The Application Blocking feature lets you configure the firewall rules for the different applications on your Mac. Based on these settings, Norton Firewall allows or blocks the Internet access for the applications on your Mac.
The Application Blocking alert appears when a new application that is not configured in Application Blocking settings, tries to access the Internet. In the Application Blocking alert window, you can choose to either allow or block the Internet access for the application.
In some instances, the Application Blocking rule for an application does not apply and results in repeated Application Blocking alerts. To fix this problem, remove the Application Blocking rule for the application, and add it again.
STEP 1: Remove the Application Blocking rule
- Start Norton.
If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click .
- In the Norton main window, click or .
- In the left pane, click .
- In the right pane, next to , click the settings icon.
- In the Application Blocking window, from the list of applications, select the application that you see the repeated Norton alerts for.
- Click .
- In the confirmation window, click .
- Click .
- Exit all programs and restart your Mac.
STEP 2: Set up a new Application Blocking rule
- Start Norton.
If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click .
- In the Norton main window, click or .
- In the left pane, click .
- In the right pane, next to , click the settings icon.
- In the Application Blocking window, click .
- In the Choose Application window, select the required application.
If the application that you want to choose does not appear in the list, click to search or locate the application.
- Click .
The application that you added appears in the Application Blocking window with the default access setting as ‘allow’. If you want to block the application, next to the application name, click , and then select .
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