GRC Leak test

[Gar]

GRC | LeakTest -- Firewall Leakage Tester

GRC Internet Security Detection System

www.grc.com

I failed. And I don't like it.

 

[dave14305]

It's an ancient tool from 2008 for testing software firewalls. What's the remedy in 2020?

 

[Enthusiast]

Do you have an outbound firewall ?

 

[joe a]

It's an ancient tool from 2008 for testing software firewalls. What's the remedy in 2020?

It still works, though.

 

[sfx2000]

Some of what ShieldsUp/LeakTest reports are false positives - scary perhaps...

 

[Wallace_n_Gromit]

GRC | LeakTest -- Firewall Leakage Tester

GRC Internet Security Detection System

www.grc.com

I failed. And I don't like it.

It's an ancient tool from 2008 for testing software firewalls. What's the remedy in 2020?

Yeah, back then Steven Gibson suggested that a hardware NAT appliance (to drop inbound unsolicited traffic) AND a local software application like ZoneAlarm V 2.0 (to limit/control/monitor local applications outbound traffic with your explicit consent), was a very good/complete security solution. The ZoneAlarm, would stop the leaktest app from connecting to internet (unless you explicitly allowed it) and thus have a successful test. I ran that leaktest just recently and failed also.

The way I think of it, current windows OS with its good Windows Defender; Modern Browsers/security extensions; Trendmicro's AIProtection w/i Asus Firmware; and DNS filter(s) are sophisticated/multi-layered enough (crossing my fingers) to identify malware within your system (if it's there) and stop it from connecting to the internet--UNTIL IT ISN'T.

 

[Samir]

This test is almost irrelevant these days as every piece of software simply uses port 80 or 443 now, which is never blocked because it prevents web browsing.

 

[joe a]

This test is almost irrelevant these days as every piece of software simply uses port 80 or 443 now, which is never blocked because it prevents web browsing.

You can check every port to see if it is open, closed, or stealth. I don't see how that will ever be irrelevant.

 

[ColinTaylor]

You can check every port to see if it is open, closed, or stealth. I don't see how that will ever be irrelevant.

You are thinking of the GRC ShieldsUP! test. This thread is about the GRC LeakTest (an entirely pointless test IMHO).

 

[joe a]

You are thinking of the GRC ShieldsUP! test. This thread is about the GRC LeakTest (an entirely pointless test IMHO).

My mistake.