing some serious prompt activity
. [attachment=874]
If you're confident that you're clean and there's no malicious activity present on your PC, you can switch to Learn Mode for a while to try and aleviate the pain associated with having to manually add rules. Right-click on the OSS icon in the notification area and select Enter Auto-Learn Mode...from the context menu.
Once you're comfortable with the rules, you may consider switching the firewall policy to Block Most, which will block anything that isn't explicitly allowed. I'm running Block Most for both Background and Entertaintment Mode policy too.
Edit - added screenshots.
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JurgNet said:
if my memory is good, if you are behind a router, PC flank check the router not the firewall.
umbrapolaris said:
You are right on umbrapolaris, that is exactly what is happening, GRC will do the same.
MrXidus
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- Apr 17, 2011
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umbrapolaris said:
Yep this is correct. You need to know your router address and log in. Yours will look different compared to mine below.
Go to your routers Firewall settings and check that its enabled then run the test again. I have mine set to High.
This is my result.
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These are password and default IP addresses of routers that I have found and tested myself.
This is the link: Router IP addresses and Password
This is the link: Router IP addresses and Password
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