Changing the Firewall action for an application network rule

You can change the Firewall action that is applied to all network rules for an application or application group that were created by default, and change the Firewall action for a single custom network rule for an application or application group.

To change the Firewall action for all network rules for an application or group of applications:

1. Open the application settings window.
2. In the left part of the window, in the Anti-Virus protection section, select the Firewall subsection.

   In the right part of the window, the settings of the Firewall component are displayed.

3. Click the Application network rules button.

   The Firewall window opens to the Application control rules tab.

4. If you want to change the Firewall action that is applied to all network rules that are created by default, select an application or group of applications in the list. Manually created network rules are left unchanged.
5. In the Network column, click to display the context menu and select the action that you want to assign:
   • Inherit
   • Allow
   • Block
6. Click OK.
7. To save changes, click the Save button.

To change the Firewall response for one network rule for an application or application group:

1. Open the application settings window.
2. In the left part of the window, in the Anti-Virus protection section, select Firewall.

   In the right part of the window, the settings of the Firewall component are displayed.

3. Click the Application network rules button.

   The Firewall window opens to the Application control rules tab.

4. In the list, select the application or group of applications for which you want to change the action for one network rule.
5. Right-click to bring up the context menu and select Application rules or Group rules depending on what you need to do.

   This opens the Application control rules or Application group control rules window.

6. In the window that opens, select the Network rules tab.
7. Select the network rule for which you want to change the Firewall action.
8. In the Permission column, right-click to bring up the context menu and select the action that you want to assign:
   • Allow
   • Block
   • Log events
9. Click OK in the Application group control rules window if the rule is intended for a group of applications, or in the Application control rules window if the rule is intended for an application.
10. In the Firewall window, click OK.
11. To save changes, click the Save button.