While the Zone Alarm Security Suite is open the third (3rd) tab from the top is the "Program Control" tab. The first page that is displayed is the "MAIN" page.
The main page highlights the following:
Programs Page within Zone Alarm Program Control Tab
- Zone Alarm Program Control Continued:
Programs Tab - Adding to the Programs List
- Changes frequently - If this option is selected, Zone Labs security software will use only file path information to authenticate the program. The MD5 signature will not be checked. Caution: This is a Low security setting.
- Options - Opens the Program Options dialog box, in which you can customize security options and create expert rules for programs.
- Properties - Opens your operating system's properties dialog box for the program.
- Remove - Deletes the program from the list.
Programs Tab - Creating expert rules for
- By default, programs given access permission or server permission can use any port or protocol, and contact any IP address or host at any time. Conversely, programs that you block have no access rights at all. By creating expert rules for particular programs, you can heighten protection against hijacked programs by specifying ports and protocols, source and destination addresses, and time and day ranges during which activity is either allowed or denied. You can also apply tracking options to specific types of traffic in order to see alerts or generate log entries when allowed program traffic occurs, enable or disable rules at will, and apply multiple, ranked rules to a program.
Programs Tab - Symbols Explained
- Green Check Question markmark - The program is allowed access/server rights.
- Blue Question mark - When this symbol appears in the Access or Server columns, it means that Zone Labs security software will display a Program alert when the program asks for access, server rights. When this symbol appears in the Trust Level column, it means that Zone Labs security software will display a Suspicious Behavior or Dangerous Behavior alert when a program performs actions considered suspicious or dangerous.
- Red X - The program is denied access/server rights.
- Green Circle - The program is currently active.
- Three Green Bars - Super access. Program can perform suspicious and dangerous actions without seeking permission. No alerts will be displayed.
- Two Green Bars - Trusted access. Program can perform suspicious actions without seeking permission, but must ask for permission to perform dangerous actions.
- One Green Bar - Restricted access. Program can perform trusted- level actions but cannot perform suspicious or dangerous actions.
- Red Circle with Red Slash - No access. Programs marked with the No access (Kill) symbol cannot run.
Components Page within Zone Alarm Program Control Tab
Managing program components:
For each program on your computer, you can specify whether Zone Labs security software will authenticate the base executable only, or the executable and the components it loads. In addition, you can allow or deny access to individual program components. The Components List contains a list of program components for allowed programs that have tried to access the Internet or the local network. The Access column indicates whether the component is always allowed access, or whether Zone Labs security software should alert you when that component requests access. The Components List is organized in alphabetical order. You can sort the components in the list by any column by clicking on the Component column header. As you use your computer, Zone Labs security software detects the components that are used by your programs and adds them to the Components List.
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