Firewall required for IDS/Botnet protection?

[Razva Constantin 0]

Hello,

 

Searched the documentation a bit but could not find an answer.
Product: ESET PROTECT Entry

Problem

I find the firewall by default blocks way too many programs and connections, so the firewall gets the boot.
 

Question

With the firewall disabled, the IDS/botnet protection is still active?

 

Thank you.

[Marcos 5,242]

The firewall allows all outbound communication and blocks all non-initiated communication in automatic mode. Couldn't it be that you have installed ESET Endpoint Security on a server where server applications are installed and applications on other client computers communicate with them? On servers you should install ESET Endpoint Security which contains Network protection but not the firewall.

[Razva Constantin 0]

6 hours ago, Marcos said:

The firewall allows all outbound communication and blocks all non-initiated communication in automatic mode. Couldn't it be that you have installed ESET Endpoint Security on a server where server applications are installed and applications on other client computers communicate with them? On servers you should install ESET Endpoint Security which contains Network protection but not the firewall.

Hello,

The software installed is ESET Endpoint Security and most certainly has a firewall by default.

 

Edited April 24, 2023 by Razva Constantin

[Marcos 5,242]

Is it a server operating system? Do you run client-server applications and the server part is installed on that machine?

[Razva Constantin 0]

Some Windows servers, but mostly Windows 10 Pro machines.
Some machines run client-server programs.

For example, some machines have a utility for network scanning (Konica), which is blocked by default.

The question is: with firewall disabled, IDS/botnet protection is active or not?

 

Thank you.

Edited April 24, 2023 by Razva Constantin

[Marcos 5,242]

37 minutes ago, Razva Constantin said:

The question is: with firewall disabled, IDS/botnet protection is active or not?

Yes, IDS/Botnet protection is independent from the firewall. Disabling it won't affect the said protection features.

However, you still may experience issues since Windows firewall will activate after disabling ESET firewall and it works the same way - allows all outbound and blocks all non-initiated inbound communication.

[Razva Constantin 0]

Thank you.

This is what I was looking for.