Resolved: Skype and MS Teams blocked by Ultrasurf signature

Description

Skype, MS Teams, Slack and other applications may be blocked by SID 6855 - PROXY-ACCESS Ultrasurf.

Cause

A new signature was released to block Ultrasurf but this is impacting other applications.

Resolution

Update as of 7/4/19 2:30 pm EST: The signature (SID 6855) has been removed from the Ultrasurf application. If you continue to experience issues with blocked apps/websites please update the App Control database by logging into the firewall and navigating to MANAGE | Rules | App Control and click Update.

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Disable the Ultrasurf Signature Under Proxy-Access category Signature ID: 6855 should make the impacted applications working again.

  1. Navigate to Manage | Rules | App Control
  2. Lookup for SID 6855
  3. Change the block setting to Disable

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Please see the following product notification for further updates: Service Impact Notification for Firewalls Using App Control

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