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1. 7 2 Controlling Penetration Techniques There are several advanced penetration schemes that allow malicious software to bypass the security perimeter of a PC VirusBuster Internet Security Suite provides proactive security functionality called Anti Leak Control that blocks all currently known penetration techniques that are often used by malicious programs to bypass security software for details see Understanding Penetration Techniques This prevents sensitive data leakage from individual PCs gives more control over what s happening on a PC and alerts you to spyware programs that use sophisticated techniques to hide themselves However some of these techniques can be used by legitimate applications in their regular activity so it is necessary to be able to flexibly control them as simply blocking the activity can affect system stability and interrupt the user s work 33 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite To enable Anti Leak Control click Settings on the toolbar select Host Protection click the Customize button and select the Enable Anti Leak Control check box The available settings allow you to select the actions all applications in your system are allowed to perform All actions are divided into dangerous which are critical and most likely will result in system instability and data leaks and suspicious which sometimes can be used by legitimate applications for their routine activity Select an action on the list and the righ
2. Used Ports Lists all applications and processes having currently used ports for a network connection See Managing Network Connections for details e Host Protection Displays general information about Host Protection such as the local security level Anti Leak Control and Component Control statuses self protection status and some general statistics Process Activity Lists all local events currently in the system monitored by Host Protection See Protecting a Host from Malicious Process Activity for details e Anti Malware Displays general information about the Anti Malware component operation modes and its malware signatures database status as well as some general statistics on detected objects Quarantine Lists all objects placed in quarantine See Protecting against Malware for details e Web Control Displays general information about the Web Control component such as its current status its security level and general statistics on filtered content Online Activity Lists all content elements being processed by the filter See Controlling Online Activities for details e Anti Spam Displays general statistics for all e mail messages marked as spam or probable spam For information about the Anti Spam component see Filtering Junk E Mail e Event Viewer Displays detailed statistics for all past system and product activities by category For details see racking System Activity 2 3 System Tray Icon
3. 36 WB VirusBuster Internet Security Suite To create a new scan profile click Settings gt Schedule and Profiles and under Scan Profiles click New In the dialog box give a descriptive name to your new profile and click OK to continue In the Edit Scan Profile window you will be able to specify the objects to be scanned and other scanning settings After specifying the settings click OK to save your profile and it will be displayed in the Scan Profiles list Each profile can be edited or removed except the default Full Scan and Quick Scan profiles any time later by clicking the corresponding buttons After selecting the scan type and if necessary the scan profile name click Next to proceed 8 1 2 Selecting Objects to Scan If Custom scan is selected the Select Objects to Scan step appears for you to explicitly select the objects disks folders and files you want to have scanned and the actions to be performed on any detected malware objects The same settings are available for editing a scan profile in the Edit Scan Profile window To add a folder to the list click the Add button and in the Select Folders window browse to and select the particular locations Click OK to add the folders To remove a selected object click Remove If you do not want to scan files larger than a specific size select the Skip files larger than check box and specify the minimum file size to be skipped You can also limit scans to specified types of files
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5. On the contrary those with a rank much higher or lower than 0 5 are definite indicators have a high weight that the message is spam or not respectively A word s weight simply means that it has some influence on a message being labeled as spam or not spam The probability that a message is spam an overall message rank is computed using the rankings of all the non neutral words in the message words with weight based on Bayes theorem and is a number in the range of 0 to 100 Zero means definitely not spam and 100 means definitely spam If the message rank exceeds a specified threshold by default 85 for the Normal j tering eve Anti Spam marks the message as spam After Anti Spam is trained you can view the spam statistics for each message by clicking the E Mail Details button on the toolbar The Filtering Details window displays the message status and its rank as well as the words used to calculate the message rank with their spam probabilities and weight Note that these statistics are relevant only for the current moment not at the moment the message was received 10 3 Scanning Mail Folders You can use Anti Spam to clear the existing message collection from spam or to filter out good messages from folders flooded with spam which can be quite tedious if done manually Click VirusBuster Anti Spam on the plug in toolbar in your mail client and select Scan Folders on the drop down menu to start the Spam Filtering Wizard The wizard
6. After VirusBuster Internet Security Suite detects an attack it can change its behavior to automatically protect you from any future attacks from the same address To do this select the Block intruder for minutes check box and all traffic from the computer attacking yours will be blocked for the number of minutes you designate The default value is 5 minutes You can also set to block the entire subnet the attacker s address belongs to by selecting Also block intruder subnet To receive visual and or sound alerts about detected attacks select the Show visual alert when attack is detected and or the Play sound alarm when attack is detected check boxes under Actions 6 2 Protecting from Ethernet Attacks When data is sent from one computer to another over a local network the sending machine broadcasts an ARP IP to Ethernet address lookup request to determine the MAC address based on the IP address of the target machine and waits for it to send back its MAC address During the time between the packet broadcast and the MAC address response data is vulnerable to tampering hijacking and or redirection to an unauthorized third party The Attack Detection component also protects your system from invasions on a local network It detects and blocks Ethernet attacks such as IP spoofing ARP scanning ARP flood and others by inspecting your Ethernet and or Wi Fi connections To specify the Ethernet attack prevention settings click Settings gt Atta
7. click Settings on the toolbar and select the Detect attempts to launch full screen applications Entertainment mode check box To set the Entertainment mode policy click the Firewall tab and select the policy from the corresponding list This firewa policy will be applied each time VirusBuster Internet Security Suite enters Entertainment mode and will be switched back to what it was before when Entertainment mode no longer needed If you want a particular application to always or to never use Entertainment mode without any prompt select the Remember for this application check box before responding to the dialog box You can also enable or disable Entertainment mode for specific applications by clicking Settings on the toolbar selecting the Network Rules tab and double clicking the required application On the Options tab select the necessary action from the When application is entering full screen mode list Note e When operating in background mode VirusBuster Internet Security Suite does not need to enter Entertainment mode e When an application without network access rules already set enters Entertainment mode it is put in the Trusted applications group 5 1 4 Smart Advisor During its operation VirusBuster Internet Security Suite constantly interacts with the user by means of learning dialog boxes or prompts These could appear for example when the program may behave differently than its rules cover with an element or compone
8. one of the specified White or Black list rules it will be ranked according to that rule irrespective of the Bayes rank and Anti Spam will automatically mark it as spam or not spam White and Black lists help to prevent accidental false positives legitimate e mail misidentified as spam White list Options gt White List rules define those messages that never should be considered as spam Any message satisfying the conditions of one of the white list rules e g matching e mail address IP address and domain name or containing the specified keyword is directly marked as not spam and always allowed into your Inbox White list rules have the higher priority than black list rules Black list Options gt Black List rules let you create rules for messages you do not want to receive Any message satisfying the conditions of one of the black list rules e g matching e mail address IP address and domain name or containing the specified keyword is automatically marked as spam and moved to the Spam folder Anti Spam is also trained on these messages information is added to the knowledge base The configuration and editing of both lists is similar To add a new rule click Add In the Edit Rule window you can specify the rule s parameters and conditions by following these steps 1 Rule name Specify the rule name that will be displayed in the list If you leave the text box blank the name will be calculated automatically based on the rul
9. 1 Performing a System Scan On demand global system scanning lets you scan for and remove threats on hard disks network folders DVDs and external storage devices at your own convenience By excluding locations and file types from the scan provided you are certain these locations and or file types are not vulnerable to infection you can flexibly specify scan areas to meet your specific requirements It is recommended to run a full scan just after VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s installation to check your system for whatever malware it already has on it To do this start On Demand Malware Scanner by clicking the Scan button on the toolbar You can also start the scanner with the main window closed by right clicking the system tray icon and selecting the Scan for Malware option The wizard will help you specify the scan settings and guide you through the whole process of the system scan 8 1 1 Selecting Scan Type The first step lets you select the type of system scan The following options are available e Quick system scan This option performs a fast scan of your system by checking only the most vulnerable points such as running processes in memory susceptible registry keys and target files and folders This option is recommended for every day usage e Full system scan A full system scan is a deep analysis of the registry and file system as well as some extra checks processes in memory check cookies scan startup entries scan This ch
10. 53 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite e Log files can be viewed manually using any text editor To access the log files click Open Logs Folders on the Logs page of the product settings 13 1 Logging Level To be able to get more information about your system s activity in case you encounter some issues with how specific applications perform you can increase the depth of logging of firewall events or even enable logging of debugging information which can be useful for VirusBuster s technical support service engineers to be able to resolve your issues Firewall logging level To set the detail of firewall logging use the settings available by clicking Settings on the toolbar selecting the Logs page and clicking Logging Level You have the ability to set the level of your global system logging and of application events as well as low level events Logging debugging information To enable the logging of additional debugging information that is required for VirusBuster s technical support service click Settings on the toolbar select the Logs page and select the Log debugging information check box This will extend the number and detail of logged events You can modify the detail of which debugging information is logged by changing its logging level from 1 to 4 For the level change to take effect you need to restart VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Note e Increasing the logging level may reduce system performance Tip
11. Critical System Objects Control tab To learn more about each object highlight it and you will see its description below To enable Critical System Objects Control select the Enable Critical System Objects Control check box If you do not want a particular object to be monitored by VirusBuster Internet Security Suite clear its check box You will always be able to restore the default settings at any time 35 WB VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 8 Protecting against Malware Malware is a growing problem that affects many personal computer users In increasing frequency users are unknowingly confronted by malicious programs that infect their systems collect information about their web surfing habits send their computers installed applications and other private data to third parties and track their actions without their consent Malware can change e mail texts modify files on your hard disk display annoying ads and change your browser s homepage If all those weren t enough reasons to be alarmed resident malware requires system resources which slows down your computer dramatically in some cases The Anti Malware component is designed to prevent unwanted and unauthorized actions being performed by malware Both antivirus and anti spyware capabilities are provided through the universal component to ensure that your computer is kept clean of any malicious programs that might infect it while you re surfing the web or otherwise working 8
12. Security Suite Being a successor of the acclaimed VirusBuster Firewall Pro VirusBuster Internet Security Suite combines the best of both approaches in a single integrated product that delivers customized protection and total reliability VirusBuster Internet Security Suite protects your electronic jewels 24 hours a day seven days a week no matter what you re doing Key Benefits e The firewall controls your computer s connections with other PCs by blocking hackers and preventing local and remote unauthorized network access The firewall controls application inbound and outbound Internet access as well as stops malware from communicating to or from your PC e Host Protection monitors program behaviors and interactions in order to proactively defend against unauthorized activity It also blocks Trojans spyware and all kinds of sophisticated hacking techniques that try to compromise your system s security or steal your data e VirusBuster Internet Security Suite uses specialized techniques to ensure that its own protection cannot be disabled by specific types of malware that were designed to do just that e The suite s lightweight yet effective malware scanner detects and quarantines or directly removes viruses spyware and other malicious software automatically The resident on access monitor is constantly on guard against malware that s lying idle or being activated yet has little or no impact on system performance e The anti spam engin
13. Security Suite detects it and displays a pop up alert The system works proactively it allows you to permit or deny the modification of memory of other processes at the application level For example Visual Studio 2005 would be able to modify memory while the copycat exe leak test would be disallowed from doing so This feature protects against even unknown malware not yet detected by antivirus and anti spyware vendors that exploits this vulnerability Low level network access Some network drivers allow direct access to the network adapter which bypasses the standard TCP stack These drivers can be used by sniffers and other malicious programs to get low level network access They pose an additional risk for the system as traffic passing through them cannot be screened by a firewall The example of using this technique is MBtest leak test http www firewallleak tester com leak test10 htm VirusBuster Internet Security Suite allows the control of applications that request non standard network access This feature strengthens overall network security level by preventing outbound data leakage The user is able to control an application s attempts to open a network enabled driver so without the user s authorization an application is not able to send even the ARP or IPX data 56 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Driver load Applications working under the superuser account can install kernel mode drivers in order to get complete
14. applied first so be aware but note that VirusBuster Internet Security Suite uses the first rule having criteria that match the application s type of communication activity and ignores all subsequent rules To change a rule s priority highlight the rule on the list and use the Move Up Down buttons You can also copy or remove the highlighted rule within an application using the Copy or Remove buttons To copy a rule from one application to another use the copy and paste buttons in the Edit Rule window Tips e Use the rule transcript at the bottom of the dialog to quickly change one of its parameters e Rules automatically created by VirusBuster Internet Security Suite are marked blue in the list Rules created by the user are marked black e Itis prudent to save the present configuration before making changes to it e For additional information about the rules processing order see this article http www virusbuster hu support kb article php id 1000120 amp ang en 5 4 Managing Global System Network Activity Besides controlling network access on the application level VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s firewall enables advanced users to control all system traffic on other levels as well With VirusBuster Internet Security Suite you can e Define rules for all processes running on your system g oba rules e Define non application traffic rules ow eve system rules e Control your system s JCP traffic See ea
15. before performing any malicious activity To enable real time protection open the component properties by clicking Settings gt Anti Malware and selecting the Enable real time protection check box There are three levels of real time protection possible to select e Maximum All access attempts to files infected by known malware are prevented Embedded OLE objects are checked either A heuristic method of finding new malware is used e Optimal Files are checked when they are accessed Files larger than 20MB are skipped 38 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite e Relaxed Particular types of executable files are checked only when they are executed Files larger than 20MB are skipped If you want to create your own real time protection level click the Customize button In the dialog box you can set the real time protection operation mode Select Check files on every access attempt which will prevent all access attempts to files infected by known malware Note that this last mode can affect system performance Or you can select Check files on execution if you want to prevent known malware from executing but don t want to prevent other access attempts such as copying malware samples or displaying the contents of a folder where malware is located Only file extensions that are on the Extensions list will be checked on any access attempt Tip e To improve scan performance you can have VirusBuster Internet Security Suite create scan statu
