Ipremove.exe? Vista firewall works protecting or not?

[Jerry]

I have 2 questions:
1 i got a message from the comodo firewall telling me that a trusted file
wants to acces ipremove.exe. I cannot find any info about the ipremove.exe on
the whole internet.. anybody familiar with this>

2: Is the windows (vista) firewall indeed now also blocking as well incoming
as outgoing traffic. This info i got from a dutch website and i donot know if
that info is corect.
Does this make if the info is correct the firewall trustable enough or do i
still need another one>?

Somehow i can hardly believe that windows creates a firewall and that that
then is not working good enough and that one then needs to use another one..?

Other question (sorry it is all about this specific firewall thing): Can the
firewall of windows work together with another one?

Thank you for your answers,

Jerry

 

[Mees de Roo]

First thing you should check is:
Are you really talking about ipremove.exe or about lpremove.exe (the last one
is with an L not a capital i !) the last one is a regular windows module.
Then check wether your system has a ipremove.exe somewhere on it's disks if
it has rename it to a non-executable name and see what happens the module was
lastly seen in mid 2007 and appeared to do neither usefull nor malware stuff.
After that tell us what happened.

Mees

 

[Jerry]

He, thank you, i am 99 procent sure that it's indeed the Lremove.exe.
I cannot verify because i typed the text here again as it's not possible to
copy a textline from out of that comodo firewall boxthing.
I am feeling ok, i trust that i got no trouble.

ps, any change that you can also answer my second question about what i can
expect of the windows firewall?

Thank you,
Jerry


"Mees de Roo" wrote:

> First thing you should check is:
> Are you really talking about ipremove.exe or about lpremove.exe (the last one
> is with an L not a capital i !) the last one is a regular windows module.
> Then check wether your system has a ipremove.exe somewhere on it's disks if
> it has rename it to a non-executable name and see what happens the module was
> lastly seen in mid 2007 and appeared to do neither usefull nor malware stuff.
> After that tell us what happened.
>
> Mees
>
>
>

 

[Mees de Roo]

Provided that you only give access to known processes, the vista firewall
should be sufficient (it is much better than the xp one). The problem is in
the word 'known' how much does the average user know, and when will he tire
from finding out?
Do make sure to run a find on ipremove.exe for your entire system better sure
than sorry.
Mees

 

[Jerry]

i gave order to the firewall to block all.
i think i understand you.
i'll do a complete search for the ipremove.exe allthough i got the idea that
it might be possible for a virus to not show up in searches like that..?
Jerry

ps any idea why the links i get in my mailbox from microsoft linkin probably
to here as they are notifications of your reply, why they donot work, when i
click them i always get an emty page.

 

[Kayman]

On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:41:00 -0700, Jerry wrote:

> ps, any change that you can also answer my second question about what i can
> expect of the windows firewall?

You are not going to find anything better than the Vista FW and Vista in
itself due to the advanced features the FW and Vista are using.

"Personal Firewalls" are mostly snake-oil.
http://www.samspade.org/d/firewalls.html

Jesper's Blogs-
At Least This Snake Oil Is Free.
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2007/07/19/at-least-this-snake-oil-is-free.aspx
Windows Firewall: the best new security feature in Vista?
http://blogs.technet.com/jesper_johansson/archive/2006/05/01/426921.aspx

Exploring The Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/VistaFirewall/default.aspx
"If you try to block outbound connections from a computer that’s already
compromised, how can you be sure that the computer is really doing what you
ask? The answer: you can’t. Outbound protection is security theater—it’s a
gimmick that only gives the impression of improving your security without
doing anything that actually does improve your security. This is why
outbound protection didn’t exist in the Windows XP firewall and why it
doesn’t exist in the Windows Vista™ firewall."

Tap into the Vista firewall's advanced configuration features
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6098592.html
"...once you discover the secret of accessing its advanced configuration
settings via the MMC snap-in, you'll find it to be far more configurable
and functional. At last, Windows comes with a sophisticated personal
firewall that can be used to set up outbound rules as well as inbound, with
the ability to customize rules to fit your precise needs."
Or
Configure Vista Firewall to support outbound packet filtering
http://searchwindowssecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid45_gci1247138,00.html
Or
Vista Firewall Control (Free versions available).
Protects your applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing
activity, controls applications internet access.
http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/

 

[Straight Talk]

On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:54:00 -0700, Jerry <didjerrydoo@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>1 i got a message from the comodo firewall telling me that a trusted file
>wants to acces ipremove.exe. I cannot find any info about the ipremove.exe on
>the whole internet.. anybody familiar with this>

Here is your first problem: You are using crappy "security" solutions
you don't even understand.

Here is your second problem: Why on earth are you even wasting your
time worrying about what a *trusted* file wants to do? You are letting
commodos stupid pop-ups confuse you!

>2: Is the windows (vista) firewall indeed now also blocking as well incoming
>as outgoing traffic.

>This info i got from a dutch website and i donot know if
>that info is corect.

