Application Protection - Internet Security Systems RealSecure User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction to RealSecure Desktop Protector

Application Protection

Introduction
How the baseline
works
Turning off
Application
Protection
Adding new or
upgraded
applications to your
computer
Avoiding alert
messages when you
install software
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BlackICE protects your computer from unknown applications and from applications
connecting to a network, such as the Internet.
First, BlackICE creates a baseline record (also known as a checksum) of the applications
installed on your computer. Then it compares that baseline with any application that
attempts to launch or to communicate with a network. If the application does not match
the baseline, then BlackICE asks you if you want to stop the application or let it continue.
You must update the baseline whenever you make changes to your system, such as
Note:
upgrading an application or installing a new application.
To turn off the Application Protection component:
1. Click Tools
Edit BlackICE Settings.
2. Select either the Application Control tab or the Communications Control tab.
3. Clear the Enable Application Protection check box.
Whenever you upgrade an application or install a new application on your computer, the
application does not match the Application Protection baseline, so BlackICE regards it as
an unknown application. This protects you from someone maliciously updating
applications with or replacing them with other files that may be harmful.
You can avoid warning messages during upgrade or installation by clicking Install Mode
Options Enable Install Mode on the first message you see. This temporarily disables
Application Protection. Click Continue on the periodic messages until the upgrade or
installation ends. Be sure to disable install mode when you are finished.
After you install or upgrade an application, you must add it to the baseline. For
Note:
information about updating your baseline to include your new or upgraded software, see
"Managing your authorized applications" on page 44.