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Firewall blocks outbound traffic even if outbound rule exists

Posted: 02-15-2007, 05:28 PM
Hello,

the Microsoft Vista firewall doesn’t block outbound traffic by default. So
all doors are open for keyloggers. Since there is no alternative firewall at
this time, I have to use the complicated firewall from Vista. I studied
diverse internet pages to get handled the Vista firewall. So I found out that
there exists an extended configuration…

In this extended configuration I blocked the outbound traffic and added
rules for some programs that I want to allow outgoing traffic on all ports
and all profiles. Now those programs can’t access the internet anymore
although they’re allowed by rules.

A friend of mine does it the same way like I done with configuration and he
tells me he can access to internet by browser.

I don’t know what could be wrong. Does anyone knows a hint? I use Windows
Vista Ultimate 64-bit with the private profile.

Here are two pictures that shows my extended configuration of the firewall.
Sorry for that the text in the pictures is in german.
Pic1_Overview: http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1...verviewwr0.gif
Pic2_Outgoing Rules:
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6...ngrulesid3.gif

Greetings

Curt
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