Update the Firewall –
Activitiescategory inthe
event log each time that
communication of this
type takes place. This
option lets you monitor
how often this firewall
rule is used. Norton 360
notifies you every time
that the traffic matching
the monitor rule criteria
passes through your
computer. You can use
the links in these
notifications to view the
logs. You can view the
event log under Firewall
– Activities category in
the Security History
window.
Norton 360 creates
separate action rules to
allow or block the
programs that have only
aMonitorruleassociated
with them. The Monitor
rule must be of higher
orderthantheactionrule
forsuccessfullogentryof
the network event that is
related to the program.
Themonitorruleonlylogs
the traffic events in the
SecurityHistorywindow.
You need to create
another Allow or Block
rule to handle the
network traffic.
You can monitor and
allow or block the traffic
by enabling the Create a
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