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How to configure Windows Firewall Advanced settings
1RUNNING HEAD MANAGING HOST BASED SECURITY IN WINDOWS 8.1La.docxeugeniadean34240
1RUNNING HEAD: MANAGING HOST BASED SECURITY IN WINDOWS 8.1
Lab Deliverable for Lab 2
a. Procedure to Manage Windows Defender
Operating Environment:
1. Operating System: Windows 8.1 Pro
2. Hardware: A Laptop
3. Software: VMware Horizon Client Installed
Description:
This window configuration project will require the sytem admin permission so as to access the programs and get to know how it is commanded to the action it should peform. Also, to use a virtual box one should have knowledge in how to operate the virtual box and explore the virtual programs
Notes, Warnings and Restrictions:
1. Windows Defender come with windows 8.1 software and are found in the control panel.
2. The application is used only when you login your system as an administarator or have permitted to act as the administrator.
3. For windows defender to run in the system it should be turned on and no other antivirus should be active
4. Scanning the system with windows defender deletes infected files. Also ensure you do the required scanning
5. If a different anti virus has been previously deleted, then windows defender needs to be turned off and to be restarted
Resources (Futher Reading):
Firewalls. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc700820.aspx
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. (2011). Retrieved from https://dougvitale.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/microsoft-baseline-security-analyzer/
CloudFlare. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.winhelp.us/configure-windows-defender-in-windows-8.html
Procedures:
Windows defender
Window defender protects a computer system against any form of malware by running in the background of the computer system and gives notification if any suspicious item is found in the syatem for the user to take action. It can also be used by a computer to scan the system if the system has issues e.g becomes slow, switches off when not commanded to, hanging among other things. Windows defender should be updated over time so that it is not outdated and also to improve its performance.
Windows defender is found in the control panel icon, steps of opening are
i. Open control panel and select “windows defender”
ii. While you click on windows defender, the following page appears
a) To update the system click on “update”
b) Real time scanning
c) For the full scan results it will appear in the table as shown below
d) For quick results check the button just before you click on scan. Then the results will appear as shown below.
e) To scan removable device, select “setting” and click on advance
Then check the box just before removing any removable drivers and click save
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Operating Environment:
1. Operating System: Windows 8.1 Pro
2. Hardware: A Laptop
3. Software: VMware Horizon Client Installed
Descriptions:
Windows firewall is a protection application that protects against suspicious items, It helps in blocking suspicious programs .
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Wfinf guide
1. Windows XP
OEM Preinstallation Kit
Design Notes
Microsoft® Windows® Family of Operating Systems
Using the Windows Firewall .Inf File in
Microsoft® Windows® XP
Service Pack 2
MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL - PROVIDED UNDER NDA
DO NOT REDISTRIBUTE
July 14, 2004
Abstract:
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes significant enhancements to the
Windows Firewall component (formerly known as the Internet Connection Firewall).
Windows Firewall is a stateful host firewall that discards unsolicited incoming traffic,
providing a level of protection for computers against malicious users or programs. To
provide better protection for computers connected to any kind of network (such as the
Internet, a home network, or an organization network), Windows XP SP2 enables
Windows Firewall on all network connections by default. Network administrators can use
the Windows Firewall .inf file (Netfw.inf) to modify default settings either before
installation or after installation. This article describes the usage of the Windows
Firewall .inf file.
3. Contents
Overview...................................................................................................................................4
Scenarios for Modifying Default Windows Firewall Configuration.............................................4
Location of Windows Firewall .Inf File.......................................................................................5
Methods for Replacing the Default Windows Firewall Configuration........................................5
Default Windows Firewall .Inf File.............................................................................................6
Configuration Options Provided in the Windows Firewall .Inf File.............................................7
Changing Windows Firewall’s Default Operational Mode....................................................7
Disabling Windows Firewall’s Notifications..........................................................................8
Blocking Unicast Responses to Multicast and Broadcast Packets.......................................9
Enabling Remote Administration..........................................................................................9
Allowing ICMP Messages through Windows Firewall........................................................10
Adding Static Ports to Windows Firewall’s Default Exceptions List....................................11
Adding Programs to Windows Firewall’s Default Exceptions List......................................12
Defining the Scope for an Entry in the Windows Firewall .Inf File...........................................14
Summary.................................................................................................................................15
Related Links..........................................................................................................................15
4. Overview
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes significant enhancements to Windows
Firewall, formerly known as the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). Windows Firewall is
a stateful, host-based firewall that drops all unsolicited, incoming traffic that does not
correspond to either traffic sent in response to a request of the computer (solicited
traffic) or unsolicited traffic that has been specified as allowed (excepted traffic). This
behavior of Windows Firewall provides a level of protection from malicious users and
programs that rely on unsolicited, incoming traffic to attack computers.
A new feature in Windows XP SP2 is the enabling of Windows Firewall by default during
an installation of Windows XP or during an update to Windows XP SP2. Because
Windows Firewall is enabled by default, network administrators need the flexibility to
modify the default configuration of Windows Firewall during the installation of
Windows XP SP2 and after its installation. Typical configuration modifications include
adding programs to Windows Firewall’s exception list or disabling Windows Firewall, for
example, if a third-party, host-based firewall is already installed and enabled.
Windows Firewall can be preconfigured by modifying the Windows Firewall .inf file,
named Netfw.inf, in which Windows Firewall’s default configuration is stored. During an
installation of or an update to Windows XP SP2, Windows Firewall imports its
configuration from this .inf file. This means that any modifications made to the Windows
Firewall .inf file before an installation of Windows will automatically be incorporated into
the default configuration of Windows Firewall.
Scenarios for Modifying Default Windows Firewall
Configuration
The following are common scenarios for modifying the default configuration of Windows
Firewall.
Third-Party Firewall-Enabled
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) may choose to provide its customers with a
third-party, host-based firewall. If this firewall is enabled by default, then it is
recommended that Windows Firewall be disabled. This can be done by modifying the
Windows Firewall .inf file to disable Windows Firewall by default.
Preinstalled Programs
An OEM or enterprise may choose to install a suite of programs by default. Some of
these programs may need to receive unsolicited, incoming traffic in order to function
correctly. Windows Firewall can be configured to enable specific, unsolicited, incoming
traffic by default by adding the programs to the Windows Firewall’s exceptions list. This
can be done by adding entries for the programs to the Windows Firewall .inf file. Only
programs that require unsolicited, incoming traffic should be added to the exceptions list;
programs that do not require unsolicited, incoming traffic should not be added to the
exceptions list.