16. by selecting the Select file extensions check box To edit the list of file extensions to process click the Extensions button The most common types of files that can contain malicious code are already added to the list for your convenience but you can add edit or remove file extensions according to your needs To revert to the original list click the Default button To configure scanner behavior specify the action to perform on found malware The following actions can be performed on suspicious programs e List All In this case all the detected objects will be listed after the scan is finished and you will be able to process each object individually See Removing Detected Malware for details e Cure On detecting a suspicious program VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will try to cure the suspicious object If the object cannot be cured VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will automatically quarantine it e Quarantine VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will place the detected malware in quarantine If you think your archive files may contain malicious programs you can also select the Scan archives check box When you have specified the objects and locations to scan click Next to start the scan process Note e Spyware a specific type of malware cannot be cured and is automatically quarantined e The specified action does not affect critical objects and cookies If a critical object or cookie is detected during scanning no actio
17. detecting attacks by setting the desired attack detection level The attack detection level determines the types of attacks to be detected and the number of suspicious packets received before VirusBuster Internet Security Suite reports a port scanning attack To set the attack detection level click Settings gt Attack Detection and move the slider to one of the following values e Maximum A port scan alert is displayed even when a single scan of one of your ports is detected All Ethernet and external attacks are monitored for and prevented e Optimal A port scan alert is displayed only when several ports are scanned or if a specific port is scanned that VirusBuster Internet Security Suite recognizes as one commonly used in attacks All external attacks are monitored for except fragmented ICMP and My address attacks IP spoofing and duplicate IP s are watched for e Low A port scan alert is displayed only when a multiple scanning is definitely detected Fragmented ICMP My address and all Ethernet attacks are not monitored Change the attack detection level depending on the risk your computer is under or if you are suspicious set the level to maximum You may also customize the security level to better meet your requirements by clicking the Customize button The Ethernet tab lets you specify settings for Ethernet attacks the Advanced tab will help you define a ist of attacks detected by the firewall and especially protected vu nerable ports
18. massively propagating viruses use mass host enumeration to hop from one computer to another infecting them as they go This technique is also used by scanners and vulnerability analyzers 6 3 Port Scanning VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s Attack Detection component performs two independent functions it blocks attacks and detects port scanning In this context an attack is the sending of harmful data to your computer which can result in system errors BSOD system freeze etc or an attempt by an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the data on your computer Port scanning is an attempt to discover open ports in your system prior to an attack On receiving a connection request a brief message in computer lingo that seeks to establish a connection through one of the ports on your computer the Attack Detection component logs Connection request but to avoid false positives does not consider this one request a port scan If multiple connection requests are received from the same remote host the plug in will alert you with Port scanning VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s sensitivity in detecting port scanning which is actually the number of connection requests that trigger a Port scanning alert is defined by the Port scan alarm level setting Settings gt Attack Detection gt Customize gt Advanced gt Edit List gt Advanced By default the number of port requests from the same host that triggers an alert for each attack
19. object by clicking its Delete link To delete all the quarantined objects use the Clear Quarantine command on the shortcut menu Note e There are some spyware programs that cannot be placed into quarantine These are simply removed 8 5 Scheduling System Scan Scheduling a system scan is a very useful option if you want to save time and computer resources while scanning your system or if you need to perform regular scans VirusBuster Internet Security Suite can perform scans in unattended mode when you are away of the computer To set a scheduled scan click Settings gt Schedule and Profiles By default scheduled quick scans are performed after updating the malware database and daily at 1 a m To create a scheduled scan click New Enter a name for your task select a scan profile to be used from the drop down menu and specify the scan schedule To create regular malware scans use the How often list If you select Weekly scanning you can also specify the day and exact time when VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will scan your system If you choose Daily scanning you can specify the time of day for the scanning to begin 40 WB VirusBuster Internet Security Suite To temporarily disable a scheduled task without deleting it highlight it on the list and click Edit Clear the This task is enabled check box The profile is not permanently deleted and later you can enable it again To delete a profile completely highlight it and click Dele
20. page Double click the application in the list and select the Network Rules tab Adding a new rule To create a new rule click New In the rule editor specify the following rule parameters Event the rule will handle The following criteria are available e Where direction is either outbound data being sent or inbound data being removed e Where remote address is a specific IP address or DNS name e Where remote port is the port on the other computer that will be used e Where local port is the port on your computer that will be used e Where local port is equal to remote port both computers use the same port number If port ranges are specified for the remote and local computers the rule will be triggered for ports that intersect the two ranges If the intersection is empty the rule will not be triggered Select the criteria of the event and define all the settings in the Rule description text box by clicking the underlined links Note e For information on using macro addresses to specify local or remote host see Using Macro Addresses Rule options The following actions are available e Report this activity the product displays a visual alert when a rule is triggered e Activate stateful inspection turns on stateful inspection for this application after an application connects to a remote server all incoming data from that server to the port opened by the application will be all
21. product to create necessary rules automatically At this step you can also join VirusBuster s ImproveNet program to help improve the quality security and control features of VirusBuster products by selecting the Help VirusBuster improve this program check box For details see VirusBuster ImproveNet After clicking Next VirusBuster Internet Security Suite automatically scans your system and adjusts all its settings without your supervision It configures network settings builds the Component Control database and in case you selected to use predefined rules searches for known applications installed on your computer that might require Internet access and configures an appropriate the network access level for each of them Click Finish to apply the changes and save the configuration You will be asked to reboot your system Important e Do not launch VirusBuster Internet Security Suite manually using the Start button menu or Windows Explorer right after installing it You must reboot your computer before VirusBuster Internet Security Suite can start to protect your system 1 3 Registering VirusBuster Internet Security Suite VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is available for your free evaluation You are entitled to evaluate the software during the trial period with no obligation to pay After the trial period if you decide to keep the software and would like to receive free annual updates you must register your copy with us for a smal
22. serve as an intruder s backdoor In other words you consider any monitoring of these hosts and ports unnecessary and prefer to conserve system resources and performance by not monitoring them The Attack Detection component features exclusion lists to which you can add hosts and ports you don t want to be monitored 31 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite To add a host a subnet or port to the trusted list click Settings gt Attack Detection gt Exclusions Specifying trusted hosts On the Hosts and Subnets tab click Add and in the Select Address dialog specify the format you wish to use to enter the network or host address The following options are available Domain name For example www virusbuster hu An active Internet connection is required for this because the IP address needs to be looked up over the Internet The IP address is saved along with the domain name you enter and it is this IP address that is used by VirusBuster Internet Security Suite IP address For example 216 12 219 12 IP address with subnet mask For example 216 12 219 1 216 12 219 255 IPv6 address For example 2002 a00 1 Macro address For example LOCAL_NETWORK For information on using macro addresses to specify local or remote host see Using Macro Addresses Type in the desired address in the format you selected wildcards are allowed and click Add You can add several addresses in sequence this way and then click OK to add them to the trus
23. similar well known application The firewall even recommends the best selection for you so you simply have to okay VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s recommendation unless you are certain of a better choice The choices you can make for an application in Rules Wizard mode are as follows e Allow all activities for this application This is only for applications you trust completely All network requests by this application will be allowed and the application will be given the Trusted application status e Block all activities for this application This is for applications that should not be allowed network access All network activities for this application will be disabled The application is given the Blocked application status e Create rules using preset This is for applications that can obtain network access using specific protocols via particular ports etc This mode creates a rule or set of rules for the application that limits network access to those specific ports and protocols using predefined presets that are optimum for most purposes Select the required application from the drop down list and click OK to make the firewall control the application according to the specific rules You can also create your own rule for this application by selecting Custom from the list and specifying the rule settings The application will be included in the Partially allowed applications list Note 20 B VirusBuster Internet Security Sui
24. size as specified within the A HTML tag If the banner size matches one of the sizes on the list it will be replaced with the text AD or with a transparent GIF image of the same size By default the standard size ad images are already on the list To block a banner with a different size click Settings gt Ads and Sites gt Edit List select the By Size tab and specify the banner s width and height in the fields provided and click Add The size record will appear in the list and any ad of this size will not be displayed in the web browser You can also edit and remove sizes from the list To reset the list to its default state click the Default button Blocking by ImproveNet This function is similar to blocking by keywords with the difference that the keywords in ImproveNet are shared by users of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite The list of ImproveNet keywords is automatically updated along with the regular product updates either automatically if that is your preference or manually You can also contribute to the ImproveNet program if you find a word on the list that you believe should not be on the shared list of keywords To do this select the word in the list and click the Report an objectionable word link at the bottom of the page Blocking by ImproveNet is an optional function therefore if you do not need it you can disable it by clearing the Use ImproveNet ads keyword list check box on the By ImproveNet tab Note e Bann
25. take precedence by default Selected rules are active turned on and processed by the firewall Clear the check box next to the rule name to turn it off if you do not want VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to process the rule but you don t want to delete it You can turn the rule on any time later by selecting its check box Rules are applied in top down order highest on the list first so note that VirusBuster Internet Security Suite uses the first rule that has criteria matching the type of communication activity and ignores all subsequent rules To change a rule s priority highlight the rule on the list and use the Move Up Down buttons You can also copy a highlighted rule or remove a rule by using the Copy or Remove buttons It is not recommended to remove any built in low level rules Tip e Rules automatically created by VirusBuster Internet Security Suite are marked blue in the list Rules created by a user are marked black e Itis prudent to save the present configuration before making changes to it 5 4 3 Controlling ICMP Protocol Activity Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP is used to send error control messages between computers connected on a network VirusBuster Internet Security Suite lets you specify the types and directions of the ICMP messages allowed 27 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite To specify the ICMP settings click Settings gt Network Rules under Firewall and click ICMP Settings In the IC
26. the stealth mode click Settings on the toolbar select the Firewall tab and select clear the Run in stealth mode check box Note e It is recommended that you keep VirusBuster Internet Security Suite in stealth mode unless you have some reason not to Note e Because the Rules Wizard policy is not supported when VirusBuster Internet Security Suite runs in background or Entertainment mode as these modes do not include interaction with the user you need to explicitly specify what firewall policy is to be applied when VirusBuster Internet Security Suite switches to one of these modes See the corresponding links for details 5 1 1 Running in Rules Wizard Mode When VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is first installed the default policy is Rules Wizard With this policy VirusBuster Internet Security Suite displays a prompt each time a new application or process for which no rules are specified requests network access or when an application requests a connection that is not covered by its existing rules Thus VirusBuster Internet Security Suite lets you decide whether an application should be allowed a network connection to a specific address and port VirusBuster Internet Security Suite also lets you specify network parameters for each type of application Instead of having to create a new and often complex rule each time a new application is run VirusBuster Internet Security Suite enables you to simply select a preset rule based on a
27. will prompt you to select folders to scan the same way you did in Anti Spam Training Wizard After selecting the folders click Next The second step of the wizard allows you to select the actions you want to be performed on messages in the selected folders If you want to filter out good messages from these folders select the Move good messages to the Inbox check box To clear these folders from spam messages select the check box labeled Move spam messages to the Spam folder and optionally Move probable spam messages to the Probable Spam folder If the Scan only messages with unread status check box is selected Anti Spam will process only unread messages for example new messages received during the last session After specifying the required actions click Next to start processing After the processing is complete click Finish to close the wizard 10 4 Setting the Filtering Level The filtering level defines how aggressive Anti Spam is in filtering spam To set the filtering level open Anti Spam s settings by clicking VirusBuster Anti Spam on the component toolbar in your mail client and selecting Options Move the slider on the General tab to change the filtering level The following three levels are available e High Provides the most aggressive filtering the probability of missing spam is minimal but a considerable number of false positives legitimate messages labeled as spam is possible e Normal Provides optimal filt
28. By default VirusBuster Internet Security Suite automatically loads when Windows starts up to provide immediate protection of your system at the earliest stage Once it is loaded the icon with the white tower on the blue shield VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s default icon is displayed in the system tray the right end of the Windows task bar When you see this icon it means that VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is operating and protecting you This icon is always available as a primary way you can access the product s controls settings and logs When you right click on the system tray icon you get its context menu The system tray icon menu looks like the following 10 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Save and Archive Logs Show Hide Scan for Malware Settings Register About Firewall Policy gt Disable Self Protection Enter Auto Learn Mode Suspend Protection Exit The following commands are available on this menu e Save and Archive Logs This command is only available if the Log debugging information parameter on the Logs tab of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite settings is enabled Updates VirusBuster Internet Security Suite log files in the Log subfolder of the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s installation folder C Program Files VirusBuster VirusBuster Internet Security Suite by default and creates the feedback zip archive containing all the log files For details see Log
