Panda Firewall problem

[Malescot]

Good night everybody,

I already wrote on this forum in November about this problem, but I have not
found any solution since this time. So I write again : maybe a new reader
will be able to help me ;-) !

I have Panda Platinum 7.05.03, with firewall included. The problem I
encounter is that the firewall has difficulty in remembering my choices
regarding which software can connect to the Internet, and which cannot.
Whatever I choose when it asks me to (ALWAYS accept, NEVER accept), it will
remember my choice for the current Windows session... but will have
forgotten after the next reboot.

After some times (from 2 to 100 reboots !), it can eventually remember my
choice. But the problem occurs again when an update changes the version of
one of my programs that has to access the Internet : Panda will tell me this
program has changed, I will tell to ALWAYS let this new version access the
network... but Panda will ask me the same question again and again after
each reboot.

Thanks for any help, and Happy New Year to all of you.

MALESCOT
Win XP SP1 + all critical updates.

 

[David W. Hodgins]

I already wrote on this forum in November about this problem, but I have not
found any solution since this time. So I write again : maybe a new reader
will be able to help me ;-) !

I remember. I still think it's most likely a dll version problem. Try this...
- Pick one of the applications the firewall is identifying as changing.
- Get a list of all .dll files it's using.
- For each of those .dll files, find and rename (or remove) all copies of
that dll, that isn't in the directory it's currently being loaded from.

Time consuming. I have looked, but haven't found any tools that do this
well. There are many, that will build a database of existing dll files,
and flag changes caused by installing new software, but none that are
good at identifying conflicts, that already exist.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

 

[Malescot]

Thank you, I will try that tomorrow when I have a bit more time. But I did
not succeed this way last month... I'll try to do exactly what you suggest.

Have a good party tonight, and thanks again !

MALESCOT.

 

[Malescot]

Hello and Happy New Year !

I enventually did that work... but it did not change anything. In addition,
I noticed that if I delete one of the software in the allow/forbid Internet
access list, and I reboot, the software will come back in the list. So I
think the problem is more a Panda Firewall bug than a .dll problem in my
specific case.

Thanks anyway,

MALESCOT.