Do not block a list of IPs when a given program is running

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For example there is the Microsoft blocklist, but if you use this list you 
can't log in to Windows Live Messenger.
The feature I thought would do the following:
- the program would check the running processes and if I open Windows Live 
Messenger, it would disable the Microsoft list. (or it wouldn't disable 
the whole list but just those IPs in the list that I don't want to be 
blocked) (I know there can be problems when updating the list.)

I use Comodo Internet Security, and in one of the lists there is an IP of 
Comodo which is blocked, but having this blocked I can't update the CIS 
antivirus database. In this case the feature I suggested and the 
suggestion in Issue 15 would be great to have.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by PiciM...@gmail.com on 20 Sep 2009 at 4:04

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First, you shoot yourself in the foot and then, you request an auto-heal 
function?
Wouldn't the obvious solution be to
a) leave out the Microsoft blocklist if you use Windows Update, MSN Messenger, 
their
OS (insert all other stuff here)
or b) to add the specific IPs to the whitelist? You can already do that right 
now.

Cheers, Fred

Original comment by frederic...@gmail.com on 20 Sep 2009 at 7:46

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Yup, Frederick's highlighted the workaround.  There is a "Microsoft" list 
available
at iblocklist.com: setting the URL for this list as an "allow" list should get
Windows Update working, though it will of course also allow permanent contact to
Microsoft from your machine.

Having unique per-application list-configurations would actually be a pretty 
slick
idea, though it would require a significant amount of work to implement.  While 
I
wouldn't expect that we'll get to looking at this in more detail for awhile, I 
will
leave it open to track the feature request so we don't forget about it.

Thank you for the suggestion!

Original comment by peerbloc...@gmail.com on 21 Sep 2009 at 12:16

• Changed title: Do not block a list of IPs when a given program is running
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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Check the Windows Firewall options. You can exactly choose which programs are 
allowed
through and which are not.

Original comment by frederic...@gmail.com on 22 Sep 2009 at 9:33

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I believe that a Process Whitelist would be a major usability enhancement but I 
think
it would be difficult to perform as it makes it more like a Firewall. I would 
say
that it is an almost essential feature.

I used to use Outpost Firewall V3.5/4 with Blockpost plugin and that was heaven 
for
IP blocking as it had a whitelist which applications which I didn't want 
blocked to
be put on such as Browsers, D/L managers and messengers. This meant that I did 
not
have to keep messing around trying to remove IP addresses from the IP blocklist 
just
to browse the web which gets so annoying and time consuming.

Original comment by Mighty.M...@gmail.com on 28 Oct 2009 at 10:37

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It wouldn't be too hard (comparatively), I imagine peerblock knows which 
executable
communication is coming from. You could just display the program the block is 
coming
from in the activity log, then have a right click option to white list that 
program.

Original comment by brent.ne...@gmail.com on 29 Nov 2009 at 8:56

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As of right now this is the only reason I don't use PeerBlock over an 
individual ip
filter list for one program.  A process whitelist would be wonderful. ;)

Original comment by shi...@elite-systems.org on 3 Jun 2010 at 4:55