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Configure firewalls so that Firefox can access the Internet

A personal firewall could be a security program that oversees all of your computer's connections to the net. it should be enclosed as a part of an online security suite, or it should be a free-standing program. Most personal firewalls can deny web access to any program, or a replacement version of any program, unless you have got specifically allowed access. This text can assist you notice info concerning configuring your firewall to figure with Firefox.

In some cases, disabling an online security program or firewall doesn't stop all of its components from being active. A program that reports that it's disabled should still be able to block Firefox.

Find out which firewall is installed

If you know which firewall or Internet security suite you are running, skip to the next section.

Depending on your Windows version, do the following:

• Windows 10: Find it in Windows Control Panel, Security and Maintenance under the Security section.
• Windows 7/8: Find it under the Security section in Windows Action Center. For more information, see What is Action Center?
• Windows XP SP2 and SP3/Vista: Find it under the Firewall section in Windows Security Center. For more information, see Using Windows Security Center.

If you can't still detect your firewall with the above steps, try to run Enum Process (not created by Mozilla) that is an application that detects many common firewalls:

1. Download Enum Process.
2. After downloading, double-click EnumProcess.exe.
3. Select Run.
4. In the drop-down menu to the right, select Simple.
   
5. Click List Processes.
   

Configuring firewalls

• Avira Internet Security Note: Current Avira products use Windows Firewall. For details, see General Information regarding the Avira products (Avira Knowledge Base).
• McAfee Security Center (All McAfee Security Center Suites for Windows)
• Trend Micro Internet Security (Technical support)
• Windows Firewall

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