The product is designed to work with Windows Firewall. Other personal firewalls require additional setup to work with the product. The product uses Windows Firewall for basic firewall functions, such as controlling incoming network traffic and keeping your internal network separate from the public Internet. In addition, DeepGuard monitors installed applications and prevents suspicious applications […]
When the firewall is turned on, it restricts access to and from your computer. Some applications may require that you allow them through the firewall to work properly. The product uses Windows Firewall to protect your computer. To change Windows Firewall settings: Open the product from the Windows Start menu. On the main view of the product, […]
The firewall prevents intruders and harmful applications getting into your computer from the Internet. The firewall allows only safe Internet connections from your computer and blocks intrusions from the Internet. Source : Official F-Secure Brand Editor by : BEST Antivirus KBS Team
You can help us to improve the protection by contributing suspicious applications for analysis. When the product blocks an application, for example because it is a possible security risk for your computer or the application tried to do something possibly harmful, you can send a sample of the application for security research purposes. You can […]
Exploit kits are toolkits used by attackers to manage exploits and deliver harmful programs to a vulnerable computer or device. An exploit kit contains an inventory of exploits, each of which can take advantage of a flaw (vulnerability) in a program, computer or device. The kit itself is usually hosted on a harmful or a […]
Exploits are objects or methods that take advantage of a flaw in a program to make it behave unexpectedly. Doing so creates conditions that an attacker can use to perform other harmful actions. An exploit can be either an object or a method. For example, a specially crafted program, a piece of code or a […]
Backdoors are features or programs that can be used to evade the security features of a program, device, portal, or service. A feature in a program, device, portal or service can be a backdoor if its design or implementation introduces a security risk. For example, hardcoded administrator access to an online portal can be used […]
Trojans are programs that offer, or appears to offer, an attractive function or feature, but then quietly perform harmful actions in the background. Named after the Trojan Horse of Greek legend, trojans are designed to appear attractive to a user. They may look like games, screensavers, application updates or any other useful program or file. […]
Worms are programs that send copies of themselves from one device to another over a network. Some worms also perform harmful actions on an affected device. Many worms are designed to appear attractive to a user. They may look like images, videos, applications or any other kind of useful program or file. The aim of […]
‘Potentially unwanted applications’ have behaviors or traits that you may consider undesirable or unwanted. ‘Unwanted applications’ can affect your device or data more severely. An application may be identified as ‘potentially unwanted’ (PUA) if it can: Affect your privacy or productivity – for example, exposes personal information or performs unauthorized actions Put undue stress on your […]