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E-Mail Notification Tab, Anti-Application Hijacking, Allow Token Ring Traffic, Enable smart DNS - manual

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HP Sygate Security Agent User Guide rule specifically allowing access to that server. By default, this option is disabled on the Agent. Anti-Application Hijacking Causes the Agent to check for malicious applications that work by interjecting DLLs and Windows hooks into Windows applications, and to block those malicious applications when found. By default, this option is disabled on the Agent. Allow Token Ring Traffic Allows Agents connecting through a token ring adapter to access the corporate network. By default, this option is enabled in the Agent. Enable smart DNS Blocks all DNS traffic, except for outgoing DNS requests and the corresponding reply. This means that if your computer sends out a DNS request, and another computer responds within five seconds, the communication will be allowed. All other DNS packets will be dropped. If you disable this feature, please note that you will need to manually allow DNS name resolution by creating an advanced rule that allows UDP traffic for remote port 53. By default, this option is enabled in the Agent. Enable smart DHCP Allows only outgoing DHCP requests and incoming DHCP replies, and only for network cards that allow DHCP. If you disable this feature and need to use DHCP, you must create an advanced rule for UDP packets on remote ports 67 and 68. By default, this option is enabled on the Agent. Enable smart WINS Allows Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) requests only if they were solicited. If the traffic was not requested, the WINS reply is blocked. By default, this option is disabled in the Agent. E-Mail Notification Tab The E-Mail Notification tab provides you with the option to automatically notify a specified recipient through an e-mail message of any attacks against your device. 46

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HP Sygate Security Agent User Guide
rule specifically allowing access to that server. By default, this option is disabled on the
Agent.
Anti-Application Hijacking
Causes the Agent to check for malicious applications that work by interjecting DLLs and
Windows hooks into Windows applications, and to block those malicious applications when
found. By default, this option is disabled on the Agent.
Allow Token Ring Traffic
Allows Agents connecting through a token ring adapter to access the corporate network. By
default, this option is enabled in the Agent.
Enable smart DNS
Blocks all DNS traffic, except for outgoing DNS requests and the corresponding reply. This
means that if your computer sends out a DNS request, and another computer responds
within five seconds, the communication will be allowed. All other DNS packets will be
dropped.
If you disable this feature, please note that you will need to manually allow DNS name
resolution by creating an advanced rule that allows UDP traffic for remote port 53. By
default, this option is enabled in the Agent.
Enable smart DHCP
Allows only outgoing DHCP requests and incoming DHCP replies, and only for network
cards that allow DHCP.
If you disable this feature and need to use DHCP, you must create an advanced rule for
UDP packets on remote ports 67 and 68. By default, this option is enabled on the Agent.
Enable smart WINS
Allows Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) requests only if they were solicited. If the
traffic was not requested, the WINS reply is blocked. By default, this option is disabled in
the Agent.
E-Mail Notification Tab
The
E-Mail Notification
tab provides you with the option to automatically notify a
specified recipient through an e-mail message of any attacks against your device.
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