Manually Add A Firewall Rule - Symantec NORTON INTERNET SECURITY 2004 User Manual

Manually add a firewall rule

Guarding against intrusion attempts
While Program Control automatically creates most of the
firewall rules that you need, you may want to add specific
rules. Only experienced Internet users should create
their own firewall rules.
There are three sets of firewall rules you can customize:
General Rules
1
Trojan Horse Rules
1
Program Rules
1
To add a General Rule
1 In the main window, double-click Personal Firewall.
2 In the Personal Firewall window, on the Advanced
tab, click General.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
To add a Trojan Horse Rule
1 In the main window, double-click Personal Firewall.
2 In the Personal Firewall window, on the Advanced
tab, click Trojan Horse.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
To add a Program Rule
1 In the main window, double-click Personal Firewall.
2 In the Personal Firewall window, on the Programs tab,
in the list of programs, click Add.
3 In the Select a program window, select a program's
executable file.
Executable file names typically end in .exe.
4 In the Program Control alert, on the What do you want
to do menu, click Manually configure Internet
access.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Customize firewall rules
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