[Feature] Allow/Block apps with Folder / Directory / Path

[seto-kaiba-0]

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• [X] I have used the search function to see if someone else has already submitted the same feature request.
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App version

3.7.5

Problem you are trying to solve

Hi, Some app change folder names after the update. (browsers, discord, uwp apps, some system apps etc.)

Suggested solution

If we can give permission to the folders containing applications, we solve this problem, thank you.

Screenshots / Drawings / Technical details

No response

[Sensor-Panels]

I came here to make the same request, the Paradox games installer for example, takes like 6 'allow' actions to be able to setup and update, having to be restarted each time it fails to get through the firewall :/

While i agree folder level permission would fix this, im not sure how secure that would be, as it might be exploitable? not sure, so perhaps with some kind of timeout? anyway, would be great if there was soltuion for this though.

Thanks devs, for this very useful and easy to use piece of software, and if any of you read this: no rush, but dark mode please!

[tobwen]

"Windows Firewall Control" has a similar (hidden) functionality in its notification rules:

1. All upercase allows an application
2. All lowercase disallows an application
3. it checks from the left and from the right for matches

• C:\PROGRAMDATA\MICROSOFT\DEFENDER: allow anything from this path
• TEAMS.EXE: allow this exe, no matter where it comes from
• c:\temp: block anything in this path
• spyware.exe: block this exe, no matter where it lives

[ivanmem]

This is definitely necessary. This will help avoid something like this. C:\users\ivan\appdata\local\temp\c4uq0ira.g2b\resources\app\servicehub\services\microsoft.visualstudio.setup.service\backgrounddownload.exe