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[tor-bugs] #5822 [Tor bundles/installation]: Windows installers to add firewall exceptions
#5822: Windows installers to add firewall exceptions
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Reporter: marshray | Owner: erinn
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Tor bundles/installation | Version: Tor: 0.2.2.35
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Starting with XP SP1 or SP2, MS Windows comes with a very handy built-in
firewall. Using the default settings, whenever a new executable (such as
Tor.exe) tries to accept incoming TCP connections from the network, the
firewall raises a scary security alert message. This was seen on XP SP3 on
a fresh installation of Vidalia Relay Bundle.
Aside from the slight annoyance, this can be a little confusing for
nontechnical users and it's bad to train users to click "Yes" to scary-
sounding security warnings that they don't fully understand.
For these reasons, app installers under Windows often pre-create firewall
exceptions for their executables.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/5822>
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