29. MP Settings dialog the main ICMP message types are listed You can allow incoming or outgoing messages by selecting the corresponding check boxes by their side If a check box is cleared the connection is blocked Use the Default button to reset all the ICMP settings to the default ones Note e Itis recommended that you do not change the ICMP settings unless you are certain about the changes you are making 28 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 6 Preventing Network Attacks A major function of firewall protection is inbound filtering which controls all incoming activity to block hackers and malicious programs when they try to attack your computer The Attack Detection component detects prevents and reports all possible attacks on your computer from the Internet or the network your computer is connected to It screens inbound traffic and determines its legitimacy either by comparing it against a set of known attack patterns or by performing a behavior evaluation analysis The Attack Detection component can detect not only every known type of attack such as port scanning Denial of Service DoS attacks of short fragments and my address classes and many others but future exploits as well To enable the Attack Detection component click Settings gt Attack Detection and select the Enable Attack Detection check box 6 1 Specifying Attack Detection Level You can define how sensitive VirusBuster Internet Security Suite should be in
30. User s manual VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Y irusBuster www virusbuster hu B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Table of contents 1 1 System Requirement ss eccciscsccssestienneecsneeti cdehicveewsnscbcaceeneevdeunteteecdccassverenneerueusgandnebebevetevessaasdeneerenens 4 1 2 Installing VirusBuster Internet Security Suite AANEREN NEEN ENNEN 5 1 3 Registering VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 2 2 ceceececeeeeeeeeeeeee eee eeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeees 6 2 User Interface and Controls Basics ttrt teettttttttttt tbtt tnt attt EEEn ESEAEEEEEEEEEEEE EErEE Ennan rE nnna 8 2 4 TAG MOOD E 8 2 2 Left and Information Panel ek EEN 9 2 3 System Tray ICOM EE 10 2 4 Interface LanQuiag LEE 12 3 Basic Confguratton tt ttttt ttrt tet et etr EEEESESEEEEEEEAEAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESEEEEEEER ESEE EEE EEEE EEt 13 3 1 Starting and Stopping Protection ee ENNER EEN 13 3 2 Creating a New Configuration see REENEN 14 3 3 Protecting Configuration with a Password EEN 15 4 Updating VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 0 cccccceceeceeeeeceeeeneeeeeeeeeeee seneeeseeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeseaes 17 4 1 Configuring U N E EE 17 4 2 VirusSBuster IMproveNet occc c cc o5stsadecsdssacnceedsstecactadacegeneseectgecadecer ddccsencatdcuenaravedeneecssteezseeccdeceecasear isi 18 5 Managing network connections cece eee ee ee ee eee eee eee eet e eee ee aa eee aa aa aaaee ca aaaaaaaaeaaaeeeeeeeaeeeaes 19 5 1 Selecting the Firewall Policy
31. You also have the ability to automatically mark moved letters as read if you select the corresponding check box Marking the message subject For clarity you can set Anti Spam to mark the subjects of messages it detects as spam and probable spam To do this select the Mark probable spam messages as Probable spam and spam messages as Spam in the subject check box Spam deletion If the amount of received spam is extremely large you might want to periodically clean your spam folders to save the disk space Anti Spam allows you to perform this task automatically by providing Spam deletion settings If you are confident that Anti Spam is sufficiently trained and no legitimate messages are being labeled as spam during spam filtering then you can set to delete spam immediately rather than moved to a spam folder by selecting the Delete spam messages immediately parameter You definitely should not do this until you are sure you have Anti Spam trained well If you need time to periodically look through your spam folder in order to reveal false positives and are afraid of missing some useful information select Delete spam messages after days and specify the number of days to keep spam The aged spam will be deleted from the Spam folder after being kept the specified number of days You can also disable automatic spam cleaning by selecting the Do not delete spam messages parameter Important 49 B VirusBuster Internet Securit
32. al networks and addresses from the broadcast ranges available on your computer WINS_SERVERS Specifies addresses of all WINS servers on your network GATEWAYS Specifies addresses of all gateway servers for your network MY_COMPUTER Specifies all IP addresses your computer has in different networks including loopback addresses ALL_COMPUTER_ADDRESSES Specifies all IP addresses your computer has in different networks including broadcast and multicast addresses BROADCAST_ADDRESSES Specifies addresses within broadcast ranges available to your computer A broadcast address is an IP address that allows information to be sent simultaneously to all machines on a given subnet MULTICAST_ADDRESSES Specifies addresses in multicast ranges A multicast address is a single address that refers to multiple network devices Multicast address is synonymous with group address 57
33. and unlimited access to the system and work on its behalf This might be necessary to hide their presence within the system or disabling security systems An example of using this technique are various kernel mode rootkits VirusBuster Internet Security Suite controls attempts to install drivers and checks each driver file against its malware database before the driver is loaded into memory If used carefully this technique is 100 effective protection against rootkit installations on the system 14 3 Using Macro Addresses VirusBuster Internet Security Suite allows you to specify macro addresses in rule descriptions to facilitate the creation of rules Instead of having to type IP addresses manually while creating rules for your Intranet communications or some Windows based services for example DNS you can use suggested macro definitions to designate local networks as LOCAL_NETWORK all DNS servers as DNS_SERVERS etc VirusBuster Internet Security Suite automatically recognizes current macro values so you do not need to change host and subnet addresses whenever network adapter settings are changed For example a mobile user s protection will always be active since the rules on his laptop work regardless of what network he is connected to When you specify a local or remote address you can select one of the following macros DNS_SERVERS Specifies addresses of all DNS servers in your network LOCAL_NETWORK Specifies addresses of all your loc
34. any other personal or identifying information will be collected of any kind whatsoever VirusBuster Internet Security Suite simply collects data on network enabled applications for which no rules presently exist any new system rules created and general application usage stats The information is compressed and sent once a week to VirusBuster as a background process so your computer use is not interrupted or disturbed in any way After a new rule has been received and validated by VirusBuster it is automatically shared with all other VirusBuster Internet Security Suite users via update along with other product updates To help us better serve the Internet community please join the VirusBuster ImproveNet program Simply click Settings gt ImproveNet and select the Help VirusBuster improve this program check box You can disable this feature at any time simply by clearing this check box 18 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 5 Managing network connections As the use of the Internet continues to grow so does the need to protect your online privacy and the confidential data stored on your PC Your connection also needs to be secured so hackers can t threaten the security of your computer while it is connected to the Internet or a home network VirusBuster Internet Security Suite firewall provides a wide choice of protection levels all the way from totally blocking all Internet access of every application on your computer to allowing full acces
35. artup Your system will not be protected until you manually start VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Suspending protection VirusBuster Internet Security Suite allows you to temporarily suspend its protection for a specified period of time This is very convenient if you do not want to unload the product completely yet need to disable protection for a short period to avoid excess pop up dialogs for example while installing trusted third party software testing an 13 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite application or performing some low level activity that might be considered suspicious When you suspend protection the product stops controlling activities on resuming protection it applies the configuration used before suspension To suspend protection right click the suite s icon in the system tray and click Suspend Protection You will be asked for the duration you d like the suite to be suspended after which the protection will be resumed Select the period and click OK to suspend You can resume protection at any time during the duration of suspension by right clicking the suite s icon and selecting Resume Protection Disabling VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s components You can also stop VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s components separately instead of stopping or suspending the entire suite if you do not need specific components functioning e To disable the firewall click Settings on the toolbar select the F
36. ate After designating the legitimate folders and clicking Next the wizard starts to process messages in the selected folders Depending on the number of messages in these folders this can take some time When all the messages are processed the Finish button becomes available Click it to close the wizard Anti Spam will then start using his newly created or enhanced knowledge base to filter out spam Note e To create an effective evaluation database both spam and not spam e mail needs to be processed It is recommended that the number of messages in one category does not exceed the number of messages in the other category by a factor of ten times or more When the statistics knowledge base is large enough such an imbalance does not play a significant role But for a small knowledge base for automatic training or at the first stage of using Anti Spam in the case of manual training the balance between the numbers of processed spam and not spam messages is very important For example if you train the filter with 1000 spam messages and only 10 non spam ones the filter will definitely know what you consider is spam but will hardly have any idea about legitimate mail This will result in errors where the filter will mistakenly rank normal legitimate messages as spam false positives Tip 46 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite e If you consider all messages that are sent off from your computer as legitimate a reasonab
37. ava applets programs based on Java and Visual Basic scripts cookies pop up windows ActiveX scripts external active content referrers hidden frames animated GIF images flash animations Web Control also blocks the display of banner ads from specific advertisers which speeds up web pages Advertisements can be blocked using two criteria by keywords found in the content of the downloaded web page or by the size of the ad image To enable protection from such unnecessary ads and active content click Settings gt Web Control and select the Enable Web Control check box 9 1 Setting Web Control Level You can specify how thorough VirusBuster Internet Security Suite should be in processing web content by changing the Web Control level To change the Web Control level click Settings on the toolbar and select the Web Control page The following levels are available e Maximum Advertisements are blocked according to specified keywords and sizes The most dangerous active elements are blocked or cause a prompt to be displayed to a user e Optimal Ads are blocked according to specified keywords and most active content elements are allowed e Relaxed Ads are blocked according to specified keywords and all active content is allowed If you want to define special settings you can customize the protection level Click the Customize button and the displayed window will let you independently configure the treatment of interactive elements and ads contai
38. ch corresponding section for details Note e These settings are for advanced users only If a setting is changed incorrectly it could result in your firewall not protecting your system as expected In most cases you do not need to modify these rules or add yours 5 4 1 Managing Global Rules Global firewall rules are applied to all processes and applications on your computer that request network access You can for example block all traffic that uses the TCP or UDP protocol or all traffic from a particular remote host by creating the appropriate rules VirusBuster Internet Security Suite provides several predefined global rules designed for optimal system functioning To view the global rules list click Settings gt Network Rules gt System Wide Rules 26 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite You can add modify and remove global rules the same way as with application rules Selected rules are active turned on and processed by the firewall Clear the check box next to a rule name to turn it off if you do not want VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to process the rule but you don t want to delete it You can turn the rule on any time later by selecting its check box Rules are applied in top down order highest on the list first so be aware that VirusBuster Internet Security Suite uses the first rule that has criteria matching the type of communication activity and ignores all subsequent rules To change a rule s priority highlig
39. ck Detect and VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will automatically discover the networks your computer belongs to and will create a list of their IP addresses specifying the default level of access for each local detected network You can then fine tune the appropriate access levels for each network 22 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite For VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to automatically detect new networks so you do not need to add them manually select the Detect new networks automatically check box and click OK to save the settings Adding a network address manually If you prefer to manually add a network or remote host to the list and to configure a specific access level for it or if for some reason VirusBuster Internet Security Suite did not detect your networks automatically you can do this by going to the LAN Settings page click Add and in the Select Address dialog specify the format you wish to use to enter the network or host address The following options are available e Domain name For example www virusbuster hu An active Internet connection is required for this because the IP address of the domain name needs to be looked up over the Internet The IP address is saved along with the domain name you enter and it is this IP address that is used by VirusBuster Internet Security Suite e IP address For example 216 12 219 12 e IP address with subnet mask For example 216 12 219 1 216 12 219 255 e IPv6 address Fo
40. ck Detection gt Customize The following options are available e Enable smart ARP filtering Prevents ARP spoofing where a node starts sending a huge number of ARP replies with varying MAC addresses in a short time span trying to overload the network equipment as it tries to determine which MAC address actually belongs to the node If enabled VirusBuster Internet Security Suite only permits incoming replies from other hosts 29 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite for which there was a previous outgoing request Only the first ARP reply is accepted for each request Smart ARP filtering also protects from ARP cache poisoning which occurs when someone succeeds in intercepting Ethernet traffic using fake ARP replies in an effort to change the address of a network card to one that an attacker can monitor Additionally it prevents ARP floods where a huge number of bogus ARP replies are sent to the target machine freezing a system e Block intruder s if they spoof their IP address Detects when an attacker falsifies or forges his IP address and blocks abnormal volumes of traffic which may otherwise overload a computer This option cannot stop the network from being flooded but can protect the PC from overload e Block sniffer if the gateway network adapter MAC was changed VirusBuster Internet Security Suite detects any attempt by an attacker to associate a gateway network adapter IP address with their own MAC address to allow them to i
41. ck the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite icon in the system tray and select Disable Self Protection Note e Disabling self protection may severely impact your overall system security Though disabling is required for the installation of plug ins and other advanced functions it should be re enabled as soon as the changes have been made 51 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 12 Uninstalling VirusBuster Internet Security Suite To uninstall VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 1 Right click the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite system tray icon and select Exit 2 Click Start on the Windows taskbar and select Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs 3 Select VirusBuster VirusBuster Internet Security Suite and click Remove 4 Click Yes to confirm the removal The program will ask you to optionally send a feedback report so you can specify the reasons for its removal This will help the developers improve further product versions All the necessary actions will be performed automatically Afterwards you will be prompted to restart your system Note e To avoid program conflicts restart the system after the removal process is completed 52 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 13 Tracking System Activity For your convenience all system actions and events occurring on your computer are logged in detail and can be viewed using the Event Viewer which shows every application and connection that was allowed or blocked by V
42. ck the OK button The setup wizard contains several steps Each step has a Next button that takes you to the next step of the procedure a Back button that returns you to the previous step and a Cancel button that exits the wizard and aborts the entire setup procedure The installation begins with Select Language dialog Choose the language for VirusBuster Internet Security Suite interface and click OK Setup will display the Welcome dialog presenting basic features of the product After clicking the Next button you will be asked to accept the License Agreement to use the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Please read it carefully This dialog s Next button is enabled only if you select the option button I accept the agreement indicating that the License Agreement is acceptable to you In case you have not removed any third party security software the setup wizard will display a prompt pointing at detecting incompatible software On detecting an incompatible product on your system the setup wizard will be unable to continue further installation until you remove the product On detecting a partly compatible product the wizard will offer you one of the possible options to apply to the product After you have accepted the License Agreement the Next button brings you to the Select Destination Location step Select a folder where you want to install VirusBuster Internet Security Suite files You can use the default folder or select it ma
