- the help file mentions a “process control” tab in the advanced settings…not implemented yet ? sounds like HIPS like… never heard this would be a part of AIS…
Process control Here you can define which programs can, and cannot, run other applications that have access to the Internet or can connect with other computers on your network. This is useful as it can prevent an incoming connection from simply launching another application, which may then be used to perform unauthorized actions. This is a trick commonly used by hackers to collect personal or sensitive information without the user's knowledge.If a program is not listed in either category, avast! will decide automatically whether or not the process should be allowed by carrying out various checks, for example whether the program that is trying to launch another application is a recognized program and one that would normally be expected to behave in this way.
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Firewall Policies
On this page you can specify what action should be taken if the firewall mode is set to “Work/Medium Risk Zone” but no rule exists for an application on the Application Rules page
I changed things there (set to “ask”) and that’s applied in Home/low risk zone …and funnily remembered decisions on alerts are not remembered.
Would you mind to be more precise on the meaning of:
Friends out Friends in/out Internet out Friends in and Internet out All connections
when applied to applications. What’s friends in/out when applied to a browser ??? as far as I know local network access concerns very few applications, file sharing, printer access, windows media player database on Seven, …how do you manage to apply this to application connections ??? Most internet applications aren’t usable on the local network so…and things like “friends in/out” doesn’t mean anything out of the risk zone policy, ie global rules.
edit: anyone knows about a test with Avast firewall yet ?