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RemovePorts-com.vbs

By The Scripting Guys, Microsoft Corporation

This script deletes specified ports from Windows Firewall. To perform this task, it uses the Windows Firewall COM automation server. It runs only against the local computer. To close ports without removing stored port settings, use ClosePorts-com.vbs.

RemovePorts-com.vbs corresponds to ClosePort.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. You can download a Windows Installer (.msi) file that installs the Guide and its associated scripts from:

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9300BECF-2DEE-4772-ADD9-AD0EAF89C4A7&displaylang=en

To use the script, copy the code, paste it into Notepad, and then save the script as RemovePorts-com.vbs. To run the script, open a command prompt window to the directory of the script and type:

cscript removeports-com.vbs

If the default script host on the computer is Cscript.exe, the initial "cscript" may be omitted.

Script Code

'******************************************************************************
'RemovePorts-com.vbs
'Author: Peter Costantini, The Microsoft Scripting Guys
'Date: 8/26/04
'Version: 1.0
'This script deletes specified ports in the Windows Firewall.
'To close ports without removing stored port settings, use ClosePorts-com.vbs.
'******************************************************************************

Const NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP = 6
Const NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_UDP = 17
'First dimension of arrRemovePorts  must equal # of ports to be added minus 1.
Dim arrRemovePorts(2,1)

'Edit this list to remove ports from the exceptions list.
arrRemovePorts(0,0) = 137 'Port
arrRemovePorts(0,1) = NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP 'Protocol

arrRemovePorts(1,0) = 138
arrRemovePorts(1,1) = NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP

arrRemovePorts(2,0) = 552
arrRemovePorts(2,1) = NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_UDP

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

WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Ports removed:"
For i = 0 To UBound(arrRemovePorts)
  intCount = 0
  For Each objOpenPort In colOpenPorts
    If (objOpenPort.Port = arrRemovePorts(i, 0)) And _
     (objOpenPort.Protocol = arrRemovePorts(i, 1)) Then
      intCount = 1
      strName = objOpenPort.Name
      intPort = objOpenPort.Port
      intProtocol = objOpenPort.Protocol
      intScope = objOpenPort.Scope
      blnEnabled = objOpenPort.Enabled
      colOpenPorts.Remove objOpenPort.Port, objOpenPort.Protocol
      Exit For
    End If
  Next
  If intCount = 1 Then
    If Err = 0 Then
      WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Name: " & strName
      WScript.Echo "  Protocol: " & intProtocol
      WScript.Echo "  Port Number: " & intPort
      WScript.Echo "  Scope: " & intScope
      WScript.Echo "  Enabled: " & blnEnabled
    Else
      WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Unable to remove port: " & intProtocol & _
       " " & intNumber
    End If
    Err.Clear
  Else
    WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Port " & arrRemovePorts(i, 1) & _
     " " & arrRemovePorts(i, 0) & " not found."
  End If
Next

Set colOpenPorts = objProfile.GloballyOpenPorts
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Open 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 "  Remote Address: " & objPort.RemoteAddress
  WScript.Echo "  Enabled: " & objPort.Enabled
Next

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