When in manual rule creation mode, the firewall will generally check unknown programs and processes that try to connect to the network, to see if this should be allowed or denied. An information box will open to show you details about the relevant application. You can also allow one-off or permanent access to the network, or deny any access. As soon as you have allowed or denied permanent access for a program, a rule will be created in that network's rule set for this and you will not be asked about this again.

The following buttons are available:

•Always permit: Use this button to create a rule for the application indicated above (e.g. Opera.exe, Explorer.exe or iTunes.exe), granting it permanent access to the network or Internet on the network specified for the application. You will also find this rule in Rule created by inquiry in the area called Rule sets.

•Permit this time: You can use this button to permit the relevant application to access the network only once. The firewall will issue another alert the next time this program attempts to access the network.

•Always block: Use this button to create a rule for the application indicated above (e.g. dialer.exe, spam.exe or trojan.exe), permanently denying it access to the network or Internet on the network specified for the application. You will also find this rule in Rule created by inquiry in the area called Rule sets.

•Block this time: This button lets you deny the relevant application access to the network once only. The firewall will issue another alert the next time this program attempts to access the network.

There is further information available on the protocol, port and IP address with which the relevant application is trying to interact.