User manual SYMANTEC NORTON INTERNET SECURITY 2004

[. . . ] User's Guide Norton Internet SecurityTM User's Guide The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Documentation version 7. 0 PN: 10103115 Copyright Notice Copyright © 2003 Symantec Corporation. Any technical documentation that is made available by Symantec Corporation is the copyrighted work of Symantec Corporation and is owned by Symantec Corporation. The technical documentation is being delivered to you AS-IS and Symantec Corporation makes no warranty as to its accuracy or use. [. . . ] When Automatic Program Control configures access for a new program, Norton Internet Security displays a message above the Windows toolbar. If an unknown program or an unknown version of a known program attempts to access the Internet, you receive an alert. You can then choose to allow or block Internet access for the program. Guarding against intrusion attempts Customize firewall rules To enable Automatic Program Control 1 In the main window, double-click Personal Firewall. 2 In the Personal Firewall window, on the Programs tab, select the Location you want to customize. 3 Check Turn on Automatic Program Control. 4 Click OK. 111 Scan for Internet-enabled programs Scanning for Internet-enabled programs lets you quickly customize Internet access for multiple programs. Program Scan scans the computer for programs that it recognizes and suggests appropriate settings for each program. To scan for Internet-enabled programs 1 In the main window, double-click Personal Firewall. 2 In the Personal Firewall window, on the Programs tab, click Program Scan. 3 Select the disk or disks on your computer that you want to scan. 5 In the Program Scan window, review the list of Internet-enabled programs that Program Scan identified. 6 Do one of the following: 2 Check the boxes next to the programs you want to configure. 2 To customize the Internet access settings Program Scan suggested for a program, select it, then click Modify. 2 To leave a program unconfigured, uncheck the box next to the program. You will receive an alert the next time this program accesses the Internet. 8 If you have turned on Network Detector, select the Locations that should use these settings. 10 Click OK. 112 Guarding against intrusion attempts Customize firewall rules Manually add a program to Program Control See "Customize firewall protection" on page 106. Add programs to Program Control to strictly control the programs' ability to access the Internet. This overrides any settings made by Automatic Program Control. To add a program to Program Control 1 In the main window, double-click Personal Firewall. 2 In the Personal Firewall window, on the Programs tab, select the Location you want to customize. 4 Select the program's executable file. Executable file names typically end in . exe. [. . . ] Many cable and DSL modems include routers. A program, written in a scripting language such as VBScript or JavaScript, that consists of a set of instructions that can run without user interaction. General term for the process of offering information access to other computers. Common services include Web service and FTP service. [. . . ]