Scripting for Windows Firewall
Add an Authorized Application
Adds Freecell.exe to the list of authorized applications in the current Windows Firewall profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set objApplication = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwAuthorizedApplication") objApplication.Name = "Free Cell" objApplication.IPVersion = 2 objApplication.ProcessImageFileName = "c:windowssystem32freecell.exe" objApplication.RemoteAddresses = "*" objApplication.Scope = 0 objApplication.Enabled = True Set colApplications = objPolicy.AuthorizedApplications colApplications.Add(objApplication)
Add an Application to the Standard Profile
Adds Freecell.exe to the list of authorized applications in the Windows Firewall standard profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy Set objProfile = objPolicy.GetProfileByType(1) Set objApplication = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwAuthorizedApplication") objApplication.Name = "Free Cell" objApplication.IPVersion = 2 objApplication.ProcessImageFileName = "c:windowssystem32freecell.exe" objApplication.RemoteAddresses = "*" objApplication.Scope = 0 objApplication.Enabled = True Set colApplications = objProfile.AuthorizedApplications colApplications.Add(objApplication)
Create a New Port
Opens port 9999 in the Windows Firewall current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set objPort = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwOpenPort") objPort.Port = 9999 objPort.Name = "Test Port" objPort.Enabled = FALSE Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts errReturn = colPorts.Add(objPort)
Delete an Authorized Application
Deletes Freecell.exe from the list of authorized applications in the Windows Firewall current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set colApplications = objPolicy.AuthorizedApplications errReturn = colApplications.Remove("c:windowssystem32freecell.exe")
Disable the Firewall
Disables the Windows Firewall for the current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile objPolicy.FirewallEnabled = FALSE
Delete an Open Port
Closes port 9999 in the Windows Firewall current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts errReturn = colPorts.Remove(9999,6)
Disable Remote Administration
Disable Windows Firewall remote administration.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set objAdminSettings = objPolicy.RemoteAdminSettings objAdminSettings.Enabled = FALSE
Enable the Firewall
Enables Windows Firewall for the current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile objPolicy.FirewallEnabled = TRUE
Enable File and Printer Sharing Through Windows Firewall
Enables File and Printer Sharing on a computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set colServices = objPolicy.Services Set objService = colServices.Item(0) objService.Enabled = TRUE
Enable Remote Administration
Enables remote administration of Windows Firewall fro the current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set objAdminSettings = objPolicy.RemoteAdminSettings objAdminSettings.Enabled = TRUE
List Authorized Applications
Lists all authorized applications for the Windows Firewall current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set colApplications = objPolicy.AuthorizedApplications For Each objApplication in colApplications Wscript.Echo "Authorized application: " & objApplication.Name Wscript.Echo "Application enabled: " & objApplication.Enabled Wscript.Echo "Application IP version: " & objApplication.IPVersion Wscript.Echo "Application process image file name: " & _ objApplication.ProcessImageFileName Wscript.Echo "Application remote addresses: " & _ objApplication.RemoteAddresses Wscript.Echo "Application scope: " & objApplication.Scope Wscript.Echo Next
List Authorized Applications in the Standard Profile
Lists all authorized applications for the Windows Firewall standard profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy Set objProfile = objPolicy.GetProfileByType(1) Set colApplications = objProfile.AuthorizedApplications For Each objApplication in colApplications Wscript.Echo "Authorized application: " & objApplication.Name Wscript.Echo "Application enabled: " & objApplication.Enabled Wscript.Echo "Application IP version: " & objApplication.IPVersion Wscript.Echo "Application process image file name: " & _ objApplication.ProcessImageFileName Wscript.Echo "Application remote addresses: " & _ objApplication.RemoteAddresses Wscript.Echo "Application scope: " & objApplication.Scope Wscript.Echo Next
List All Globally-Open Ports
Lists all globally-open ports for the Windows Firewall current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts For Each objPort in colPorts Wscript.Echo "Port name: " & objPort.Name Wscript.Echo "Port number: " & objPort.Port Wscript.Echo "Port IP version: " & objPort.IPVersion Wscript.Echo "Port protocol: " & objPort.Protocol Wscript.Echo "Port scope: " & objPort.Scope Wscript.Echo "Port remote addresses: " & objPort.RemoteAddresses Wscript.Echo "Port enabled: " & objPort.Enabled Wscript.Echo "Port built-in: " & objPort.Builtin Next
