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Configuring your Firewall - Step by Step continued

This guide assumes that you have already already installed ZoneAlarm on your system.
Program Control Section - Programs Tab Here is a list of programs that either try to access the Internet or act as a server.  A green check mark means that it has permission and doesn't need to ask you each time.  A blue question mark means that the program will ask for permission before it is allowed to do anything.  A red X means that it is not allowed to access or serve the Internet.


Here you can change the permissions for each program by left clicking on the symbol and selecting a new setting.
 

This list will get longer each time you use and give permission for different programs to access the Internet or act as servers.  It takes a training period before you stop getting alerts. Let's go through an example so we can understand what's going on here.

For example, a program that needs to access the Internet is Symantec's Norton Antivirus (Live Update). ZoneAlarm is going to catch the program as it tries to access the Internet and we'll see how this all works. Notice that Norton Antivirus Live Update isn't listed in the Program Control list.

Now start Norton Antivirus LiveUpdate which will try to connect to the Internet. You'll see this alert from ZoneAlarm.
 
 
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