The Tools Menu

The Tools Menu

Introduction

The Tools menu enables you to configure the application by editing the settings; edit the

 

Advanced Firewall settings; start or stop the BlackICE engine; clear the event list; or

 

change other preferences.

Edit BlackICE

Displays the configuration tabs that control the operation of the Desktop Protector engine.

Settings...

For more information, see “Configuration Tabs” on page 69.

Stop BlackICE

Turns off the Desktop Protector intrusion detection engine. If the intrusion detection

Engine

engine is already stopped, this item is replaced with Start BlackICE Engine.

 

Note: If the Stop BlackICE Engine menu item is dimmed, the ICEcap Manager to which

 

this Desktop Protector installation reports has blocked the local user from starting or

 

stopping intrusion detection. The service can be started or stopped only by a remote

 

command from ICEcap.

Stop BlackICE

Turns off the Application Protection and Communications Control features. If Application

Application

Protection is already turned off, this command is replaced with Start BlackICE

Protection

Application Protection. For more information, see “Working with the Application

 

Protection Baseline” on page 42.

 

Note: If this menu item is dimmed, ICEcap Manager to which this agent reports has

 

blocked the local user from starting or stopping the Application Protection service.

 

Application Protection can be started or stopped only by a remote command from ICEcap.

Clear Files...

Deletes intrusion information by removing your list of intrusions, evidence logs or packet

 

logs. For more information, see “Clearing the Events list” on page 48.

Advanced Firewall

Displays the Advanced Firewall Settings window, which enables you to control which IP

Settings

addresses or TCP/UDP port numbers Desktop Protector blocks or accepts. For more

 

information, see “Blocking Intrusions” on page 37.

Advanced

Displays the Advanced Application Protection Settings window, with which you can

Application

control which applications can run on your system and which applications can access a

Protection Settings

network. For more information, see “Working with the Application Protection Baseline”

 

on page 42.

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3.5, Desktop Protector specifications

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