User Guide

Monitoring Norton Personal Firewall
View the Status & Settings window
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It is normal to see some denied access attempts on a random basis (not all
from the same IP address, and not to a sequence of port numbers). You may
also see logged access attempts made due to activity on your own computer
such as connecting to an FTP server and sending email messages.
If you see any of the above patterns, it could be evidence of an attack.
View the Status & Settings window
The Status & Settings window provides a snapshot of your current
protection. You can quickly see which protection features are active,
identify any holes in your protection, and customize Norton Personal
Firewall.
To view the Status & Settings window
1 Open Norton Personal Firewall.
2 In the Security Center, click Status & Settings.
3 To change any settings, double-click a protection feature.
View the Statistics window
The Statistics window provides a snapshot of your computer’s network
activity since the last time you started Windows. Use this information to
identify ongoing attack attempts and review how your Privacy Control and
Parental Control settings affect your protection.
The Statistics window includes information on:
To view the Statistics window
1 Open Norton Personal Firewall.
2 In the Security Center main window, click Statistics.
Personal Firewall Any recent attacks on this computer, including the time of
the most recent attack and the address of the attacking
computer
Online Content
Blocking
The number of cookies, Web ads, and spam email messages
that have been blocked and the number of times private
information has been blocked
Parental Control Web sites and programs that have been blocked