Well I think I would like some pretty stringent control over it...inbound and outbound. I just noticed that there are at least 10 Hewlett Packard entries to be found in my firewall. I don't like the idea of my $80 beater printer communicating with the internet for any reason at all. That's just for starters. When I'm back at my home PC I'll be able to make more in depth comments.
Anyway...thanks I'll be back
Please come back. You have a concern that many of us have. We do not want to have are computers talking back and fourth with out our permission. I have very good luck using built in Windows 7 firewall set a default and monitoring msconfig. Nothing in my computer checks for updates on auto and installs them. If you do it this way you will have to watch things yourself to make sure your programs security updates are done. It is extra work but it is safer in my opinion. Why would any body let there printer gab on the internet with out permission. You have concerns that many of us do. Take care and please come back.
Ok well...here's a start...in this pic I can see that there are many 'hp' entries in the inbound firewall settings...
So...is that a problem...they are inbound...does that mean Hewlett Packard are talking to my computer?
One more thing...I just set my firewall to 'block' all outgoing things...in doing this have shot myself in the foot in any way?
thanks
I think most of those are from the HP software installed on your computer, not particularly your printer. Remember, HP tends to throw on a bunch of stuff, one of which is for your printer for management, but it also throws other miscellaneous stuff on there it thinks you want or need, but in all honesty, it is just fluff.
Now all that software... It is going to go to HP asking if there is an update to the software. I think even one of the management software is also looking to see if there are new drivers for the printer as well, which is why you are seeing so many things going out to HP.
Ok well...here's a start...in this pic I can see that there are many 'hp' entries in the inbound firewall settings...
So...is that a problem...they are inbound...does that mean Hewlett Packard are talking to my computer?
One more thing...I just set my firewall to 'block' all outgoing things...in doing this have shot myself in the foot in any way?
thanks
Ahhhhh, Yeah I would remove all the HP exceptions in the firewall! I hate that HP does that.
I was wondering if Windows Firewall detects and reports these daily system32\rundll32.exe outbound connection attempts in Win 7 which I have been able to block with the Comodo Firewall...
Also, does the Windows Firewall have a 'Stealth Ports Mode'?
~Maxx~
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What's the best way to remove them? (without at this stage using a 3rd party firewall)
thanks
There is an addon to Windows Firewall that makes it easy to block outgoing. I have forgotten the name of it. I will try to find it.
I didn't even know that these information gathering activities were going on in Win 7 until the Comodo Firewall informed me that they were. The question remains if MS wants you to be able to use their Windows Firewall to block their own information gathering efforts or not?
~Maxx~
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