Windows Security Log Event ID 4957

4957: Windows Firewall did not apply the following rule

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I routinely see this event logged throughout the day for Teredo and ICMP related rules. 

These rules are defined in Group Policy and in the Windows Firewall with Advanced Services MMC console.

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Description Fields in 4957

Rule Information:

•  ID: %1
•  Name: %2

Error Information:

•  Reason: %3 resolved to an empty set

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