Application Rules

In theNew application rule set (or New application rule set) window, you can configure access to network resources as well as enable or disable launch of other applications.

To open this window, in the Firewall settings window, select Change network access for the applications and click

or select an application and click

When Firewall is operating in training mode, you can start creating a new rule directly from the window with notification on an unknown connection attempt.

To enable or disable launch of other applications, from the Launching network applications drop-down list select one of the following:

•Not specified—if you want to use the settings specified for the selected operation mode of Firewall.

•User-defined—enables you to create a set of rules that allow or block different connections.

2.When you select the User-defined mode, a table with details on the application rule set displays below.

Parameter	Description
Enabled	Status of the rule.
Action	The action for Dr.Web Firewall to perform when an attempt to connect to the Internet is detected: •Block packets—block the connection. •Allow packets—allow the connection.
Rule name	The rule name.
Connection type	The direction of the connection: •Incoming—the rule is applied when someone from the network attempts to connect to an application on your computer. •Outgoing—the rule is applied when an application on your computer attempts to connect to the network. •Any—the rule is applied regardless of packet transfer direction.
Description	User description of the rule.

4.If you selected to create a new rule set or edit an existing one, adjust the settings in the open window.

5.When you finish adjusting the settings, click OK to save changes or Cancel to cancel them.