43. click the Smart Advisor link to get advice on the current event 5 1 2 Running in Auto Learn Mode To reduce the number of Rules Wizard prompts during the initial stage of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite operation you can set it to memorize auto learn typical activities performed by a system by enabling the Auto Learn mode In this mode VirusBuster Internet Security Suite assumes all new program activity is legitimate and consequently allows network access and process interaction to all requesting programs As different programs access the Internet and interact with other software for the first time VirusBuster Internet Security Suite memorizes their identities and creates allowing rules for all the requested connections The created rules will remain in effect after the auto learn period expires and the computer is switched back to normal monitoring mode If the rule exists for the requested connection the connection is managed according to these created rules so your programs will continue to be able to access the Internet without triggering a new connection prompt To enable the Auto Learn mode right click the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite system tray icon and select Enter Auto Learn Mode Specify the period of time you want VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to be trained and click OK After the specified period the software automatically enables rules autocreation and updates so the network traffic is processed according t
44. ction for the element behavior to be defined by the global setting displayed in brackets for this site Note that settings that inherit global values are displayed in gray settings that are assigned unique values are displayed in blue Make your choices use the Default button if you want to start from the global settings again and click OK to save your changes You can later edit the site s active content and ad settings by selecting the site from the list and clicking Properties 9 4 Site Blacklist Various sites on the Internet contain spyware and they aim at spreading it among unwitting users VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s database contains a list of such sites access to which is not recommended unless you are eager to load spyware on your system on purpose An attempt to make a connection to such site or to send any data there is automatically blocked The full list of these sites is invisible to users but on detecting an attempt to access one of these sites VirusBuster Internet Security Suite adds it to the visible list which is available by clicking Settings gt Ads and Sites and clicking Settings under Site blacklist If there are any sites that you use or consider safe you can allow access to them by clearing the corresponding check boxes To be aware of spy site blocking you can set VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to display alerts by selecting the Show visual notifications check box 9 5 Blocking Private Data Transfe
45. dangers By employing technologies of Component Control Anti Leak Control and Critical System Objects Control it provides the first line of defense against rogue software by proactively controlling how programs behave and interact on a PC To enable Host Protection click Settings on the toolbar select the Host Protection page and select the Enable Host Protection check box It is not recommended to disable Host Protection You might disable it when you experience significantly reduced performance crashes or other errors that lead to system instability and you want to verify that these instabilities are not being caused by VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Turning Host Protection off severely reduces your system s security level as it is no longer having each system activity monitored 7 1 Setting Local Security Level The current degree of protection is characterized by the local security level setting which represents the combination of specific Anti Leak Control Component Controli and Critical System Objects Control settings providing the level of host security The initial security level is specified during installation while creating the product configuration and can be modified at any time later according to your needs To change the security level click Settings on the toolbar and select the Host Protection page The following security levels are available e Maximum Provides the best protection against all penetration technique
46. detection level is 2 for Maximum 6 for Optimal and 12 for Low Paying special attention to vulnerable ports From the security point of view TCP and UDP ports in your system are divided into several groups according to the probability of an attacker using the port to break into your system Typically ports assigned to vulnerable services like DCOM or RPC should be monitored with greater care because they are more likely to be an attack target However you may have custom services assigned to custom ports that are also a lure for an attacker The Attack Detection component lets you set selective preferences for different ports and create a list of ports to which VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will pay more attention while monitoring network traffic 30 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite On receiving a connection request to a port that can be used by a vulnerable service for examples 80 21 23 445 etc the plug in will not consider it a single request but as a number X of connection requests performed by the remote host where X is the weight importance assigned to that port A port s weight is a decimal value that indicates that port s vulnerability or likelihood of being used in an attack A greater number indicates a more vulnerable port The weights of all ports to which requests were sent during a specified time interval are summarized and if this number exceeds the current port scan alarm level a Port scanning alert
47. e The size of each log can be limited to prevent log overgrowth and to save your hard disk space On the Logs page under Log settings you can specify a size limit for every log in kilobytes 54 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 14 Appendix This appendix contains several technical topics which can be useful for advanced users to be able to better understand VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s internals 14 1 Troubleshooting If you need assistance in working with VirusBuster Internet Security Suite please visit the VirusBuster support page at http www virusbuster hu Among available support options are the knowledge base documentation support forum product related web resources and direct contact with support engineers 14 2 Understanding Penetration Techniques By means of Anti Leak Control VirusBuster Internet Security Suite allows you to control the following actions Components injection Windows operating systems by design enable installing system interceptors hooks through which foreign code can be injected into processes Normally this technique is used to perform common legitimate actions such as switching the keyboard layout or launching a PDF file within the web browser window However it can also be used by malicious programs to embed harmful code and thus hijack the host application An example of a leak test that uses such a technique to stage a simulated attack is the PC Audit program http www pcinterne
48. e Use proxy server option under Proxy settings and type in the server name and port number in the text boxes provided Along with specifying the proxy server you can define whether it requires authorization by selecting the Use proxy authorization check box under Proxy authorization and specify the access credentials user name and password If when connecting to the Internet your computer uses a proxy server but you want the updating process to be performed directly from the product developer s server select Do not use proxy server If you do not use a proxy server you can select either Do not use proxy server or the Auto detect option 17 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 4 2 VirusBuster ImproveNet We invite you to contribute to a safer Internet through the free and cooperative VirusBuster ImproveNet program to improve the quality security and control features of VirusBuster products There is no work on your part You simply agree to have some non personal data anonymously collected each week to expand VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s database of known applications so that many more automatic rules are available to you This will reduce the number of dialog pop ups that require your attention With your consent VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will collect information only about applications on your computer The data are collected completely anonymously what means that neither name address network identification nor
49. e computer It uses the technique of OLE intercommunication to exchange data and commands between applications for example to manage the activity of Internet Explorer so it can send user specific data to a remote location An example of using this technique is the PCFlank leak test Attp www pcflank com PCFlankleak test exe VirusBuster Internet Security Suite detects an OLE communication and asks the user if it is normal for that application to control other applications activity Process memory modification Several Trojan horses and viruses use sophisticated techniques that let them alter the code of trusted applications running in memory and thereby bypass the system security perimeter in order to perform their malicious activities This is known as code injection or copycat vulnerability Examples of using this technique are the Thermite and Copycat leak tests hitp www firewallleak_tester com leak_test8 htm http www firewallleak_tester com leak test9 htm VirusBuster Internet Security Suite enables you to control the functions that can be used to write malicious code into a trusted application s address space and so prevent a rogue process from injecting their code into those processes The entire memory space used by any active application on a computer is monitored by VirusBuster Internet Security Suite not just that of a network enabled application If malware tryes to modify a legitimate application s memory VirusBuster Internet
50. e data transfer is blocked check box If you are certain that some hosts are trustworthy or they need to receive your private data you can add such hosts to the exclusions list by clicking the Exclusions button Specify the necessary site in the most convenient format for you click Add and OK to save your settings 44 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 10 Filtering Junk E Mail Without a doubt every Internet user who actively uses e mail in his everyday activities in the last several years has encountered the problem of unsolicited mass e mail distribution known as spam Especially if he gave his e mail address to public distribution lists or bulletin boards The amount of unsolicited information flooding our inboxes is constantly growing Server side run by your Internet Service Provider anti spam solutions significantly reduce spam However users have no control over server side solutions What s worse is the loss of important messages incorrectly labeled as spam and deleted by the system over which the user has no influence VirusBuster has the solution the Anti Spam component provides effective filtering of unsolicited incoming mail in a user specific way Its remarkable sense of spam is based on the Bayesian statistical method the most effective known method of automatic statistical filtering of spam Anti Spam also provides white lists people or companies you know and who you want e mails from and black lists known spammers all
51. e interactive web page elements that were allowed or blocked based on the settings for Java VB Script ActiveX and other active content elements advertisements and malicious web sites or pages that were blocked by the Web Control component For information about this component see Contro ling Online Activities e Anti Malware Displays information about system scans and lists each virus and spyware that were detected and cured or quarantined from your computer For information about the Anti Malware component see Protecting against Malware You can also enable additional logs based on the information you need to track To do this click Settings on the toolbar select the Logs page and select the Show advanced logs check box The following additional logs will be available in the left panel e System Events Displays the events of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s Anti Leak Control For information see Controlling Penetration Techniques e Packet Log Displays all the packets sent or received by the system and the reason they were allowed or blocked For information see Managing Network Connections e Component Control Displays all the events of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s Component Control For information see Controlling Application Components e Anti Leak Control Displays the events of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s Anti Leak Control For information see Controlling Penetration Techniques Tip
52. e is disabled all network connections are allowed Note e If VirusBuster Internet Security Suite operates in background mode no icon is displayed Changing the firewall policy To change the current firewall policy 1 Click Settings on the toolbar 2 Select the Firewall page 3 Select the desired policy by moving the slider up or down and click OK To completely disable the firewall clear the Enable firewall box Tip e You can also change the firewall policy using the system tray icon s shortcut menu Right click the icon select Firewall Policy and select the desired policy from the menu Important e Ifthe firewall is disabled Attack Detection is also disabled 19 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Running in stealth mode By default VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is operating stealthily which means that your computer does not respond to port scans and silently blocks them making itself invisible to hackers Normally when your computer receives a connection request to a port that is not used for any incoming or outgoing connections it lets the other computer know that the port is not used by sending a port unreachable notification In stealth mode your computer will not respond making it seem like it is not turned on or not connected to the Internet In this case packets sent to the unused port are simply ignored by the firewall without notifying the source via an ICMP or TCP message To switch
53. e keeps your inbox free of junk email You can train it to recognize and use your personal definition of spam so it becomes more efficient and an even greater time saver the longer it s used e The versatile Web Control module safeguards you against the Internet s darker side It steers you away from websites infected with drive by downloads prevents the inadvertent disclosure of personal information limits your exposure to potentially unsafe web properties and keeps your identity private e Powerful easy to use protection offers extensive assistance for beginners in making the best use of the product while advanced users will welcome the wealth of control options and customizable settings they can use to customize their own configurations 1 1 System Requirements VirusBuster Internet Security Suite can be installed on Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 or Windows Vista operating systems The minimum system requirements for VirusBuster Internet Security Suite are e CPU 450 MHz Intel Pentium or compatible e Memory 256 MB e Hard disk space 100 MB Anti Spam supports the following mail clients e Microsoft Outlook 2000 2002 XP 2003 and 2007 e Microsoft Outlook Express 5 0 5 5 and 6 0 e Windows Mail B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Note e VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is available both for 32 bit and 64 bit versions of operating systems Please download the corresponding version from VirusBus
54. ecify the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s behavior when an application switches to full screen mode as well as rawsocket access control settings If you want an application to always or to never use Entertainment mode without a prompt select the desired action from the When application is entering full screen mode list 24 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Some applications access a network directly through low level socket calls also known as rawsockets These calls cannot be governed by ordinary protocols and application rules and thus can operate as a backdoor for a rogue application or as a way to access a network without limitations or regulations To improve your system s protection VirusBuster Internet Security Suite enables you to control rawsocket access You can define which applications are allowed to make rawsocket calls and which are not by selecting the corresponding option from the Rawsocket access list If you want VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to ask you each time an application attempts to access rawsockets select Prompt Note e If you are using the default Rules Wizard policy there is no need to add your applications to the list manually VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will suggest rules for each application the first time an app requests network access 5 3 2 Managing Rules for Applications To view the existing rules for an application click Settings on the toolbar and select the Network Rules
55. eck should be performed when you scan your system the first time The operation can take considerable time depending on the speed of your processor the number of applications you have on your computer and the amount of data you have on your drives e Custom scan This option enables you to explicitly select the locations to be scanned You can select either of the options above or you can choose specifically what to scan on your file system e Use scan profile This option allows you to select a custom scan profile you created This option is available only if at least one scan profile exists Tip e To improve scan performance you can have VirusBuster Internet Security Suite create scan status cache files in each scanned folder by selecting the Enable SmartScan technology check box on the General tab of the product properties Note that the cache files are invisible and therefore may cause false positives from anti rootkit tools After selecting the scan type and if necessary the scan profile name click Next to proceed Creating a scan profile A scan profile is a set of predefined scan settings to be applied and used during a system scan Having created a scan profile with settings that suit your requirements you relieve yourself from the need to specify the same settings each time you want to perform a scan Instead you simply select the profile name from the list and all the settings stored in that profile are used to scan your system
