Unintended App Blocking in GlassWire Firewall

[AliRezaBeigy]

Hi
I recently noticed that some apps were being blocked in the firewall of GlassWire, even though I didn’t block them. Today, I created a new profile to start from scratch, but after a few hours, I found that some apps were blocked again.

[Geri123]

You are not alone. How GW should behave is posted by a mod here. Sadly some see different behavior (your problem sounds similar to others in the thread).

V3.7.880 blocking tons by itself

Hi everyone, I want to provide some clarification on this behavior. With the introduction of bi-directional firewall rules, we also made a change to block incoming connections for applications by default. This simplifies firewall configuration and enhances security, since in most cases, applications do not require incoming connections to function properly. To ensure system stability, this default behavior does not apply to kernel-level applications, as blocking them could potentially impact cor…

[Huda_GlassWire]

@AliRezaBeigy

I recently noticed that some apps were being blocked in the firewall of GlassWire, even though I didn’t block them. Today, I created a new profile to start from scratch, but after a few hours, I found that some apps were blocked again.

Thanks for reaching out. What firewall mode are you using when you experienced this issue (Click to Block, Ask to Connect, etc.)? Also, can you confirm that it is blocking both incoming AND outgoing connections for the apps, or is it just incoming connections that appear to be blocked?

[KellyC]

Ali,

They changed their logic and it broke everything and instead of admitting it, they are DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT. So good luck getting it to work again. They simple do not give a F%^K.