Sophos Client Firewall: rules for use with Yahoo Messenger
You will need to add some extra rules to Sophos Client Firewall to permit access to Yahoo Messenger.
What to do
Note:
- The 'proxy' rules only need to be added if you are going through a company proxy.
- The program YPAGER.EXE is launched as a hidden process. There are security implications to allowing hidden processes.
To add the rules:
- Select the Processes tab, and add YPAGER.EXE to the launch hidden processes list.
- Select the Checksums tab, and add a checksum for YPAGER.EXE.
- Select the Applications tab, and add the following rules:
YPAGER.EXE
Name = YPAGER.EXE
Description =
Type = custom
Rules
- YPager port 5050
Name = YPager port 5050
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote port is 5050
Allow it
- YPager Telnet
Name = YPager Telnet
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote port is Telnet
Allow it
- YPager HTTP
Name = YPager HTTP
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote port is HTTP
Allow it
- YPager FTP
Name = YPager FTP
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote port is FTP
Allow it
- YPager SMTP
Name = YPager SMTP
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote port is SMTP
Allow it
- YPager NNTP
Name = YPager NNTP
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote port is NNTP
Allow it
- YPager FTPDATA
Name = YPager FTPDATA
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote port is FTPDATA
Allow it
- YPager Time
Name = YPager Time
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is Time
and the remote port is Time
Allow it
- YPager port 5061
Name = YPager port 5061
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote port is 5061
Allow it
- YPager port 3478
Name = YPager port 3478
Where the protocol is UDP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote port is 3478
Allow it
- YPager Proxy
Name = YPager Proxy
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote address is 10.255.1.100
and the remote port is PROXY:8080
Allow it
Name = YUPDATER.EXE
Description =
Type = custom
Rules- Yupdater HTTP
Name = Yupdater HTTP
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote port is HTTP
Allow it
- Yupdater Proxy
Name = Yupdater Proxy
Where the protocol is TCP
and the direction is outbound
and the remote address is 10.255.1.100
and the remote port is PROXY:8080
Allow it
- YPager port 5050
If you need more information or guidance, then please contact technical support.
- Article ID: 16493
- Created: 13 Jul 2006
- Last updated: 19 Jul 2006
