rule with host name does not work properly

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I have a rule for Svchost.exe, which allows all outcoming IP to http://*.update.microsoft.com
But it seems this rule does not work properly, because firewall blocks outcoming TCP to 65.55.50.189 (port 80) from Svchost.exe.
What can be done to solve this problem?

2

Can you please clarify what you mean by “outcoming”.

Under normal circumstances;
OUTGOING = leaving your PC and going to another PC
INCOMING = trying to get to your PC from another PC

Outcoming has me really confused. ???

Cheers,
Ewen :slight_smile:

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Sorry, OUTGOING.

4

you can not use back/forward-slash characters and the wildcard * character when specifying a domain name. It is also unnecessary to define the protocol http:. So you should only use update.microsoft.com in the rule for the host name address.

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But I made the same rule as one preset-rule for Windows Update (see picture). So, the rule for WU does not work too?

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Correct, you need to change it to update.microsoft.com which dns resolves to 65.55.50.158 and 134.170.58.221