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Before deploying clients from the Malwarebytes Management Console, you must configure your Group Policy’s (GPO) firewall.

Here is a list of firewall prerequisites:

  • Open ports 135, 137, and 445
  • Enable Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
  • Enable Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

The instructions below cover the steps to configure Windows Firewall.

Configure Windows Firewall

Step 1: Open Domain Profile settings

  1. Click the Start menu.
  2. To open GPMC, type Group Policy Management and press Enter.
    • For Windows Server 2008 R2 and older operating systems, type gpmc.msc.
  3. Under Group Policy Management, double-click Forest.
  4. Double-click Domains to view your domain.

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  5. Under your domain, right-click Default Domain Policy and click Edit….

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  6. Go to Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates Network > Network Connections > Windows Firewall > Domain Profile.

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Step 2: Add ports 135, 137, and 445

  1. Double-click Windows Firewall: Define inbound port exceptions.
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  2. Select Enabled.
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  3. In the same window under Options:, click Show.
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  4. When the Show Contents window appears, under the Value column, enter 135137, and 445.
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  5. Click OK.
  6. On the Windows Firewall: Define inbound port exceptions window, click Apply > OK.
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Step 3: Enable WMI and RPC

  1. From the Group Policy Management Editor window, double-click Windows Firewall: Allow inbound remote administration exception.
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  2. On the Windows Firewall: Allow inbound remote administration exception window, click Enabled > Apply > OK.
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  3. Double-click Windows Firewall: Allow inbound file and printer sharing exception.
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  4. On the Windows Firewall: Allow inbound file and printer sharing exception window, click Enabled > Apply > OK.
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After completing all three steps, you can use your Malwarebytes Management Console to deploy Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit to your clients.

Source : Official Malwarebytes Brand
Editor by : BEST Antivirus KBS Team

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