Hide Windows
Services
Toggles the display of Windows Services
Hide Broadcast Traffic Toggles the display of broadcast traffic
Viewing traffic history
You can view a real-time picture of the last two minutes of your traffic history in the main window. The
graphs reload new information every second, providing instant data, as measured in bytes, about your
incoming and outgoing network traffic.
The Traffic History graphs are broken down into three sections. The Incoming and Outgoing Traffic
History graphs are on the left side of the graphs section. These provide a visual assessment of the
current traffic that enters and leaves your endpoint through a network interface. This traffic includes the
traffic that is allowed and the traffic that is blocked. The green lines and bars indicate the traffic that is
allowed to pass through. The red coloring indicates the traffic that the agent has blocked traffic.
The Attack History graph on the right side of the screen provides information on attempted attacks
against your computer.
Displaying broadcast traffic
Broadcast traffic is the network traffic that is sent to every endpoint in a particular subnet. It is not directed
specifically to your endpoint. If you do not want to see this traffic, you can remove it from this graphical
view by checking Hide Broadcast Traffic. You then only see unicast traffic in this graph, which is the
traffic that is directed specifically to your endpoint. To redisplay broadcast traffic, uncheck Hide
Broadcast Traffic.
Viewing currently running applications and services
The Running Applications field provides a list of all applications and system services that currently run
on your system.
Permission status refers to the permissions that you allow an application. It shows whether it:
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Can access your Internet connection or network
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Is blocked from accessing the Internet or network altogether
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Asks your permission before it accesses that connection
You can change the status of applications from the Running Applications field by right-clicking an
application’s icon and selecting the desired status.
Table 3-1 Running Applications field on page 6 displays how each application icon appears,
depending on the permission status.
Table 3-1 Running Applications field
Status Description
Allow Icon appears normal, with no marks. The icon displays a small blue dot on the lower left corner if it
receives traffic. It displays a small blue dot on the lower right corner if it sends traffic.
Ask Icon appears with a small, yellow question mark.
Block Icon appears with a red circle and cross-out mark.
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