Endpoint Security firewall prerequisites to deploy clients via Group Policy (Malwarebytes)

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.

   

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

   

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

   

Step 2: Add ports 135, 137, and 445

1. Double-click Windows Firewall: Define inbound port exceptions.
   
2. Select Enabled.
   
3. In the same window under Options:, click Show.
   
4. When the Show Contents window appears, under the Value column, enter 135, 137, and 445.
   
5. Click OK.
6. On the Windows Firewall: Define inbound port exceptions window, click Apply > OK.
   

Step 3: Enable WMI and RPC

1. From the Group Policy Management Editor window, double-click Windows Firewall: Allow inbound remote administration exception.
   
2. On the Windows Firewall: Allow inbound remote administration exception window, click Enabled > Apply > OK.
   

   

3. Double-click Windows Firewall: Allow inbound file and printer sharing exception.
   
4. On the Windows Firewall: Allow inbound file and printer sharing exception window, click Enabled > Apply > OK.
   

   
   

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