<# .SYNOPSIS Adds firewall rules for executables (needs admin rights). .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script adds firewall rules for the given executable. Administrator rights are required. .PARAMETER PathToExecutables Specifies the path to the executables. .PARAMETER Direction Specifies the direction for the firewall rule. Can be 'Inbound' or 'Outbound'. Default is 'Inbound'. .PARAMETER Profile Specifies the firewall profile. Can be 'Domain', 'Private', or 'Public'. Multiple values can be specified as an array. .EXAMPLE PS> ./add-firewall-rules.ps1 -PathToExecutables C:\MyApp\bin -Direction Outbound -Profile Private .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> #Requires -RunAsAdministrator param( [string]$PathToExecutables = "", [string]$Direction = "Inbound", [array]$FirewallProfile = @("Domain", "Private") ) try { if (-not $PathToExecutables) { $PathToExecutables = Read-Host "Enter path to executables" } $AbsPath = Convert-Path -Path $PathToExecutables $Executables = Get-ChildItem -Path $AbsPath -Filter "*.exe" if (-not $Executables) { Write-Warning "No executables found. No Firewall rules have been created." Read-Host "Press Enter to continue..." return } foreach ($exe in $Executables) { $exeName = $exe.Name $exeFullPath = $exe.FullName Write-Output "Adding firewall rule for $exeName" New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName $exeName -Direction $Direction -Program $exeFullPath -Profile $FirewallProfile -Action Allow } Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Done" } catch { Write-Error "Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($_.Exception.Message)" }