Basic Internet Shield

Internet Shield monitors and filters network traffic, thus preventing unauthorized access to your computer from the Internet. Furthermore, it hides your computer from Internet hackers and network worms.

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Description
Internet Shield
Shows the Internet Shield status. Click Change... to view and change your Internet Shield Security Level. For more information, see Internet Shield Security Level.
Shows the firewall status. Click Configure... to configure your firewall rules and settings.
Shows the current Application Control status. Click Change to change the status of Application Control.
Shows the status of Intrusion Prevention. Click Change to change the status of Intrusion Prevention.
Shows the status of Dial-up Control. Click Enable or Disable to change the status of Dial-up Control.
Applications Allowed / Denied
Check how many applications are allowed or denied to connect to the Internet. To change an application's connection rights, click Configure.... For more information, see Allow And Log Mode.
Recent Alerts
Shows how many alerts you have received recently. Click View... to see a list of the alerts. For more information, see Internet Shield Alerts.
Latest Alert
Shows the time of the latest alert. Click Details... to see the details of the latest alert and the top five blocked protocols and hosts (IP addresses). For more information, see Latest Alert.

Internet Shield only works when TCP/IP is installed. An Ethernet adapter, Dial-up adapter, ISDN-, ADSL-, or HDSL adapter is required. Token Ring network adapters are not supported. Internet Shield filters only IP traffic and non-IP traffic is let through without filtering. For more information, see Firewall Settings.


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