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57. er ads are blocked according to the settings you specify Therefore some legitimate images could be blocked if a setting is too broad such as adding the word image to the list of keywords At the same time some ads might not be blocked with the component s default settings 9 3 Specifying Exclusions If you experience problems viewing specific sites because most of the site s images are filtered out you can add those sites to the exclusions list and set the policy for handling active content elements and ads individually for that particular web site to stop the component from being blocked Click Settings gt Web Control gt Exclusions and click Add to specify the address of the site you want to personalize the content settings for You can either Allow any content and ads on this site making it completely trusted or specify your individual settings by selecting the Create custom settings for this site option In the second case after clicking Add the Edit Properties window for this site will be displayed allowing you to set how the site s active content and ads should be treated The site that you add is immediately given all the default active content and advertisement 43 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite settings for the current Web Control level The settings are pretty much the same as the g oba settings for all sites The only difference is that you can select Use global setting for the active elements instead of the Prompt a
58. er protects your system or switch to background mode Note e The system tray icon is not visible while VirusBuster Internet Security Suite runs in background mode 2 4 Interface Language The interface language is selected during the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s installation but you can change it whenever you need to during VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s operation To do this 1 Open the program s main window by double clicking the system tray icon 2 Click Settings on the toolbar 3 Select the required language from the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite interface language list 4 Click OK to save the changes To activate the language change you will need to restart VirusBuster Internet Security Suite The alert window that reminds you of this will be displayed after you click OK after step 4 12 WB VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 3 Basic Configuration VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is operating as soon as it is installed Its default settings are optimized for most purposes and are recommended until you become fully acquainted with VirusBuster Internet Security Suite at which point you can customize it to best suit your particular needs This section gives a brief overview of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s basic controls a novice user should know about when starting to use the product such as how to start and stop the protection how to create a new configuration how to protect your se
59. ering most spam messages are detected with the minimum number of false positives 47 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite e Low Provides light filtering that rarely gives false positives but allows some spam messages into the Inbox To customize the filter sensitivity to better match your requirements click Customize In the Spam Filtering Level window you can set the precise rank according to which messages will be filtered Moving the sliders specify the rank value the message must obtain to be treated as the spam and probable spam To save the settings click OK To restore the default filtering level click Default Tip e Anti Spam puts the message status spam not spam and its rank calculated at the moment the message was received in the message header for example X VirusBuster antispam SPAM X VirusBuster antispam rank 99 You can use this information to collect statistics or configure the filter more flexibly 10 5 Specifying White and Black Lists White and Black lists are meant to automatically correct the behavior of the Bayes method in cases where it systematically treats some specific type of messages incorrectly In this case you can create a corresponding White or Black list rule manually and on receiving the next difficult message the filter will rank it and mark it according to that rule List filtering has a higher priority than the Bayes method This means that if the message meets the conditions of
60. ernet Security Suite The attachment filter is triggered after a clean malware scan quarantines or removes specified types of files according to the settings under Attachment filter on the Mail Scanner page Select Rename attachments of the specified types if you want to change the extension of the file or Quarantine attachments of the specified types to isolate them and put them in VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s quarantine To edit the list of file extensions to process click the Extensions button The most common types of files that can contain malicious code are already added to the list for your convenience but you can add edit or remove file extensions according to your needs To revert to the original list click the Default button If you do not want the filter to rename or quarantine any attachments select the Disable attachment filter option button You can also set VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to show visual alerts and or play sound alarms on detecting malware by clicking the Alerts button under Notifications Note e Only IMAP POP3 and SMTP protocols are supported VirusBuster Internet Security Suite does not support Microsoft Exchange mail accounts 8 4 Malware Quarantine VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s default procedure for removed malware is to not delete it completely but to place it into a special isolated storage called quarantine so it can be restored later if you find an application you depend on w
61. es parameters The rule name does not affect the action of the filter 2 Select field Use the Choose field drop down list to specify the field of the message to be searched The following fields are available e Any the whole message as it was received e Header message service headers e Subject From To Cc Bcc contents of the message fields of the same name e Body message body except the headers 3 Choose condition Use the Choose condition drop down list to specify the way to match the specified text with the specified field contents If you want to enable a case sensitive search of the specified text select the Match case check box The following conditions are available 48 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite e Contains Does not contain simply searches for the specified text in the specified search field e Starts with Does not start with matches the required text at the beginning of the specified search field e Ends with Does not end with matches the required text at the end of the specified search field e Equals Does not equal checks whether the required text completely matches the specified search field e Matches Does not match considers the specified text as a regular expression and checks whether the specified search field satisfies this expression 4 Specify text to search for in the selected field Specify the required text This can either be an e mail address a simple keyword conta
62. esncneeeeeeteteeaas 52 13 Tracking EE EE EE 53 13 1 Logging Level EE 54 TAD PONGIX setscucesescenetia e a east uecebasuly wei EE eeadedostan EE SNESE 55 14 1 TROUDIOSNOOUING TEE 55 14 2 Understanding Penetration Techniques ccccceeceeeeee cient eeeceeectaeneeeta ence NEEEEER eesaaeeaeeeeeeeaaeeaaees 55 14 3 USING Macro Adresses c cccccsetceccncccceseaesecnecezcndacadeceaseunedandascaquedsseessnessagaenesascaessenyZevenseadeesscarees 57 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 1 Welcome to VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Proactive Protection for Intelligent Internet Users Today s Internet requires a whole new approach to security Almost everything is interconnected and taking place in real time And that includes threats To be effective security software must be constantly alert for new forms of deviousness New types of threats require new forms of protection Mass distribution of viruses and worms is giving way to profit driven attacks designed to steal identities money and other valuable electronic commodities through phishing and social engineering To fully protect against these new risks an effective security solution must deploy a multi layered approach providing proactive behavior based blocking as well as the more traditional database driven signature detections It must also be easy to use because if it s not it won t be used VirusBuster is happy to introduce a brand new security product VirusBuster Internet
63. ging Level e Show Hide Displays or hides VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s main window e Scan for Malware Starts a system scan for malware e Settings Displays the Settings dialog window e Register Available only in a trial mode Allows to specify your registration key to get free annual VirusBuster Internet Security Suite updates and support e About Shows the current version of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite and its database lists each module in the package and their version numbers and also provides license information e Firewall Policy or Enable Firewall Opens a submenu where you can change VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s rewal policy to one of these available modes Block All Block Most Rules Wizard Allow Most and Disable If the firewall is disabled allows to enable it e Disable Self Protection or Enable Self Protection Disables enables VirusBuster Internet Security Suite se protection e Enter Auto Learn Mode or Leave Auto Learn Mode While in Auto Learn mode VirusBuster Internet Security Suite allows all applications activities during a specified time period in order to create corresponding rules e Suspend Protection or Restore Protection Disables enables VirusBuster Internet Security Suite protection e Exit 11 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Opens a dialog that allows you to either close the GUI and stop the suite so VirusBuster Internet Security Suite no long
64. heck boxes for this address It is very important to remember that a host on a Trusted network is given the highest priority Even restricted applications can communicate with the host It is recommended to set only absolutely trusted computers as Trusted If you just need File and Printer Sharing use NetBIOS instead of Trusted If you do not want to clutter up logs with information about NetBIOS broadcast packets you can disable data logging for all detected hosts and subnets by clearing the Log NetBIOS broadcasts for detected networks check box This will keep the Event Viewer data clearer and may improve computer performance Note 23 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite e NetBIOS broadcast packets are inbound or outbound UDP packets with the sender s address belonging to the selected subnet and sent to address 255 255 255 255 from port 137 or 138 Client computers commonly announce their presence on the network using such packets e Please note that VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s protective components are independent from the address access level For example even if you add www virusbuster hu to Trusted network addresses its components will still block banners active content etc from this site and perform their common activity regardless of the address access level 5 3 Managing Applications Network Access The primary operation of the firewall is granting network access to processes and applications according to s
65. heck the junk mail folder and if you find any e mail mistakenly detected as spam mark them as not spam using the Mark as Not Spam button on the toolbar 10 2 2 Automatic Training The second method of training is forced If you already have a sufficient number of both spam and legitimate messages then you can use the Anti Spam Training Wizard to force the filter to process them to collect statistics for its knowledge base To start the wizard click VirusBuster Anti Spam on the plug in toolbar in your mail client and select Train on the drop down menu The wizard will first ask you whether you want to append the info to be collected to the existing knowledge base or create a completely new base After selecting your choice and clicking Next the Select Spam Folders to Scan step will be displayed showing all the folders contained in your mailbox and your personal folders pst files as well as the numbers of messages contained in each folder in brackets In the folders tree select those folders that contain only spam messages These messages will be processed by the filter to collect statistics of spam words and their probabilities in order to refine the spam filter Tip e Right click the folder to select clear its subfolders After designating the folders that contain only spam click Next The next step lets you specify folders with only legitimate messages These will be used to collect statistics for the messages you consider legitim
66. ht the rule on the list and use the Move Up Down buttons Note that you can set global rules to be processed by the firewall either before or after application rules are applied by placing them appropriately on the list You can also copy a highlighted rule or remove a rule by using the Copy or Remove buttons It is not recommended to remove any built in global rules Tip e Rules automatically created by VirusBuster Internet Security Suite are marked blue in the list Rules created by a user are marked black e Itis prudent to save the present configuration before making changes to it e For additional information about the rules processing sequence see this article http www virusbuster hu support kb article php id 1000120 amp ang en 5 4 2 Managing Low Level System Rules VirusBuster Internet Security Suite also allows you to control system traffic transferred by protocol drivers that use IP protocols other than TCP or UDP transit packets and other non application traffic that cannot be controlled at the application level To view the low level rules list click Settings gt Network Rules gt System Wide Rules and select the Low Level Rules tab You can add modify and remove low level rules the same way as with application rules The only differences are e Rule criteria contain IP protocol type direction remote and local addresses e Mark rule as High Priority sets a rule higher than application and global rules which
67. ill not function without its associated malware This will let you recover the data that the application uses so you can then uninstall it and find another app that doesn t use spyware Objects in quarantine do not pose any threat to your computer Quarantined objects are displayed in Quarantine in the main VirusBuster Internet Security Suite window Every malware program and object is represented in the quarantine list only once despite the number of separate signatures detected For each object quarantined the date and time it was detected and its location and type are displayed If you highlight an object you will see its description and detailed information about the locations of all related objects in the Detailed Information below its description Each item quarantined as spyware can be restored from quarantine to resume its normal operation on your computer To restore an item click the Restore link next to it Registry keys and INI files will be restored to just before they were quarantined You can also restore an object and add it to the Ignore list to make VirusBuster Internet Security Suite ignore it as spyware by selecting the Restore and Add to Ignore List command on the item s shortcut menu For viruses and items quarantined by the attachment filter you have the ability to save the object on your hard disk using the Save As command This lets you view the file contents without damaging your system You can also permanently remove any
68. ill start to see some unsolicited e mail appearing in the same folder automatically without your interaction Anti Spam has learned enough from you to start working independently Tip 45 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite e In Microsoft Outlook you can assign a shortcut to the Mark as Spam action in order to make the marking of e mails as easy as deleting them The big difference of course is that you re training the filter to do this eventually itself This method is relatively slow because the filter processes e mails after they have been received However after some time the filter will enlarge the knowledge base so he can precisely detect spam without any false positives It should be noted that during manual training you don t need to manually mark a the incoming messages But it is necessary to mark the ones incorrectly processed by the filter This is because the filter internally marks all incoming messages either as spam or not spam so if the rank it assigns to a message is valid i e it has correctly detected spam or correctly recognized a legitimate message then the e mail is already correctly marked and you need do nothing but if the filter makes a mistake and you don t correct it then the probability of such errors occurring in the future will increase considerably Important e During training especially at the beginning when the collected statistics are small it is recommended that you periodically c
69. ined in the message or a regular expression if the Matches Does not match condition is used After specifying all the parameters click OK to save the rule To edit a selected rule click Edit To delete a selected rule click Remove To copy a selected rule click Copy You also have the ability to specify contacts to which you write and names in the Contacts list in your mail client as trusted recipients On the White List tab select Automatically allow e mail from people I write to and or Automatically allow e mail from addresses on my Contacts list and Anti Spam will automatically allow e mail received from these addresses 10 6 Specifying Additional Settings On the Advanced tab of the Options dialog you can specify some additional Anti Spam settings Specifying folders By default Spam detected by Anti Spam and Probable Spam detected by Anti Spam folders are automatically created in your Inbox folder in Microsoft Outlook 2003 in the Junk E mail folder to which Anti Spam sends letters ranked as spam and probable spam But you can specify alternate folders to receive spam and probable spam Click the corresponding ellipsis button to modify the folder Select the folder in the standard mail client window displaying all folders in your mail database and click OK Note that any folders currently containing spam will not be affected all newly detected spam or probable spam messages will be moved to the newly specified folders
70. ion launch Malicious processes can launch your default web browser with command line parameters for example with a pre configured web address in a hidden window making the firewall believe a legitimate action is taking place Firewalls that explicitly trust an application without looking beyond it to who actually launched it in the first place and what additional connection parameters are supplied are unable to challenge the technique and thereby allow confidential data to be transmitted from the computer Examples of this technique are used by the Tooleaky Ghost and Wallbreaker leak tests Attp www firewallleak _tester com leak __test2 htm http www firewallleak tester com leak test13 htm http www firewallleak tester com leak test11 htm VirusBuster Internet Security Suite watches every program started on a computer and controls who has permission to start each program with command line parameters protecting your browser against tampering Beyond browsers command line launch control applies to all network enabled applications which are present in the configuration VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will prompt the user as to whether such activity should be permitted for a particular program OLE application control A relatively new technique has surfaced that controls application activity through OLE Object Linking and Embedding a Windows mechanism which allows one program to manage the behavior of another program on th
