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OpenPrograms-com.vbs

By The Scripting Guys, Microsoft Corporation

This script adds specified programs to the Windows Firewall exceptions list. To perform this task, it uses the Windows Firewall COM automation server. It runs only against the local computer.

OpenPrograms-com.vbs corresponds to OpenProgram.vbs, one of the scripts that ships with Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and which are documented in the Appendix. You can download a Windows Installer (.msi) file that installs the Guide and its associated scripts from:

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9300BECF-2DEE-4772-ADD9-AD0EAF89C4A7&displaylang=en

To use the script, copy the code, paste it into Notepad, and then save the script as OpenPrograms-com.vbs. To run the script, open a command prompt window to the directory of the script and type:

cscript openprograms-com.vbs

If the default script host on the computer is Cscript.exe, the initial "cscript" may be omitted.

Script Code

'******************************************************************************
'OpenPrograms-com.vbs
'Author: Peter Costantini, The Microsoft Scripting Guys
'Date: 8/26/04
'Version: 1.0
'This script adds specified programs to the Windows Firewall exceptions list.
'******************************************************************************

Const NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL = 0
Const NET_FW_SCOPE_LOCAL_SUBNET = 1
'First dimension of arrNewApps must equal # of apps to be allowed minus 1.
Dim arrNewApps(2,3)

'Edit this list to add programs to the exceptions list.
'Scope and Enabled are optional properties.
'Default for Scope is NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL. Default for Enabled is True.

arrNewApps(0,0) = "NsLookup" 'Name
arrNewApps(0,1) = "%windir%\system32\nslookup.exe" 'ProcessImageFileName
'Must be a fully qualified path, but can contain environment variables.
arrNewApps(0,2) = NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL 'Scope - default is NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL
arrNewApps(0,3) = True 'Enabled

arrNewApps(1,0) = "Notepad"
arrNewApps(1,1) = "%windir%\system32\notepad.exe"
arrNewApps(1,2) = NET_FW_SCOPE_LOCAL_SUBNET
arrNewApps(1,3) = True

arrNewApps(2,0) = "Calculator"
arrNewApps(2,1) = "%windir%\system32\calc.exe"
arrNewApps(2,2) = NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL
arrNewApps(2,3) = True

On Error Resume Next
'Create the firewall manager object.
Set objFwMgr = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr")
If Err <> 0 Then
  WScript.Echo "Unable to connect to Windows Firewall."
  WScript.Quit
End If
'Get the current profile for the local firewall policy.
Set objProfile = objFwMgr.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile
Set colAuthorizedApps = objProfile.AuthorizedApplications

WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "New authorized applications added:"
For i = 0 To UBound(arrNewApps)
'Create an FwAuthorizedApplication object
  Set objAuthorizedApp = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwAuthorizedApplication")
  objAuthorizedApp.Name = arrNewApps(i,0)
  objAuthorizedApp.ProcessImageFileName = arrNewApps(i, 1)
  objAuthorizedApp.Scope = arrNewApps(i, 2)
  objAuthorizedApp.Enabled = arrNewApps(i, 3)
  colAuthorizedApps.Add objAuthorizedApp
  If Err = 0 Then
    WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Name: " & objAuthorizedApp.Name
    WScript.Echo "  Process Image File: " & _
     objAuthorizedApp.ProcessImageFileName
    WScript.Echo "  Scope: " & objAuthorizedApp.Scope
    WScript.Echo "  Enabled: " & objAuthorizedApp.Enabled
  Else
    WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Unable to add application: " & arrNewApps(i,0)
    WScript.Echo "  Error Number:" & Err.Number
    WScript.Echo "  Source:" & Err.Source
    WScript.Echo "  Description:" & Err.Description
  End If
  Err.Clear
Next

Set colAuthorizedApps = objProfile.AuthorizedApplications
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "All listed applications after operation:"
For Each objApp In colAuthorizedApps
  WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Name: " & objApp.Name
  WScript.Echo "  Process Image File: " & objApp.ProcessImageFileName
  WScript.Echo "  Scope: " & objApp.Scope
  WScript.Echo "  Remote Address: " & objApp.RemoteAddress
  WScript.Echo "  Enabled: " & objApp.Enabled
Next