Allowing Outbound-Only Access For Programs - McAfee VIRUSSCAN PLUS 2008 User Manual

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Allowing outbound-only access for programs

Some programs on your computer require outbound Internet
access. Firewall lets you configure program permissions to allow
outbound-only Internet access.
Allow outbound-only access for a program
You can allow a program to have outbound-only Internet access.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click
Network, then click Configure.
2
On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under
Firewall protection is
3
On the Firewall pane, click
4
Under Program Permissions, select a program with
Blocked or Full Access.
5
Under Action, click
6
Click OK.
Allow outbound-only access from the Recent Events log
You can allow an existing blocked program that appears in the
Recent Events log to have outbound-only Internet access.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click
2
Click Reports & Logs.
3
Under Recent Events, select the event description, and then
click Allow Outbound-Only
4
In the Program Permissions dialog, click
Allow outbound-only access from the Outbound Events log
You can allow an existing blocked program that appears in the
Outbound Events log to have outbound-only Internet access.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click
2
Click Reports & Logs.
3
Under Recent Events, click
4
Click Internet &
5
Select a program, and under
Outbound-Only
6
In the Program Permissions dialog, click
enabled, click Advanced.
Program Permissions.
Allow Outbound-Only
Access.
View Log.
Network, and then click
I want to, click
Access.
Internet &
Access.
Advanced Menu.
Yes to confirm.
Advanced Menu.
Outbound Events.
Allow
Yes to confirm.