GainfulShrimp

Hello, I'm being driven slightly mad by ESS 8, unfortunately. Everything was working fine (AFAIK), then I foolishly tried to change the firewall to 'learning mode' while I installed controller software for my new wifi AP (Ubiquiti UAP-AC). I got an error 'An error occurred while saving configuration. Please make sure that you have permissions to change settings.' when I clicked OK, but when I close the UI and re-enter it, my choice seemed to be selected still. Hmm... Now I'm getting constant popups from the firewall but every time I select 'Remember action (create rule)' and click 'Allow', I get a message 'Failed to change settings'. I read a couple of threads about similar issues, but they were apparently resolved in HIPS module v1155 and mine is apparently v1166. I have multiple accounts set up on this system, but only ever log in as one (the other is for a SSH server tool that I use). I *do* log in remotely to this machine (using Remote Desktop) quite often, in case that's important? Here's the summary from About box: Virus signature database: 11355 (20150321) Rapid Response module: 5714 (20150321) Update module: 1056 (20150113) Antivirus and antispyware scanner module: 1451 (20150224) Advanced heuristics module: 1154 (20150129) Archive support module: 1222 (20150310) Cleaner module: 1105 (20150120) Anti-Stealth support module: 1070 (20150209) Personal firewall module: 1259 (20141219) Antispam module: 1029 (20141103) ESET SysInspector module: 1245 (20141028) Real-time file system protection module: 1009 (20130301) Translation support module: 1273 (20141008) HIPS support module: 1166 (20150310) Internet protection module: 1173B.2 (20150312) Web content filter module: 1036 (20140625) Advanced antispam module: 2147 (20150320) Database module: 1064 (20150303) Windows 7 Professional (64-bit), Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Intel® Core i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3503MHz), 32729 MB RAM