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Using Firewall Protection
Configuring policy options
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If you selected Custom, click Edit to configure related options.
These are described in another section of this document.
Click Save.
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(For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.)
Configuring options for Internet applications
Use this SecurityCenter task to configure the way firewall protection responds to detections of Internet
application
These policy option settings determine:
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Whether firewall protection checks the list of Internet applications that McAfee has determined to
be safe at the www.hackerwatch.org website.
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Whether firewall protection blocks an unrecognized application, prompts users for a response, or
simply reports it to the SecurityCenter.
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Specific applications to allow or block
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
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On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).
2
Select Firewall Protection, then click the General Settings tab.
3
Under Firewall Configuration, select or deselect the Use Smart Recommendations to automatically approve
common Internet applications option.
Under Firewall Protection Mode, select an option.
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Click the Allowed Internet Applications tab. This tab lists all the Internet applications detected on the
computers in your account.
Select options as needed.
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Select this...
Allow
Allow All
Block
Block All
Click Save.
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(For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.)
Tracking blocked communications
Use this SecurityCenter task to track communication attempts (known as events) between client
computers and network resources that firewall protection blocks.
View information about these events in the report entitled Inbound Events Blocked by the Firewall.
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To do this...
Allow the application.
Allow all the applications listed.
Block the application.
Block all the applications listed.
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