71. irewall page and clear the Enable firewall check box Disabling the firewall also disables the attack detection functionality See Managing Network Connections for details e To disable only the Attack Detection component click Settings on the toolbar select the Firewall gt Attack Detection page and clear the Enable Attack Detection check box See Preventing Network Attacks for details e To disable Host Protection click Settings on the toolbar select the Host Protection page and clear the Enable Host Protection check box See Protecting from Malicious Process Activity for details e To disable the real time malware protection click Settings on the toolbar select the Anti Malware page and clear the Enable real time protection check box See Real Time Protection for details e To disable the mail scanner click Settings on the toolbar select the Anti Malware gt Mail Scanner page and select Do not scan mail See Scanning Mail Attachments for details e To disable Anti Spam click Settings on the toolbar select the Anti Spam page and clear the Enable spam filtering in Outlook Outlook Express check box depending on your mail client See Enabling Spam Filter for details e To disable Web Control click Settings on the toolbar select the Web Control page and clear the Enable Web Control check box See Controlling Online Activities for details e To disable VirusBuster Internet Security Suite self protection click Settings o
72. irusBuster Internet Security Suite s current state 2 1 The Toolbar The toolbar is close to the top of the main window To see what each button does hold your cursor over it for a second Each button on the toolbar except the Settings button is a shortcut to one of the product functions These buttons are simply an easy and direct path to their functions rather than having to go through several different dialog windows to access the same functions The toolbar looks like the following B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite VIRUSBUSTER 6 intemet Security Suite SS Scan for Malware A Settings 2 Update Help These are the buttons found on the toolbar Button Function Starts the malware system scan Opens VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s Settings dialog Downloads the latest product updates including rules presets and anti malware databases Opens this help file that you are currently reading 2 2 Left and Information Panels To display information so you can easily find it VirusBuster Internet Security Suite uses two panels The left panel is similar to the left panel of Windows Explorer It provides a listing of the categories connections ports components etc The right panel is the information panel which gives the specific data about any category highlighted in the left panel The panels look like the following Y Welcome SEH Firewall Network Activity Firewall is a key part of y
73. irusBuster Internet Security Suite as well as the specific activities of each VirusBuster Internet Security Suite component the start of each program and all changes made to policies configuration settings and passwords As distinct from the Network Activity log which shows live connections and their details the Event Viewer displays detailed statistics for all past system and product activities by category representing the history of events that occurred during the current VirusBuster Internet Security Suite session The Event Viewer is accessed by double clicking Event Viewer in the left panel of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s main window By default the following logs are available click the log name in the left panel to view the specific data stored in that log e Product Internal Events This is a record of program starts and shutdowns the status of its components and every change made to policies program options and configuration settings e Firewall Displays all the connections that VirusBuster Internet Security Suite has allowed or blocked and the reason why For information about the Firewall component see Managing Network Connections e Attack Detection Displays each suspicious activity and attack on your computer from the Internet and local networks the ports involved and where the attacks are from For information about the Attack Detection component see Preventing Network Attacks e Web Control Displays all th
74. ity Suite Scan for Malware A Settings K Update Help Y Welcome amp Firewall Network Activity Used Ports Host Protection Information Panel EE Process Activity S Anti Malware fi ru S B u ster Quarantine INTERNEESECEURHY SUHE Web Control Online Activity Y ster News My Shortcuts Anti Spam 8 fi Security Teacher Internet security tips and advices gt ImproveNet Live Stats Event Viewer EN Security tips and guidelines as well as topical gt Product Documentation security articles for everyone who cares about gt Test My Security es protected web life gt Send Suspected Malware Left Panel click here to learn more gt Protect Your Friends gt Security Teacher gt VirusBuster News gt VirusBuster Blog Renewal period 30 days left Registered to Type of license Trial i Status Bar irewall Allow Most To display the main window when it is minimized to the system tray 1 Right click the firewall s system tray icon 2 Select Show Hide To close the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite main window click the X in the right upper corner Note that this does not shut down the product the main window is simply minimized and the suite icon remains in the system tray indicating that it is running and protecting your system The main window contains e The toolbar e Left panel e Information panel e Status bar The status bar is at the bottom of the main window It is used to display the V
75. l fee B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite If you bought VirusBuster Internet Security Suite in a box from a store please follow the instructions on the registration card If you downloaded your copy from VirusBuster s web site to register your version you need to purchase your registration key How to enter your registration key 1 When you receive your registration key open the e mail message that contains it and select all the text between Registration key begins and Registration key ends using your mouse left click just before the first character in the first line of the key and while holding down the left mouse button move the mouse just past the last character in the last string of the key release the mouse button when you have highlighted the entire key as shown in the picture below 2 Right click anywhere inside the highlighted text from step 1 and select Copy from the shortcut menu to copy your registration key to the Clipboard a generally invisible area of Windows used for Copy and Paste actions Registration key begins uSBMcuVVyiT iMy2FPTPhnfRL1VSAMY a 3 Select Start gt Programs gt VirusBuster gt VirusBuster Internet Security Suite and click Enter Registration Key In the Enter Key window click the Paste button and your registration key which you copied to the Clipboard in step 2 will be inserted into the blank box from the Clipboard 4 Click OK to save your key and close the dialog When you buy a
76. le and suggests that you personally may want to help in updating VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s rules by participating in a completely free VirusBuster ImproveNet program Note e The current VirusBuster Internet Security Suite version and modules list are available at the Update page of the product settings 4 1 Configuring Updates To configure VirusBuster Internet Security Suite updates click Settings on the toolbar and select the Update page Schedule By default updates take place on an hourly basis however you can choose a time when VirusBuster Internet Security Suite downloads updates on your own To do this click the Settings button on the toolbar and select the Update page Under Update schedule you can specify how often updates are to be downloaded by selecting the desired frequency in the How often list If you select weekly updates you can also specify a day for updating and the exact time when the product will download updates If you select daily updates you can specify the time of day to download updates If you select Manually updates will not be checked unless you click the Update button on the toolbar Proxy settings If you connect to the Internet through a proxy server you can set the connection settings by clicking Proxy Settings on the Update page of the product settings Auto detecting a proxy server is the default option but you can specify the server and port number manually To do so select th
77. le assumption you can use these to train Anti Spam To set the filter to mark all outgoing messages as not spam select the Train Anti Spam on my outgoing e mail also check box on the General tab of Anti Spam settings 10 2 3 How Does the Bayesian Filter Work Each word has a probability of occurring in spam e mail which is specific to each user For example most users will frequently encounter the word Viagra in spam messages but will rarely see it in good messages Anti Spam doesn t know these probabilities in advance and needs to be trained to compute them To train the filter you manually or automatically using the training wizard specify whether a particular message is spam or not For each word in each training message Anti Spam calculates the probability that it will appear in a spam message this is what we call rank based on the times it occurs in messages marked as spam All the probabilities are saved in Anti Spam s knowledge base which changes as Anti Spam gains experience For example Anti Spam will most likely assign a high ranking to the word Viagra but a low ranking to words found only in legitimate messages such as the names of your friends The rank is recorded as a decimal number in the range of O to 1 A neutral rank value 0 5 shows lack of any definitive estimate Words with a rank close to the neutral value are of little interest for the overall probability that the message is spam so have a low weight
78. licating programs use e mail and address lists of unlucky users to distribute themselves throughout the Internet and or a local network A user needs only to open the file attached to a received e mail and the worm or virus starts performing its malicious actions resulting in system infection and malfunction VirusBuster Internet Security Suite protects you from attachments containing viruses worms and Trojans checking files attached to e mail arriving to and being sent from your computer and quarantining those which VirusBuster Internet Security Suite recognizes as potentially dangerous Mail scanner To configure the mail scanner click Settings on the toolbar and select the Mail Scanner page Under Mail scanner you can select which mail will be scanned both incoming and outgoing mail or incoming mail only according to your needs Also specify the action to perform on malware that is detected in your e mail by selecting Cure or Quarantine in the When malware found list If you do not want to check e mail messages for viruses and other malware select Do not scan mail Attachment filter If you consider some types of attachments to be potentially dangerous even after they pass a clean malware check for example the scanner could simply be not aware of a new virus in the wild or for some reason have disabled mail scanning you still have the ability to prevent probable damage caused by opening or executing such a file 39 B VirusBuster Int
79. m Next to each malware is displayed its degree of risk the category it belongs to and the action to be performed on it Double click an object to see a listing of all the places on your computer where it is located To change the action right click the object and select the action from the shortcut menu Select the check boxes next to the objects you want to process and click Next VirusBuster Internet Security Suite then performs the specified actions cures the object removes it from the places it is registered in and from memory or places in quarantine so you can restore it later if you find some software won t work without it or you can delete it completely if all is well While in quarantine malware has no effect on your system For details on using the malware quarantine see Malware Quarantine Any software that you did not select will be left intact and will continue to be active on your system Tip e If you know that a found program is not malware but is in fact legitimate software and do not want to treat it as spyware or a virus for example in order to use a freeware application it must display its ads from a particular adware program you can add such programs to the exclusions list VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will ignore the programs on the exclusions list and will display no alerts when detecting their activity Also these programs will not be displayed on the list of detected spyware To add a detected program t
80. m Filter Anti Spam s Bayesian core is entirely based on statistical information it collects from incoming mail The actual selection starts after a considerable amount of statistics is collected the learning stage Before the learning stage is complete there are not enough statistics gathered so the filter cannot rank e mails However when the learning stage is complete it starts to rank the e mail you receive according to the spam probabilities of the words contained in your e mail and automatically marks each message as spam or not spam according to this ranking There is also a non statistical way that Anti Spam immediately gets to work marking letters as not spam These are e mails from people on your Contacts list people you write to and your own outgoing e mail These messages are the only ones the filter handles before its training stage is finished To collect a really valuable knowledge base Anti Spam needs some training To train it you can use manual training automatic training or both methods whichever you prefer 10 2 1 Manual Training Manual training is based on your use of the Mark as Spam and Mark as Not Spam buttons on the Anti Spam toolbar in your mail client When you receive unsolicited e mail don t just delete it mark it as spam by clicking on the Mark as Spam button Anti Spam processes the e mail and learns a bit more what spam looks like then moves it to the Spam detected by Anti Spam folder Later you w
81. n VirusBuster Internet Security Suite license you actually get two licenses e A license for VirusBuster Internet Security Suite usage lifelong e A license for free upgrades and support for one year including the latest VirusBuster Internet Security Suite versions In a year you can either buy a renewal license for another year of upgrades and support Annual Update and Support contract or simply continue using your last updated version of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Note e VirusBuster Personal Professional and VirusBuster Internet Security Suite are independent products and their registration keys are not interchangeable It means that VirusBuster Personal and Professional registration keys are not applicable to VirusBuster Internet Security Suite and visa versa Please be sure you are entering the correct registration key B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 2 User Interface and Controls Basics When you launch VirusBuster Internet Security Suite for the first time its main window is displayed The main window is your central control panel for the suite Its purpose is to let you monitor network operations of your computer and to modify product settings The main window is very similar to Windows Explorer so should be familiar to most users making VirusBuster Internet Security Suite quite easy to use The main window looks like the following VirusBuster Internet Security Suite BAE VIRUSBUSTER Intemet Secur
82. n the toolbar and clear the Enable self protection check box See Protecting Internal Components for details Note e Disabling self protection may severely impact overall system security Though disabling is required for the installation of plug ins and other advanced functions it should be re enabled as soon as the changes have been made 3 2 Creating a New Configuration The exact state of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite at any moment of time is represented by all of its settings which include policy components security levels application and global rules LAN settings exclusion lists etc The totality of these settings is called the configuration The first configuration is created during installation You can always modify any of the settings and even create different configurations for different activities This allows for separate configurations for each computer user such as configurations to prevent children from accessing unacceptable sites from playing online games or chatting if they use their parent s computer This makes it easy to transfer configuration settings from one computer to another and easy to back up your configurations Switching between configurations is very quick To create a new configuration click Settings gt Configuration gt New The product configuration is performed automatically with the help of the Configuration Wizard The first step lets you select the local security level you d prefer The f
83. n will be taken and the Specify Actions for Detected Objects step will be displayed after the scan is finished as if the List All action were selected e Irrespective of the specified action all malware activity is blocked immediately after it is detected e VirusBuster Internet Security Suite scans files contained in ZIP RAR and CAB archives 8 1 3 Scanning Specified Locations After clicking Next VirusBuster Internet Security Suite starts to scan the selected objects and locations The progress step displays the following stats as the scan continues the total number of objects scanned and the number of detected potentially malicious objects The scanning process can run in background mode If you want to work with VirusBuster Internet Security Suite while the scan is underway click the Background button and the wizard will be minimized To see the full window again select Anti Malware on the left panel of the main window and click Show Details on the Information panel To abort a scan and see its results at any time click Cancel When the scan is complete a ist of detected objects if any are found is displayed automatically If your system is clean i e no suspicious objects were found only the stats of the scan are displayed 37 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 8 1 4 Removing Detected Malware The Specify Actions for Detected Objects step lets you view whatever malware was detected so you can remove it from your syste
84. nd it is recommended that you put most applications that were not initially detected by VirusBuster Internet Security Suite in this group e Trusted applications All network activity of applications in this group is allowed It is not recommended that you include an application in this group unless you absolutely trust it You can change the status of an application or process by simply dragging and dropping it into a different group or by right clicking the application and selecting Always Trust Block this Application You can also manage the application list by manually adding applications or removing them To add an application select the group in the list and click the Add button You will be prompted to browse to the application s executable and after adding the file the Modify Rules dialog window will be displayed so you can specify rules for the new application unless you are adding it to the Blocked applications or Trusted applications group After specifying the rules and clicking OK you will be able to see the added application in the selected group For more information on creating and editing application rules see Managing Rules for Applications To remove an application from the list highlight it and click the Remove button Setting additional application options The Modify Rules dialog also lets you view application executable file details General tab and set some additional options Select the Options tab to be able to sp