List Firewall Properties
Lists Windows Firewall properties for the current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Wscript.Echo "Current profile type: " & objFirewall.CurrentProfileType Wscript.Echo "Firewall enabled: " & objPolicy.FirewallEnabled Wscript.Echo "Exceptions not allowed: " & objPolicy.ExceptionsNotAllowed Wscript.Echo "Notifications disabled: " & objPolicy.NotificationsDisabled Wscript.Echo "Unicast responses to multicast broadcast disabled: " & _ objPolicy.UnicastResponsestoMulticastBroadcastDisabled
List Firewall Service Properties
Lists service properties for the Windows Firewall current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set colServices = objPolicy.Services For Each objService in colServices Wscript.Echo "Service name: " & objService.Name Wscript.Echo "Service enabled: " & objService.Enabled Wscript.Echo "Service type: " & objService.Type Wscript.Echo "Service IP version: " & objService.IPVersion Wscript.Echo "Service scope: " & objService.Scope Wscript.Echo "Service remote addresses: " & objService.RemoteAddresses Wscript.Echo "Service customized: " & objService.Customized Set colPorts = objService.GloballyOpenPorts For Each objPort in colPorts Wscript.Echo "Port name: " & objPort.Name Wscript.Echo "Port number: " & objPort.Port Wscript.Echo "Port enabled: " & objPort.Enabled Wscript.Echo "Port built-in: " & objPort.BuiltIn Wscript.Echo "Port IP version: " & objPort.IPVersion Wscript.Echo "Port protocol: " & objPort.Protocol Wscript.Echo "Port remote addresses: " & objPort.RemoteAddresses Wscript.Echo "Port scope: " & objPort.Scope Next Wscript.Echo Next
List ICMP Settings
Lists ICMP settings for the Windows Firewall current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set objICMPSettings = objPolicy.ICMPSettings Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound echo request: " & _ objICMPSettings.AllowInboundEchoRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound mask request: " & _ objICMPSettings.AllowInboundMaskRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound router request: " & _ objICMPSettings.AllowInboundRouterRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound timestamp request: " & _ objICMPSettings.AllowInboundTimestampRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound destination unreachable: " & _ objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundDestinationUnreachable Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound packet too big: " & _ objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundPacketTooBig Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound parameter problem: " & _ objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundParameterProblem Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound source quench: " & _ objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundSourceQuench Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound time exceeded: " & _ objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundTimeExceeded Wscript.Echo "Allow redirect: " & objICMPSettings.AllowRedirect
List Remote Administration Settings
Lists remote administration settings for the Windows Firewall current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set objAdminSettings = objPolicy.RemoteAdminSettings Wscript.Echo "Remote administration settings enabled: " & _ objAdminSettings.Enabled Wscript.Echo "Remote administration addresses: " & _ objAdminSettings.RemoteAddresses Wscript.Echo "Remote administration scope: " & objAdminSettings.Scope Wscript.Echo "Remote administration IP version: " & objAdminSettings.IPVersion
List Standard Profile Properties
Demonstration script that connects to and returns information about the Windows Firewall standard profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy Set objProfile = objPolicy.GetProfileByType(1) Wscript.Echo "Firewall enabled: " & objProfile.FirewallEnabled Wscript.Echo "Exceptions not allowed: " & objProfile.ExceptionsNotAllowed Wscript.Echo "Notifications disabled: " & objProfile.NotificationsDisabled Wscript.Echo "Unicast responses to multicast broadcast disabled: " & - objProfile.UnicastResponsestoMulticastBroadcastDisabled
Modify an ICMP Setting
Demonstration script that modifies a Windows Firewall ICMP setting for the current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set objICMPSettings = objPolicy.ICMPSettings objICMPSettings.AllowRedirect = TRUE
Modify a Firewall Property
Demonstration script that modifies Windows Firewall properties for the current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile objPolicy.ExceptionsNotAllowed = TRUE objPolicy.NotificationsDisabled = TRUE objPolicy.UnicastResponsestoMulticastBroadcastDisabled = TRUE
Open a Closed Port
Opens closed port 9999 for the Windows Firewall current profile.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts Set objPort = colPorts.Item(9999,6) objPort.Enabled = TRUE
Restore the Default Settings
Restore the Windows Firewall default settings.
Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") objFirewall.RestoreDefaults()
Enjoy
Paddy
