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Reference: Configuration options
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Application list
This table shows the list of applications for which rules are defined. The application list
contains the settings of each application that was executed and had a rule saved since
the Avira FireWall was installed.
Normal view
Description
Application Name of the application.
Mode
Displays the selected application rule mode : In filtered mode,
adapter rules are checked and executed after execution of the
application rule. In privileged mode, adapter rules are ignored.
Click the link to switch to a different mode.
Action Shows the action that the Avira FireWall will automatically take
when the application is using the network, whatever the network
usage type is. With a mouse click on the link you can switch to
another action type. The action types are Ask, Allow or Deny.
Ask is the default action.
Extended configuration
If the network accesses of an application require individual rules, you can create the
application rules based on packet filters in the same way as you created the adapter rules.
To change to the extended configuration of the application rules, first activate expert
mode. Then change the applications rules setting in the FireWall::Settings section:
Enable the Extended Settings option and save the setting by clicking Accept or OK. In
the firewall configuration, select the FireWall::Application rules section: An
additional column with the heading Filtering with the entry Simple is displayed in the list
of application rules. You now have an additional Filtering: Advanced - Action:
rules</span> option, which enables you to select the extended configuration.
Description
Application Name of the application.
Mode
Displays the selected application rule mode : In filtered mode,
adapter rules are checked and executed after execution of the
application rule. In privileged mode, adapter rules are ignored.
Click the link to switch to a different mode.
Action Shows the action that the Avira FireWall will automatically take
when the application is using the network, whatever the network
usage type is.
If you choose Filtering - Simple, you can click the link to select
another action type. The values are Ask, Allow, Deny or
Extended.
If you choose Filtering - Advanced, the Rules action type is
displayed. The Rules link opens the Application rules window,
in which you can enter specific rules for the application.
Filtering Shows the type of filtering. You can select another type of
filtering by clicking the link.
Simple: In the case of simple filtering, the specified action is