run *.dll as an app. / security

[Guest RJK]

Can anyone tell in a sentence what this is and do I need it ?

 

More specifically, whilst rummaging around the innards of the firewall

module in AVG 8.0 Internet Security suite,

After setting my three detected "Adapters and Areas" to use the "Standalone

Computer" profile, ....talk about stabbing around in the dark !!!! ...and

trying to reign it in !

....anyhooooo, ....

I noticed that drilling down into Tools | Firewall Settings | Standalone

Computer | Applications ...and casting my eye down through this list,

"RunDLL32" is set by default to "Block"

 

....is it the case that legitimate software in my machine should continue to

be allowed to RunDLL32.exe .dll's but, having the firewall block it gives

some sort of protection, or could it cause problems ?

 

TIA, for any enlightenment.

 

regards, Richard

[Guest jen]

"RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Can anyone tell in a sentence what this is and do I need it ?

> More specifically, whilst rummaging around the innards of the firewall

> module in AVG 8.0 Internet Security suite,

> After setting my three detected "Adapters and Areas" to use the

> "Standalone Computer" profile, ....talk about stabbing around in the

> dark !!!! ...and trying to reign it in !

> ...anyhooooo, ....

> I noticed that drilling down into Tools | Firewall Settings |

> Standalone Computer | Applications ...and casting my eye down

> through this list, "RunDLL32" is set by default to "Block"

> ...is it the case that legitimate software in my machine should

> continue to be allowed to RunDLL32.exe .dll's but, having the

> firewall block it gives some sort of protection, or could it cause

> problems ?

> TIA, for any enlightenment.</span>

 

What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process?:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rundll32.htm

 

-jen

[Guest RJK]

Hi, ...as far as I know I don't have a suspicious rundll32.exe such as

those, funnily enough, I've just been reading about. (one could sit here

reading and being googled away from one thing to another - forever !

 

....I was just wondering what the default "Block" in firewall settings, for

rundll32.exe, in the firewall list of monitored programs, was for ?

 

regards, Richard

 

 

"jen" <jen@example.com> wrote in message

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> "RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:uZ0lsN%23pIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green">

>> Can anyone tell in a sentence what this is and do I need it ?

>> More specifically, whilst rummaging around the innards of the firewall

>> module in AVG 8.0 Internet Security suite,

>> After setting my three detected "Adapters and Areas" to use the

>> "Standalone Computer" profile, ....talk about stabbing around in the dark

>> !!!! ...and trying to reign it in !

>> ...anyhooooo, ....

>> I noticed that drilling down into Tools | Firewall Settings | Standalone

>> Computer | Applications ...and casting my eye down through this list,

>> "RunDLL32" is set by default to "Block"

>> ...is it the case that legitimate software in my machine should continue

>> to be allowed to RunDLL32.exe .dll's but, having the firewall block it

>> gives some sort of protection, or could it cause problems ?

>> TIA, for any enlightenment.</span>

>

> What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process?:

> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rundll32.htm

>

> -jen

> </span>

[Guest jen]

"RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:e1zPHh%23pIHA.1736@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> Hi, ...as far as I know I don't have a suspicious rundll32.exe such as

> those, funnily enough, I've just been reading about. (one could sit

> here reading and being googled away from one thing to another -

> forever !</span>

\> ...I was just wondering what the default "Block" in firewall

settings, for<span style="color:blue">

> rundll32.exe, in the firewall list of monitored programs, was for ?</span>

 

Ask AVG...

http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/index.php?0

 

-jen

<span style="color:blue">

> "jen" <jen@example.com> wrote in message

> news:%23aHUhY%23pIHA.4280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green">

>> "RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:uZ0lsN%23pIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<span style="color:darkred">

>>> Can anyone tell in a sentence what this is and do I need it ?

>>> More specifically, whilst rummaging around the innards of the

>>> firewall module in AVG 8.0 Internet Security suite,

>>> After setting my three detected "Adapters and Areas" to use the

>>> "Standalone Computer" profile, ....talk about stabbing around in the

>>> dark !!!! ...and trying to reign it in !

>>> ...anyhooooo, ....

>>> I noticed that drilling down into Tools | Firewall Settings |

>>> Standalone Computer | Applications ...and casting my eye down

>>> through this list, "RunDLL32" is set by default to "Block"

>>> ...is it the case that legitimate software in my machine should

>>> continue to be allowed to RunDLL32.exe .dll's but, having the

>>> firewall block it gives some sort of protection, or could it cause

>>> problems ?

>>> TIA, for any enlightenment.</span>

>> What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process?:

>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rundll32.htm</span></span>