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run *.dll as an app. / security RJK 04-26-2008
Posted by RJK on April 26, 2008, 5:20 pm
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Can anyone tell in a sentence what this is and do I need it ?

More specifically, whilst rummaging around the innards of the firewall
module in AVG 8.0 Internet Security suite,
After setting my three detected "Adapters and Areas" to use the "Standalone
Computer" profile, ....talk about stabbing around in the dark !!!! ...and
trying to reign it in !
...anyhooooo, ....
I noticed that drilling down into Tools | Firewall Settings | Standalone
Computer | Applications ...and casting my eye down through this list,
"RunDLL32" is set by default to "Block"

...is it the case that legitimate software in my machine should continue to
be allowed to RunDLL32.exe *.dll's but, having the firewall block it gives
some sort of protection, or could it cause problems ?

TIA, for any enlightenment.

regards, Richard



Posted by jen on April 26, 2008, 5:40 pm
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> Can anyone tell in a sentence what this is and do I need it ?
> More specifically, whilst rummaging around the innards of the firewall
> module in AVG 8.0 Internet Security suite,
> After setting my three detected "Adapters and Areas" to use the
> "Standalone Computer" profile, ....talk about stabbing around in the
> dark !!!! ...and trying to reign it in !
> ...anyhooooo, ....
> I noticed that drilling down into Tools | Firewall Settings |
> Standalone Computer | Applications ...and casting my eye down
> through this list, "RunDLL32" is set by default to "Block"
> ...is it the case that legitimate software in my machine should
> continue to be allowed to RunDLL32.exe *.dll's but, having the
> firewall block it gives some sort of protection, or could it cause
> problems ?
> TIA, for any enlightenment.

What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rundll32.htm

-jen



Posted by RJK on April 26, 2008, 5:55 pm
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Hi, ...as far as I know I don't have a suspicious rundll32.exe such as
those, funnily enough, I've just been reading about. (one could sit here
reading and being googled away from one thing to another - forever !

...I was just wondering what the default "Block" in firewall settings, for
rundll32.exe, in the firewall list of monitored programs, was for ?

regards, Richard


>> Can anyone tell in a sentence what this is and do I need it ?
>> More specifically, whilst rummaging around the innards of the firewall
>> module in AVG 8.0 Internet Security suite,
>> After setting my three detected "Adapters and Areas" to use the
>> "Standalone Computer" profile, ....talk about stabbing around in the dark
>> !!!! ...and trying to reign it in !
>> ...anyhooooo, ....
>> I noticed that drilling down into Tools | Firewall Settings | Standalone
>> Computer | Applications ...and casting my eye down through this list,
>> "RunDLL32" is set by default to "Block"
>> ...is it the case that legitimate software in my machine should continue
>> to be allowed to RunDLL32.exe *.dll's but, having the firewall block it
>> gives some sort of protection, or could it cause problems ?
>> TIA, for any enlightenment.
>
> What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process?:
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rundll32.htm
>
> -jen
>



Posted by jen on April 26, 2008, 6:24 pm
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> Hi, ...as far as I know I don't have a suspicious rundll32.exe such as
> those, funnily enough, I've just been reading about. (one could sit
> here reading and being googled away from one thing to another -
> forever !
\> ...I was just wondering what the default "Block" in firewall
settings, for
> rundll32.exe, in the firewall list of monitored programs, was for ?

Ask AVG...
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/index.php?0

-jen

>>> Can anyone tell in a sentence what this is and do I need it ?
>>> More specifically, whilst rummaging around the innards of the
>>> firewall module in AVG 8.0 Internet Security suite,
>>> After setting my three detected "Adapters and Areas" to use the
>>> "Standalone Computer" profile, ....talk about stabbing around in the
>>> dark !!!! ...and trying to reign it in !
>>> ...anyhooooo, ....
>>> I noticed that drilling down into Tools | Firewall Settings |
>>> Standalone Computer | Applications ...and casting my eye down
>>> through this list, "RunDLL32" is set by default to "Block"
>>> ...is it the case that legitimate software in my machine should
>>> continue to be allowed to RunDLL32.exe *.dll's but, having the
>>> firewall block it gives some sort of protection, or could it cause
>>> problems ?
>>> TIA, for any enlightenment.
>> What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process?:
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rundll32.htm



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