Left and Information Panels
To display the collected information in a user-friendly manner, uses two panels. The
Left Panel is similar to the left panel of Windows Explorer. It
provides a listing of the categories: connections, ports, and plug-ins.
The Information Panel gives specific data about any category highlighted in the
Left Panel.
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the panels
As with Windows Explorer, any line that starts with a plus sign (
) can be
expanded to show each of its subcategories. Any line starting with a minus sign
(
) shows that the line has already been expanded. By clicking on the minus
sign, all of its subcategories can be hidden to conserve screen space.
The Left Panel lists and the Information Panel displays the contents of the following categories:
My Internet
Selecting this category displays
the welcome screen and information about your current license. It also lists the latest security news from and provides easy access to the configuration settings.
When expanded, this category lists the following nodes:
Network Activity
Lists all
applications and processes that have active connections and the
details of those connections.
Open Ports
Lists all applications and processes having currently open ports for a network connection.
Allowed
Displays general statistics for all
the connections that has allowed.
Blocked
Displays general statistics for all
the connections that has blocked.
Reported
Displays general statistics for all the application attempts to access the
Internet or LAN that you specified the firewall to report to you (hidden by default).
Plug-Ins
Selecting this category displays
general information about plug-ins, lists the latest plug-in news from , and provides
an easy access to the plug-ins configuration settings.
When expanded, this category lists the installed
plug-ins. By default, the following plug-ins are installed:
Active Content
Displays general
statistics for sites that had some of its active content blocked based on
the settings for Java, VB Script, ActiveX and other active content elements. For
information about the
Active Content
plug-in, see
Blocking Active Elements.
Ads
Displays general statistics
for all the ads that were blocked. For information about the
Ads plug-in,
see
Blocking
Advertisements.
Anti-Spyware
Displays general statistics for all
spyware objects that were detected and
removed or quarantined from your computer. For information
about the
Anti-Spyware plug-in, see
Protecting against Spyware.
Attachment Quarantine
Displays general statistics
for all the e-mail file attachments that were neutralized and
quarantined from your computer. For information about the
Attachment Quarantine
plug-in
, see
Blocking Harmful Attachments.
Attack Detection
Displays general statistics
for any suspected attacks on your computer from the Internet, the ports
involved and where the attacks are from. For
information about the
Attack Detection plug-in, see the
Preventing Network Attacks.
Content
Displays general statistics
for the web sites or pages that were blocked by this plug-in and the
reason why. For information about the
Content
plug-in, see
Blocking Web Content.
DNS Cache
Displays general
statistics for the web addresses saved by
to speed up your Internet connection to those sites. For
information about the
DNS Cache plug-in, see the
Managing DNS Cache.
Tip:
- To view detailed statistics, click the Show Detailed Log button in the
Information Panel.
