PassingBy 5 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 As per subject, ESET firewall has started to block a number of legit apps. I unblock them and the next day it's blocked again. Is this normal? I am attaching a screenshot of it on a good day. On a bad day things are worse. It also blocks firefox and several other apps which seem to work anyways but not the MS Store. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 4,720 Posted August 13, 2021 Administrators Share Posted August 13, 2021 First of all, please make sure to update to the latest version 14.2.24. If you run update manually and the program doesn't update, try clearing cache in the update setup. Should the problem persist, please provide logs collected with ESET Log Collector. If you want, you can uninstall EIS and install v14.2.24 from scratch; this should definitely resolve the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,543 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 3 hours ago, PassingBy said: As per subject, ESET firewall has started to block a number of legit apps. Is the Eset firewall Filtering mode set to default value of Automatic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Most Valued Members peteyt 364 Posted August 13, 2021 Most Valued Members Share Posted August 13, 2021 Also what default network did you choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,543 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Another thing I noticed from the posted blocked apps screen shot is all the apps being blocked are Windows apps. The Eset firewall has a setting titled "Also evaluate rules from Windows firewall" that is enabled by default. What this setting allows is unrestricted inbound network access for any app so defined by a Win firewall inbound rule unless an existing Eset firewall exists that blocks such network traffic. It is imperative that the "Also evaluate rules from Windows firewall" setting be enabled to allow Windows apps to function properly. SlashRose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassingBy 5 Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 12 hours ago, itman said: Is the Eset firewall Filtering mode set to default value of Automatic? Hi Itman, Auto. If i move to interactive it drives me mad repeating the same notification hundreds of times even if i tell the app to keep the settings. This happened after the last but one update. It was all fine. I also blocked two specific IPs Wireshark and an IP check marked as unsafe, with a lot of interesting reactions. However, the issue shows also when i disable them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 4,720 Posted August 14, 2021 Administrators Share Posted August 14, 2021 First of all please make sure that ESET has updated to the latest version v14.2.24. Should the problem persist, carry on as follows: - enable advanced logging under Help and support -> Technical support - reboot the computer - reproduce the issue - disable logging - collect logs with ESET Log Collector and provide me with the generated archive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,543 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, PassingBy said: I also blocked two specific IPs Wireshark and an IP check marked as unsafe, with a lot of interesting reactions. However, the issue shows also when i disable them. With the rules disabled and if this was inbound network traffic from these IP addresses, the Eset firewall will block this network activity unless it was initiated from some app running on your PC. Further if your router has a firewall and it's a stateful one, the router would auto drop any unsolicited inbound network traffic. Also note that creating a firewall block rule does not prevent the blocked network activity from appearing in the Network Troubleshooting wizard. This is by Eset design. It is also something I believe should not happen and have commented on previously in the forum. Edited August 14, 2021 by itman Mr_Frog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassingBy 5 Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 18 hours ago, Marcos said: First of all please make sure that ESET has updated to the latest version v14.2.24. Should the problem persist, carry on as follows: - enable advanced logging under Help and support -> Technical support - reboot the computer - reproduce the issue - disable logging - collect logs with ESET Log Collector and provide me with the generated archive. Hi Marcos, Will try to make time for that. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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