85. ned in downloaded web pages or your e mail and news Go to either the Web Pages or the Mail and News tab and select the element type to manage The right part of the window will show you the element description and the setting for each selection To allow or block a particular element select one of the available options e Allow All elements of this type are always allowed e Prompt VirusBuster Internet Security Suite prompts you before allowing an element of this type e Block Elements of this type are always blocked For advertisements VirusBuster Internet Security Suite gives you the option to either replace banner ads with text AD or with a transparent image the same size as the banner Note that although replacing banner ads with transparent images greatly increases your comfort level while browsing by removing annoying graphics you may prefer to replace banners with the AO text links so you can still use the links if you like Click OK to save the new settings The Default button restores the default protection level Note e The Prompt option is not available for hidden frames animated GIFs and external active content e Some sites require that all or several of its active content elements be active for their pages to display or function correctly If you make the settings for all sites very restrictive you can experience the following problems necessary images not being displayed a web page not showing at all a web page di
86. net Security Suite automatically when you turn on your computer and displays its icon in the system tray e Background when in background startup mode VirusBuster Internet Security Suite runs invisibly without displaying its system tray icon or any of its dialog windows This makes the suite invisible to users which lets parents and system administrators block unwanted traffic or content in a way that s completely hidden from the user Another reason to use background mode is if you need to save system resources Note e Because Rules Wizard policy is not supported when VirusBuster Internet Security Suite runs in background mode as background mode does not include interaction with the user you need to specify what firewall policy is to be applied when VirusBuster Internet Security Suite starts in background mode To specify the policy that should be applied in background mode click Settings on the toolbar select Firewall and select the desired policy from the Background mode policy list You can manually start VirusBuster Internet Security Suite at any time by selecting Start gt All Programs gt VirusBuster gt VirusBuster Internet Security Suite and clicking VirusBuster Internet Security Suite To close VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s GUI and switch to background mode right click the suite s icon in the system tray and click Exit e Disable if this is selected VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will not run automatically at st
87. nt or the requested connection has no rule and user response is needed To assist the user in making a decision VirusBuster Internet Security Suite provides additional information on the subject and suggestions which are available via the Smart Advisor link included in the prompt dialog After clicking on Smart Advisor a new window provides details for selecting VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s activity such as properties of an executable that requires a connection and a description of programs for which such activity could be typical along with advice 5 2 Configuring Local Network Settings A fundamental difference between a local area network LAN and the Internet is the level of trust you can have in each A LAN used at home or at work is generally comprised of friendly computers computers belonging to or operated by other family members or fellow workers VirusBuster Internet Security Suite lets you detect the networks your computer belongs to and define the specific access level for each network 5 2 1 Detecting a Local Area Network Normally LAN settings of your computer are detected and configured during the installation of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite You can also detect your LAN any time in order to communicate with other computers To view the list of networks to which your computer belongs click Settings on the toolbar and select the LAN settings page Detecting a LAN automatically On the LAN Settings page cli
88. ntercept packets Hackers can substitute legitimate MAC addresses with ones of their own and reroute legitimate traffic to a hacker controlled machine by sending out forged ARP responses which VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will detect and block This ARP spoofing enables hackers to be able to sniff read packets and view any data in transit to direct traffic to non existent hardware causing delays in data transmission or a denial of service on the affected equipment Specialized hacker sniffing programs can also intercept traffic including chat sessions and related private data such as password entries names addresses and even encrypted files by modifying MAC addresses at the Internet gateway e Protect my IP addresses from being falsely reported as used VirusBuster Internet Security Suite detects cases where two or more hosts share the same IP address This can be due to an attacker attempting to gain access to network traffic or block a computer from accessing the network but could also happen legitimately where an ISP uses multiple servers for load sharing If enabled VirusBuster Internet Security Suite blocks ARP replies that have the same IP but different MAC s and thus protects the computer from IP address duplication consequences e Block hosts enumerating other computers on LAN Limits the number of ARP requests enumerating IP addresses from one MAC address during a specified time interval which can imply network scanning Some
89. nually If you want to change the default file location click Browse Select the folder or create your own one and click OK Click Next to proceed to the last step before actual installation B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Select the Download the latest VirusBuster Internet Security Suite updates during installation option to download rules presets for the product This is the final step before starting the installation process If you need to cancel any performed steps click Back When you are ready to go ahead with the installation click the Install button The program displays the installation progress window After the installation is finished the Configuration Wizard will help you create a new configuration or import the previous if you install the product over an earlier version On importing a previous configuration the system will automatically copy saved settings of the earlier version after which you will need to reboot the computer to complete VirusBuster Internet Security Suite installation On creating a new configuration the setup wizard will offer you to select a necessary security level Advanced security provides the highest level of security and protects against all penetration techniques that are often used by malicious programs to bypass firewalls Normal security protects against the most dangerous penetration techniques It decreases a number of product prompts for users to reply on and is recommended in mos
90. o rules created during the auto learn period and any rules based on the factory presets To switch back to normal mode before the specified period is over right click the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite system tray icon and select Leave Auto Learn Mode Note e Auto Learn Mode can pose a security risk because allowing rules are created for every requested connections So while in Auto Learn mode be sure you are not running any unknown or untrusted applications and not visiting objectionable sites 21 WB VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 5 1 3 Running in Entertainment Mode When playing games or watching movies you probably want to avoid product prompts and alerts from distracting your attention or capturing focus yet still want to be protected especially when playing online VirusBuster Internet Security Suite provides a specially designed Entertainment mode where protection is active without bothering users with numerous product prompts and alerts Once the full screen application a game media player etc is started VirusBuster Internet Security Suite detects this event and suggests entering Entertainment mode so the application runs using the Entertainment mode policy see below in which case no alerts and messages are displayed with the full screen application and updates are not checked for To set VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to detect full screen applications and to have it suggest switching to Entertainment mode
91. o the exclusions list right click its name and select Add to Exclusions You can also specify folders which VirusBuster Internet Security Suite should not scan for malware You can later remove programs and folders from the exclusions list using the Exclusions button on the Anti Malware dialog page of the product Settings window Important e A cookie is not spyware but it can be used as a holding file to transfer private information from your computer to a specific web site Spyware programs installed on your computer can write your private information into cookie files which can later be read by the site that owns those cookies the next time your browser visits that site whether you knowingly go to the site or your browser is simply directed there 8 1 5 Viewing Scan Results The last step of the wizard displays a scan report where you can see the number of detected cured removed and quarantined malware and other details After viewing the results click Finish to close the wizard Note To see the objects that the Anti Malware component detected and removed open the Event Viewer section in the left panel of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite main window and select the Anti Malware log 8 2 Real Time Protection The Anti Malware component provides real time non stop protection against spyware and viruses When real time protection is enabled all system vulnerable objects are permanently monitored to ensure that malware is detected
92. ollowing levels are available for details see Protecting from Malicious Process Activity 14 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite e Advanced Provides the best protection against all penetration techniques that are most often used by malicious software to bypass firewalls Having selected this level you will get a lot of product prompts that require your response therefore it is recommended for advanced users e Normal Ensures protection only against the more dangerous techniques has a reduced number of product prompts that require your response and is recommended for most cases However if Normal security level is selected some of the more exotic security test programs leaktests will fail Click the desired security level to proceed With the next step you will be able to enable the product components according to your needs The next step lets you configure the real time malware protection operation mode If you do not want malware programs on your computer to launch select Check files on execution If you want VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to prevent all other access attempts to files that are infected with known malware such as copying or saving a program s copies select Check files on every access attempt Note that checking files on every access attempt does slow system performance You could increase scan performance by selecting the Enable SmartScan technology check box While using the SmartScan technology VirusBus
93. ort click Add and specify the following parameters protocol port number and weight Weight is a decimal value that indicates that port s importance A greater number indicates a more vulnerable port You may also add optional comments in the corresponding field to describe the port s purpose or anything else you d like noted Click OK to add the port to the list Note e To specify the time interval for detecting port scanning edit the Attack duration time setting Settings gt Attack Detection gt Customize gt Advanced gt Edit List gt Advanced 6 4 Attacks List You can designate the attacks VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is to detect and block By default more than 25 different types of attacks or exploits are handled but you can select not to detect certain types to lower your system resource usage or to stop too frequent or faulty alert messages that may appear if for example a trusted service in your network is falsely perceived as an attack source To customize the attack detection list click Edit list on the Advanced tab having clicked Settings gt Attack Detection gt Customize All the selected types of attacks are detected by the firewall To exclude a type clear its check box To revert to the default settings click Default 6 5 Specifying Trusted Hosts and Ports There may be computers that you are absolutely sure are not a source of danger to your system as well as ports on your system you are sure cannot
94. our system s protection It monitors all the network traffic Used Ports r the system sends and receives and it detects and prevents any attempted E Host Protection hacker attacks from outside the network leaving intruders no possibility of Process Activity compromising your computer Anti Malware s A Firewall Enabled Quarantine Policy Allow Most Web Control e Online Activity Applications online 23 Information Panel Anti Spam Connections opened 0 Event Viewer Ports used 15 Attack Detection Enabled Left Panel Security level Low Attacks blocked 0 Attacks Blocked Date Time Attack Type Attacker Address Action As with Windows Explorer any line that starts with a plus sign can be expanded to show its subcategories Any line starting with a minus sign indicates the line has already been expanded and by clicking the minus sign all of that line s subcategories will be hidden to conserve screen space The left panel lists and the information panel displays the details of the following categories e Firewall Vi VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Selecting this category in the left panel displays general information about the firewall such as its present state policy attacks detected and general statistics on open connections When expanded this category lists the following nodes Network Activity Lists all applications and processes that have active connections and the details of those connections
95. owed or blocked according to the specified setting e Do not log this activity disables activity logging for this rule If selected no data will be written to the log when this rule is triggered Rule description 20 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite When you select the event in the above text boxes corresponding messages will be displayed in the Rule description text box Below the specified commands you will need to state whether to allow or block the connection by clicking one of the underlined links Allow is the default Make sure there are no undefined parameters in the Rule description text box VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will generate a descriptive Rule name automatically based on the specified parameters Click OK to save the rule The rule will be displayed on the list The selected rule transcript is shown at the bottom of the window Modifying an existing rule To modify an existing rule highlight it in the list and click Modify Perform any changes in the rule editor described in the rule creation section above and click OK to save the changes Selected rules are activated turned on and processed by the firewall Clear the check box next to the rule name to turn it off if you do not want VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to process the rule but you don t want to delete it either You can turn the rule on at any time by selecting its check box Rules are applied in top down order highest on the list is
96. owing you to instantly and easily increase spam filtering accuracy The filter works independently of the messaging protocol It ranks e mail already delivered by the mail client Not only the content of each letter is considered but also different meta information like attachments and their size the time of delivery trash in html formatted e mails etc thus making the selection algorithm extremely effective The advantage of Bayesian spam filtering is that it learns on an individual user basis The spam a user receives is often related to his or her interests The spam identification of the words mentioned in e mail a user receives is unique to that user and can evolve over time with corrective training whenever the user sees that the filter incorrectly classified an e mail The Bayesian filter assigns spam probability to the words and letters based on the user s own individual traffic As a result Bayesian spam filtering accuracy after some training is often superior to pre defined rules and it requires minimal input from the user 10 1 Enabling Spam Filter After being installed the Anti Spam component integrates into your mail client as a simple toolbar providing access to all of its settings To enable or disable spam filtering for either Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express click Settings on the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite toolbar select the Anti Spam page and select the corresponding check box 10 2 Training Anti Spa
97. pecified application rules This allows for a flexible network access setup and insures that no process can get network access that is not covered by a rule VirusBuster Internet Security Suite generates a list of installed applications and sets the rules for them automatically but also provides an opportunity to manually manage the application list and rules for applications See the appropriate sections for details 5 3 1 Managing List of Applications During the initial product configuration all installed applications are detected and rules for them are created according to built in presets To view a list of detected applications click the Settings button on the toolbar and select the Network Rules page All applications as far as VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is concerned are arranged into three groups e Blocked applications All network activity of applications in this group is blocked It is recommended that you add to this group any applications that do not need Internet access such as text editors calculators etc e Partially allowed applications VirusBuster Internet Security Suite allows network access for these applications based on rules that were set by you manually and or the rule presets Only closely specified network activity is allowed for these applications VirusBuster Internet Security Suite automatically detects installed applications and configures rule presets when you configure the product during installation a
