Event Viewer: Event ID 5157 "The Windows Filtering Platform has blocked a connection"


Ulysses51

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I recently have been receiving a number of entries in the Security Log under "Audit" as noted in the subject line. I have checked my Windows Firewall log and don't find anything out of the ordinary there. I am using Windows 11 Pro, build 26200.8875.

I don't know if this is serious issue or something that can be ignored as I don't understand what is happening. If it is of any help, the following is the detail from one of the most recent entries. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Event Log, July 28, 2026

Code:
Log Name:      Security
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing
Date:          2026-07-28 10:52:17 AM
Event ID:      5157
Task Category: Filtering Platform Connection
Level:         Information
Keywords:      Audit Failure
User:          N/A
Computer:      Airfla
Description:
The Windows Filtering Platform has blocked a connection.

 Application Information:
              Process ID:                            2948
              Application Name:              \device\harddiskvolume3\windows\system32\svchost.exe

Network Information
              Direction:                            Inbound
              Source Address:                            192.168.1.254
              Source Port:                            5355
              Destination Address:              224.0.0.252
              Destination Port:                            5355
              Protocol:                            17
              Interface Index:                            10

 Filter Information:
              Filter Origin:                            QueryUser Default
              Filter Run-Time ID:              71916
              Layer Name:                            Receive/Accept
              Layer Run-Time ID:              44
              Remote User ID:                     NULLSID
              Remote Machine ID:              NULLSID
              Original Profile:                            Private
              Current Profile:                            Private
              Is Loopback:                            False
              Has Remote Dynamic Keyword Address:                            False
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="[URL]http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event[/URL]">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing" Guid="{54849625-5478-4994-a5ba-3e3b0328c30d}" />
    <EventID>5157</EventID>
    <Version>3</Version>
    <Level>0</Level>
    <Task>12810</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8010000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2026-07-28T17:52:17.1169818Z" />
    <EventRecordID>19830063</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="296" />
    <Channel>Security</Channel>
    <Computer>Airfla</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="ProcessID">2948</Data>
    <Data Name="Application">\device\harddiskvolume3\windows\system32\svchost.exe</Data>
    <Data Name="Direction">%%14592</Data>
    <Data Name="SourceAddress">192.168.1.254</Data>
    <Data Name="SourcePort">5355</Data>
    <Data Name="DestAddress">224.0.0.252</Data>
    <Data Name="DestPort">5355</Data>
    <Data Name="Protocol">17</Data>
    <Data Name="InterfaceIndex">10</Data>
    <Data Name="FilterOrigin">Query User Default</Data>
    <Data Name="FilterRTID">71916</Data>
    <Data Name="LayerName">%%14610</Data>
    <Data Name="LayerRTID">44</Data>
    <Data Name="RemoteUserID">S-1-0-0</Data>
    <Data Name="RemoteMachineID">S-1-0-0</Data>
    <Data Name="OriginalProfile">%%14645</Data>
    <Data Name="CurrentProfile">%%14645</Data>
    <Data Name="IsLoopback">%%1826</Data>
    <Data Name="HasRemoteDynamicKeywordAddress">%%1826</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>
 

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Traffic on port 5355 is from Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR).

LLMNR is a backup method for looking up hostnames on DNS. If a hostname isn't resolvable, LLMNR sends a multicast request to the local network asking for devices with that unknown hostname to acknowledge themselves.

Audit logs don't necessarily catch events which are security issues. They provide visibility to what's going on so you can decide later if you need to change your security settings, based on previous log history.

LLMNR is being phased out for security reasons, but may be still enabled for legacy app support.
 

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Well in a home network is pretty common for either the first or last addressable address to be the default gateway. In a home networks that's usually your router. Anything with the destination 224.x.x.x is multicast address space, so any number of services can make these types of network calls. It's most likely nothing to bother with and safe to ignore.
 

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