Are there any firewall software that block programs from running?

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Are there any firewall software that block programs from running? Joe 03-04-2005
Posted by Joe on March 4, 2005, 4:57 pm
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Are there any firewall programs that will block apps from running? I
know norton does this 2005, but I'm looking to possibly not use it and
go a better route cus of system resources and norton just causes some
issues with its firewall. what i was hoping i could do is in a firewall
program just tell it to find an installer file or the actual program
file or both and just not allow it to run. even if you try to download
another of the same program like a demo or trial version it still also
would not run. even if you renamed the program name it wouldn't run.


Posted by optikl on March 4, 2005, 7:53 pm
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Joe wrote:
> Are there any firewall programs that will block apps from running? I
> know norton does this 2005, but I'm looking to possibly not use it and
> go a better route cus of system resources and norton just causes some
> issues with its firewall. what i was hoping i could do is in a firewall
> program just tell it to find an installer file or the actual program
> file or both and just not allow it to run. even if you try to download
> another of the same program like a demo or trial version it still also
> would not run. even if you renamed the program name it wouldn't run.

You want something with pure application control. Try BlackIce PC
Protection. After you baseline your system it will prompt you for
permission to run any new application, components, or newer versions of
the applications and components baselined. You can also change
permissions to run a program or allow a program to communicate over a
network.


Posted by Gerald Vogt on March 5, 2005, 5:21 pm
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Joe wrote:
> Are there any firewall programs that will block apps from running? I

That is not a firewall program. That is something only the operating
system can do. The firewall cannot decide what you can run or not. It
can only control (or try to control) what is already running. What you
can do in XP is to lock down the computer that users cannot install
software anymore. You can limit what applications installed users can
use (software policies). That is the best you can get. Some software
deciding what is a good program and what is a bad is pretty much
impossible if you don't have a very specific set of requirements on the
programs that you are able to specify in detail. Virus scanner do
something like that but are only able because basically they have a list
of the bad stuff...

Gerald


Posted by Zilla on March 5, 2005, 7:11 pm
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Does the OS "already" give you this ability? In Windows,
it's right-click(on a *.exe file)->Properties->Sharing.

In Unix/Linux it's the rwx settings...

Just search for all the *.exe files and set them the way you want
correct?

--
- Zilla
Cary, NC
(Remove XSPAM)


> Are there any firewall programs that will block apps from running? I
> know norton does this 2005, but I'm looking to possibly not use it and
> go a better route cus of system resources and norton just causes some
> issues with its firewall. what i was hoping i could do is in a firewall
> program just tell it to find an installer file or the actual program
> file or both and just not allow it to run. even if you try to download
> another of the same program like a demo or trial version it still also
> would not run. even if you renamed the program name it wouldn't run.




Posted by 123 on March 5, 2005, 9:56 pm
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Joe wrote:

> Are there any firewall programs that will block apps from running?

http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/trust-no-exe/trust-no-exe.htm




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