It is. Luckily, it's not doing this silly outbound application control
the way so called 3rd party firewalls do, though.

>Does this make if the info is correct the firewall trustable enough or do i
>still need another one>?

What do you mean by "trustable enough"? - The windows firewall has
been trustable all the time. The idea that you need a third party
firewall is promoted by third party firewall vendors together with
clueless dudes who believe in host based outbound control and
similarly silly features and who distrust anything MS and therefore
are willing to add additional chunks of highly questionable code to
their system believing it will increase security. LOL.

>Somehow i can hardly believe that windows creates a firewall and that that
>then is not working good enough and that one then needs to use another one..?

Maybe it's because it simply isn't true.

>Other question (sorry it is all about this specific firewall thing): Can the
>firewall of windows work together with another one?

Yes.... in the way that installing another one will mostly turn the
windows one off. You shouldn't have more than one running at a time.

>Thank you for your answers,

You're welcome. And before jumping on me for being rude and arrogant
sit down, take a deep breath and reconsider your approach towards
security.

 

[Jerry]

Hello Kayman, thank you alot for these answers, i am gonna read those
articles, i finally get a better approach of windows.
i'll let you know if i would have any questions after reading.
Jerry

"Kayman" wrote:

> On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:41:00 -0700, Jerry wrote:
>
> > ps, any change that you can also answer my second question about what i can
> > expect of the windows firewall?
>
> You are not going to find anything better than the Vista FW and Vista in
> itself due to the advanced features the FW and Vista are using.
>
> "Personal Firewalls" are mostly snake-oil.
> http://www.samspade.org/d/firewalls.html
>
> Jesper's Blogs-
> At Least This Snake Oil Is Free.
> http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2007/07/19/at-least-this-snake-oil-is-free.aspx
> Windows Firewall: the best new security feature in Vista?
> http://blogs.technet.com/jesper_johansson/archive/2006/05/01/426921.aspx
>
> Exploring The Windows Firewall.
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/VistaFirewall/default.aspx
> "If you try to block outbound connections from a computer that’s already
> compromised, how can you be sure that the computer is really doing what you
> ask? The answer: you can’t. Outbound protection is security theater—it’s a
> gimmick that only gives the impression of improving your security without
> doing anything that actually does improve your security. This is why
> outbound protection didn’t exist in the Windows XP firewall and why it
> doesn’t exist in the Windows Vista™ firewall."
>
> Tap into the Vista firewall's advanced configuration features
> http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6098592.html
> "...once you discover the secret of accessing its advanced configuration
> settings via the MMC snap-in, you'll find it to be far more configurable
> and functional. At last, Windows comes with a sophisticated personal
> firewall that can be used to set up outbound rules as well as inbound, with
> the ability to customize rules to fit your precise needs."
> Or
> Configure Vista Firewall to support outbound packet filtering
> http://searchwindowssecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid45_gci1247138,00.html
> Or
> Vista Firewall Control (Free versions available).
> Protects your applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing
> activity, controls applications internet access.
> http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/
>

 

[Jerry]

Thank you too, Straight Talk, your answers are very helpfull and make me
indeed get rid of the third party things, i start to like windows vista alot..
Jerry

"Straight Talk" wrote:

> On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:54:00 -0700, Jerry <didjerrydoo@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >1 i got a message from the comodo firewall telling me that a trusted file
> >wants to acces ipremove.exe. I cannot find any info about the ipremove.exe on
> >the whole internet.. anybody familiar with this>
>
> Here is your first problem: You are using crappy "security" solutions
> you don't even understand.
>
> Here is your second problem: Why on earth are you even wasting your
> time worrying about what a *trusted* file wants to do? You are letting
> commodos stupid pop-ups confuse you!
>
> >2: Is the windows (vista) firewall indeed now also blocking as well incoming
> >as outgoing traffic.
>
> >This info i got from a dutch website and i donot know if
> >that info is corect.
>
> It is. Luckily, it's not doing this silly outbound application control
> the way so called 3rd party firewalls do, though.
>
> >Does this make if the info is correct the firewall trustable enough or do i
> >still need another one>?
>
> What do you mean by "trustable enough"? - The windows firewall has
> been trustable all the time. The idea that you need a third party
> firewall is promoted by third party firewall vendors together with
> clueless dudes who believe in host based outbound control and
> similarly silly features and who distrust anything MS and therefore
> are willing to add additional chunks of highly questionable code to
> their system believing it will increase security. LOL.
>
> >Somehow i can hardly believe that windows creates a firewall and that that
> >then is not working good enough and that one then needs to use another one..?
>
> Maybe it's because it simply isn't true.
>
> >Other question (sorry it is all about this specific firewall thing): Can the
> >firewall of windows work together with another one?
>
> Yes.... in the way that installing another one will mostly turn the
> windows one off. You shouldn't have more than one running at a time.
>
> >Thank you for your answers,
>
> You're welcome. And before jumping on me for being rude and arrogant
> sit down, take a deep breath and reconsider your approach towards
> security.
>