F-SECURE ANTI-VIRUS FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE 9.00, Administrator'S Manual

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Where to find firewall alerts and log files
By viewing the firewall alerts and log files, you can find out how network connections are protected on your
computer.
View firewall alerts
You can view a list of all generated firewall alerts.
The list contains alerts that the firewall and intrusion prevention have caused.
To view the list:
1. On the main page, click Settings .
2. Select Network connections
➤
Firewall .
3. Click the Rules tab.
4. Click Show alert log .
The Firewall alerts dialog box opens and shows the following information:
Description Field
Time of the alert. Time
IP address of the computer from which you have
received traffic, or sent traffic to.
Remote address
Shows how many times a similar alert has been
generated. Hits
An alert text that has been added for the firewall
rule . If an intrusion attempt has caused the alert,
Description
the field shows information on the intrusion attempt
pattern .
5. To view alert details, select the alert and click Details .
6. To move to the next or previous alert, click the Prev or Next button.
7. After viewing the details, click Close to close the Firewall alerts details dialog box.
8. Click Close to close the Firewall alerts list dialog box.
Firewall alert information
A firewall alert contains information on the traffic that caused the alert.
A firewall alert contains the following information:
Description Field
An alert text that has been added for the firewall rule
. If the alert is caused by an intrusion attempt, the alert
shows information on the intrusion attempt
pattern .
Description
Shows what happened, for example that the firewall
blocked or allowed the traffic.
Action
The date and time when the alert was generated. Time
Shows whether the traffic is inbound or outbound (from
a remote computer to your own computer or vice
versa). Direction
The used IP protocol . Protocol
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