Configure firewalls so that Firefox can access the Internet
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A personal firewall is a security program that oversees all of your computer's connections to the internet. It may be included as part of an internet security suite, or it may be a free-standing program. Most personal firewalls will deny internet access to any program, or a new version of any program, unless you have specifically allowed access. This article will help you find information about configuring your firewall to work with Firefox.
Note: In some cases, disabling an Internet security program or firewall does not stop all of its parts from being active. A program that reports that it is disabled may still be able to block Firefox.
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Find out which firewalls are installed
Enum Process is an application that detects many common firewalls. This is not created by Mozilla.
- Download Enum Process.
- After downloading, double-click EnumProcess.exe.
- Select .
- In the drop-down menu to the right, select Simple.
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- Click .
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Configuring firewalls
- AVG Internet Security
- Avira Premium Security Suite (Avira Knowledge Base)
- BitDefender Internet Security
- CA Internet Security Suite
- Comodo Internet Security
- Comodo Firewall Pro
- F-Secure Internet Security
- Kaspersky Internet Security
- McAfee Internet Security 2009 or 2010
- McAfee Security Center (McAfee Total Protection, McAfee AntiVirus, or McAfee Internet Security 2011)
- Norton 360
- Norton Internet Security
- Online Armor Free
- Panda Internet Security
- Trend Micro Internet Security
- Windows Firewall
- ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
Go to your distribution's firewall documentation.