WinFire-com.vbs
By The Scripting Guys, Microsoft Corporation
This script opens specified ports and authorizes specified applications in Windows Firewall. To perform this task, it uses the Windows Firewall COM automation server. It runs only against the local computer.
WinFire-com.vbs corresponds to WinFire.vbs, one of the scripts that ships with Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and which are documented in the Appendix (as part of Scenario 1). You can download a Windows Installer (.msi) file that installs the Guide and its associated scripts from:
To use the script, copy the code, paste it into Notepad, and then save the script as WinFire-com.vbs. To run the script, open a command prompt window to the directory of the script and type:
cscript winfire-com.vbs
If the default script host on the computer is Cscript.exe, the initial "cscript" may be omitted.
Script Code
'******************************************************************************
'WinFire-com.vbs
'Author: Peter Costantini, The Microsoft Scripting Guys
'Date: 8/26/04
'Version: 1.0
'This script opens specified ports and authorizes specified applications
'in Windows Firewall on the local computer.
'******************************************************************************
'Set constants.
Const NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP = 6
Const NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_UDP = 17
Const NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL = 0
Const NET_FW_SCOPE_LOCAL_SUBNET = 1
'First dimension of arrNewPorts must equal # of ports to be added minus 1.
Dim arrNewPorts(2,4)
'First dimension of arrNewApps must equal # of apps to be allowed.
Dim arrNewApps(2,3)
'Edit this list to add ports to the exceptions list.
'Scope and Enabled are optional properties.
arrNewPorts(0,0) = "FPS" 'Name
arrNewPorts(0,1) = 137 'Port
arrNewPorts(0,2) = NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP 'Protocol
arrNewPorts(0,3) = NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL 'Scope - default is NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL
arrNewPorts(0,4) = True 'Enabled - default is True
arrNewPorts(1,0) = "FPS1"
arrNewPorts(1,1) = 138
arrNewPorts(1,2) = NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_UDP
arrNewPorts(1,3) = NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL
arrNewPorts(1,4) = True
arrNewPorts(2,0) = "XXX"
arrNewPorts(2,1) = 552
arrNewPorts(2,2) = NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_UDP
arrNewPorts(2,3) = NET_FW_SCOPE_LOCAL_SUBNET
arrNewPorts(2,4) = True
'Edit this list to add programs to the exceptions list.
'Scope and Enabled are optional properties.
arrNewApps(0,0) = "NsLookup" 'Name
arrNewApps(0,1) = "%windir%\system32\nslookup.exe" 'ProcessImageFileName
'Must be a fully qualified path, but can contain environment variables.
arrNewApps(0,2) = NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL 'Scope - default is NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL
arrNewApps(0,3) = True 'Enabled
arrNewApps(1,0) = "Notepad"
arrNewApps(1,1) = "%windir%\system32\notepad.exe"
arrNewApps(1,2) = NET_FW_SCOPE_LOCAL_SUBNET
arrNewApps(1,3) = True
arrNewApps(2,0) = "Calculator"
arrNewApps(2,1) = "%windir%\system32\calc.exe"
arrNewApps(2,2) = NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL
arrNewApps(2,3) = True
On Error Resume Next
'Create the firewall manager object.
Set objFwMgr = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr")
If Err <> 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Unable to connect to Windows Firewall."
WScript.Quit
End If
'Get the current profile for the local firewall policy.
Set objProfile = objFwMgr.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile
Set colOpenPorts = objProfile.GloballyOpenPorts
Set colAuthorizedApps = objProfile.AuthorizedApplications
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "New open ports added:"
For i = 0 To UBound(arrNewPorts)
'Create an FWOpenPort object
Set objOpenPort = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FWOpenPort")
objOpenPort.Name = arrNewPorts(i, 0)
objOpenPort.Port = arrNewPorts(i, 1)
objOpenPort.Protocol = arrNewPorts(i, 2)
objOpenPort.Scope = arrNewPorts(i, 3)
objOpenPort.Enabled = arrNewPorts(i, 4)
colOpenPorts.Add objOpenPort
If Err = 0 Then
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Name: " & objOpenPort.Name
WScript.Echo " Protocol: " & objOpenPort.Protocol
WScript.Echo " Port Number: " & objOpenPort.Port
WScript.Echo " Scope: " & objOpenPort.Scope
WScript.Echo " Enabled: " & objOpenPort.Enabled
Else
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Unable to add port: " & arrNewPorts(i, 0)
WScript.Echo " Error Number:" & Err.Number
WScript.Echo " Source:" & Err.Source
WScript.Echo " Description:" & Err.Description
End If
Err.Clear
Next
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "New authorized applications added:"
For i = 0 To UBound(arrNewApps)
'Create an FwAuthorizedApplication object
Set objAuthorizedApp = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwAuthorizedApplication")
objAuthorizedApp.Name = arrNewApps(i,0)
objAuthorizedApp.ProcessImageFileName = arrNewApps(i, 1)
objAuthorizedApp.Scope = arrNewApps(i, 2)
objAuthorizedApp.Enabled = arrNewApps(i, 3)
colAuthorizedApps.Add objAuthorizedApp
If Err = 0 Then
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Name: " & objAuthorizedApp.Name
WScript.Echo " Process Image File: " & _
objAuthorizedApp.ProcessImageFileName
WScript.Echo " Scope: " & objAuthorizedApp.Scope
WScript.Echo " Enabled: " & objAuthorizedApp.Enabled
Else
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Unable to add application: " & arrNewApps(i,0)
WScript.Echo " Error Number:" & Err.Number
WScript.Echo " Source:" & Err.Source
WScript.Echo " Description:" & Err.Description
End If
Next
Set colOpenPorts = objProfile.GloballyOpenPorts
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "All listed ports after operation:"
For Each objPort In colOpenPorts
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Name: " & objPort.Name
WScript.Echo " Protocol: " & objPort.Protocol
WScript.Echo " Port Number: " & objPort.Port
WScript.Echo " Scope: " & objPort.Scope
WScript.Echo " Enabled: " & objPort.Enabled
Next
Set colAuthorizedApps = objProfile.AuthorizedApplications
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "All listed applications after operation:"
For Each objApp In colAuthorizedApps
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Name: " & objApp.Name
WScript.Echo " Process Image File: " & objApp.ProcessImageFileName
WScript.Echo " Scope: " & objApp.Scope
WScript.Echo " Enabled: " & objApp.Enabled
Next
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