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Windows Vista "pfirewall.log" missing

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by broni, 2007/10/07.

  1. 2007/10/07
    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst Thread Starter

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    Vista Home Premium.
    I wanted to check my firewall (Windows firewall) log file.
    I went to:
    ...windows\system32\log files\firewall
    but it's not there.
    I can't find any option to turn logging on/off.
     
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    charlesvar

    charlesvar Inactive Alumni

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    Hello Broni,

    Hello Broni,

    To turn logging on/off, or to change the location:

    Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Windows Firewall with Advanced Security > Windows Firewall Properties > Profile tabs > Customize button under the Logging section under each of the profile tabs.
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst Thread Starter

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    I saw them before, but I wasn't sure.
    I have couple of extra questions, though.
    There are two settings there:
    - Log dropped packets (does it mean blocking outside intrusion?)
    - Log successful connections (is it worth to track it with broadband?)
    And in general, is it worth to keep those logs?
     
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    Hi broni,

    I log the dropped packets - connections that are blocked. I keep the size of the file at a MB.

    Never bothered to log connections - don't see the point.

    I've been using this then free Vista FW add-on since January: http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/ A lot more control.

    Don't know what the free versions are like now though.
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst Thread Starter

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    They still have a free version, but its features compare to "Plus" version are worthless.
     
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