98. pplications to exchange window messages between processes Malicious processes can gain control over other network enabled applications by sending them window messages and imitating user input from the keyboard and or mouse clicks An example of using this technique is the Breakout leak test http www firewallleak tester com leak test16 htm The crucial point here is program interactivity through the SendMessage PostMessage API and so on This technique is used for legitimate inter process interactivity but can very easily be used for nefarious purposes by malicious individuals VirusBuster Internet Security Suite controls such attempts DNS query submission The DNS Client service contains a vulnerability called DNS tunneling Malicious code can transfer and receive any information using correct DNS packets to a correctly configured operating DNS server An example of using this technique is the DNSTester leak test ttp www klake org jt dnshell 55 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite VirusBuster Internet Security Suite performs double verification of any access to a DNS Client service thereby providing a more secure system This controls access to a DNS API even with the DNS Client service on and thus benefits users who out of compatibility concerns cannot disable this service themselves This functionality allows the assignment of permissions to a specific process to use the DNS Client service Network enabled applicat
99. r example 2002 a00 1 Type in the address in the format you selected wildcards are allowed and click Add You can add several addresses in sequence this way and then click OK to add them to the list on the LAN Settings page Configure the appropriate access levels for each network and click OK to save the settings Removing an address from the list You can remove a selected address or network from the list by clicking the Remove button Removing an address from the list is similar to specifying the Limited Access to LAN level for that address i e clearing both the NetBIOS and Trusted check boxes Note e For details on configuring LAN access levels see Specifying LAN Access Levels 5 2 2 Specifying LAN Access Levels All computers on a LAN can be assigned one of the following levels of access regarding your computer e NetBIOS access only File and Printer Sharing between the LAN and your computer is allowed To set this level select the NetBIOS check box for this address e Trusted all connections to and from the network are allowed To set this level select the Trusted check box for this address e NAT Zone select this check box if you use Internet Connection Sharing and other computers on the network get Internet access via your computer e Limited Access to LAN NetBIOS communications are blocked all other communications are handled by application and global rules To set this level clear both the NetBIOS and Trusted c
100. rd 15 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Changing the password To change the password click Settings on the toolbar select the Configuration page and click Change password under Password protection Specify and confirm the new password then click OK twice Disabling the password To disable the password click Settings on the toolbar select the Configuration page and clear the Enable password protection check box After you click OK twice all firewall settings will be available to every person who uses the computer You can additionally protect VirusBuster Internet Security Suite from being unloaded and uninstalled by selecting the corresponding check boxes This prevents unauthorized persons from disabling your protection and the restrictions you set and is most useful for parents who want to control their children s Internet access and employers who need to restrict the activities of their employees Select the Ask for password on responding to product prompts check box if you want VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to prompt for the password when a user responds to the Rules Wizard and Host Protection dialogs Note e Please remember your password If you forget the password you will have to reinstall VirusBuster Internet Security Suite or even your operating system 16 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 4 Updating VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Security updating is one of the key maintenance procedures yo
101. rs VirusBuster Internet Security Suite lets you specify your personal data that should never to be transmitted by your computer through Internet browsers instant messaging software e mail clients or any other application This provides protection against identity theft through abuse of credit card account details passwords or other unique and valuable personal information To protect your private data select the ID Block page of the Settings window and select the Block private data transfer check box Click Add and in the Add Private Data window specify the following parameters e Description This is a description that you will be able to recognize later to identify the string e Data to protect Any combination of symbols letters or digits you do not want to leave your computer e Category The category your data belongs to After clicking OK and applying the changes that string will be blocked from any outgoing communication On detecting a private data transfer VirusBuster Internet Security Suite can either Replace transferred ID with asterisks or Block transfer of network packets containing private data In the first case any requesting source will receive only asterisks in place of the data while in the second any attempts of a requesting source to get data will be completely blocked To have alerts displayed each time an attempt is made to transfer one of the specified strings from your computer select the Show notification when privat
102. s cache files in each scanned folder by selecting the Enable SmartScan technology check box on the General tab of the product properties Note that the cache files are invisible and therefore may cause false positives from anti rootkit tools On detecting a suspicious program VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will block its activity and display an alert to the user that allows him to immediately scan the detected object for malware You can also set visual alerts to be displayed and or sound alerts to be played when malware is detected by clicking the Alerts button and selecting the corresponding check boxes VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will display a visual alert and play the specified sound file each time malware is detected and cured or quarantined This lets you learn the programs you run and the sites you visit that are injecting malware or at the very least are susceptible to malware If you want to exclude particular folders from being scanned click the Exclusions button on the Anti Malware page select the Paths tab and click Add Browse to the folder and click OK to add it to the exclusions list Note e To see the objects that the Anti Malware component detected and removed select the Event Viewer section in the main window and click the Anti Malware log 8 3 Scanning Mail Attachments One of the simplest ways for worms Trojans and other malware to get into your computer is through e mail attachments Hundreds of self rep
103. s that are often used by malicious software to bypass security software Network requests from all new or changed application components are monitored The launching of all new or changed executables is monitored Changes of all critical objects are monitored Having selected this level you will get a lot of product prompts that require your response therefore it is recommended for advanced users e Advanced Ensures protection against all penetration techniques that are often used by malicious software to bypass security software Network requests from changed executables are monitored The launching of changed executables is monitored Changes of all critical objects are monitored e Optimal Provides protection against the most dangerous penetration techniques Network requests only from changed executables are monitored Changes of all critical objects are monitored If selected some of the more exotic security test programs leaktests will fail e Low If you select this option Anti Leak Control and Critical System Object Control are disabled completely Only changed executables are monitored This produces the minimal number of product prompts To customize your security level to better suit your needs click Customize In the appeared dialog box you can set parameters for Anti Leak Control Component Control and Critical System Objects Control according to your specific requirements To restore the default security level click Default
104. s to every application To enable the firewall click Settings gt Firewall and select the Enable firewall check box 5 1 Selecting the Firewall Policy One of the most useful and important features of the firewall is its network access policy A policy is the basic behavior VirusBuster Internet Security Suite uses to control your computer s access to and from the Internet or any other networks it may be connected to The Block Most policy for example gives VirusBuster Internet Security Suite a very suspicious attitude but the Allow Most policy makes VirusBuster Internet Security Suite very trusting VirusBuster Internet Security Suite can function according to the following policies Policy Description Block All al network connections are blocked both to and from your computer Block Most All network connections are blocked except those that are explicitly allowed by g oba or application rules Rules Helps you determine how an application should interact with other software and computers the first Wizard time that application is run Allow Most All network connections are allowed except those that are explicitly blocked by g oba or application rules The icon see the table above of the active mode displays in the system tray as the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite icon That way you can tell at a glance what mode the firewall is in simply by looking at its system tray icon If VirusBuster Internet Security Suit
105. splayed incorrectly or some useful services contained in applets not working If this happens with only a few 42 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite regularly visited sites just change these settings for those sites by adding them to the exclusions list otherwise you may need to loosen the default web content treatment policy 9 2 Advertisement Blocking Advertisements can be blocked using the following three criteria by keywords found in the content of the downloaded web page by size of the advertising image and using the data collected via the VirusBuster s ImproveNet program Blocking by keywords VirusBuster Internet Security Suite blocks ads basing on keywords found in Internet advertisement URLs located in the JMG SRC and A HREF HTML tags If the banner URL contains one of the specified keywords it is replaced with the text AD or with a transparent GIF image the same size as the ad image To open the component s list of keywords click Settings gt Ads and Sites gt Edit List To add a word to the blocked list type it in the provided text box and click Add The word will appear in the list and any advertisement that contains this word will not be displayed in the web browser You can also edit and remove keywords from the list You can also import and export lists of keywords by using the corresponding buttons Blocking by image size VirusBuster Internet Security Suite blocks advertisement images based on their
106. t cases With the next step you will be able to enable the product components according to your needs With the next step you will be able to set Antivirus and Antispyware configuration If you do not want malware programs on your computer to launch select Check files on execution If you want VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to prevent all other access attempts to files that are infected with known malware such as copying or saving a program s copies select Check files on every access attempt Note that checking files on every access attempt does slow system performance You could increase scan performance by selecting the Enable SmartScan technology check box While using the SmartScan technology VirusBuster Internet Security Suite creates status cache files in every scanned folder These files are invisible so may cause false positives from anti rootkit tools Click Next to proceed to the Rules Autocreation step which lets you to enable rules autocreation so global rules and rules for well known applications are created automatically when they first request an action for example network access or process memory modification If you do not want to enable rules autocreation select Use predefined rules for the rule sets to be created according to our engineers built in presets in order to provide optimal system performance and application security The Automatically train VirusBuster Internet Security Suite during one week option allows
107. t executable files use the options under Monitored component types Under Executable launch you can set VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to control the launch of changed and or new executable files Each time a monitored event occurs VirusBuster Internet Security Suite displays a learning dialog box that prompts for future action to either allow the application activity and update information about new or changed components or block the file running If you do not know about the executable you can click the Details button to see more information about it Tip e Known components are marked red and components of a specific application are marked green 34 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite e To improve check performance you can have VirusBuster Internet Security Suite create check status cache files in each folder by selecting the Enable SmartScan technology check box on the General page of the product properties Note that the cache files are invisible and therefore may cause false positives from anti rootkit tools Managing known components You can manage the components that are allowed to be used by applications installed on your computer VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will not warn you when a component from this list is requested by an application to which it is not registered By default all Windows system components are added to this list because they are used by most Windows applications You can however modif
108. t part of the window will show you its settings and below that the element s description is displayed The default setting for each action depends on the security level you chose during installation To allow or block a particular action globally for the system select one of these available options e Prompt VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will prompt you each time an application tries to perform the selected activity e Allow The selected activity will always be allowed for all applications on your system e Block The selected activity will always be blocked for all applications on your system Besides these options you can also have VirusBuster Internet Security Suite show a visual notification each time an action is allowed or blocked for the application by selecting the Report check box To individually set rules for suspicious actions from a particular application for example to allow a specific application to modify the memory of other processes click the Exclusions button under Anti Leak exclusions on the Host Protection page Click Add and browse to the application s executable file After clicking Open you will see the application on the list and will be able to specify its individual anti leak settings To change the settings for the selected action click the link in the Action column next to the action name The available actions are the same as for the global system settings described above You can also set to inherit global se
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110. te To save system resources at a time when the computer performs critical activity select the Use low priority for scheduled tasks check box Click OK to save the settings VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will launch a system scan according to the specified schedule 41 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 9 Controlling Online Activities Contemporary web site developers embed active elements in web pages to extend their functionality increase user interactivity and improve web site usability These elements include ActiveX Flash JavaScript VBScript and others These technologies were developed to improve the user experience as people browse web pages but hackers are now successfully using them to gain control of your computer Active elements can pose a security risk to your system Many sites also use them to display obtrusive offensive or simply annoying ads which can significantly decrease browsing speed Besides more and more web sites are full of banner ads that often are very irritating clutter up web pages with objectionable images and which can practically stop already slow modem browsing VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s Web Control component provides Internet surfing safety It controls the operation of active elements embedded in the web pages you are browsing or in the e mail you are receiving so you can independently allow or block any of these elements The following are controlled by this plug in Activex J
111. te e In the case that an application requests a connection to the server that has several IP addresses VirusBuster Internet Security Suite automatically detects all server addresses and configures the corresponding rules for all the server IP addresses according to the action you specify e Allow Once This is for applications that you are doubtful of but would like to see what they do with network access The connection will be allowed this one time No rule is created for the application and the next time this application tries to establish a network connection this same dialog window will appear e Block Once This is for applications that you do not trust but do not want to block totally The connection will be blocked this one time No rule is created and the next attempt by this application to establish a network connection results in this same dialog window Note e Rules Wizard is not supported when VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is run in background mode as background mode does not include interaction with the user e VirusBuster Internet Security Suite can perform malware scan for all processes requesting network access and having no rules specified Scan results will be displayed in the Rules wizard prompt header See Real Time Protection for details e For details on creating application rules see Managing Applications Network Access e If you need assistance with a decision when responding to a product prompt
112. ted list To remove an address from the list select it and click Remove To disable detection of attacks from gateways clear the Check traffic from gateway hosts check box Specify all hosts and subnets you consider trusted and click OK to save the settings Specifying trusted ports Select the TCP Ports or UDP Ports tab depending on the port s you are going to add to the trusted list You can either enter the port number or port range separated by commas in the text box provided or select the required port from the list and double click it to add it to the text box To remove a port from the list simply erase its name or number in the text box After specifying all the ports click OK to save the settings 32 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 7 Protecting a Host from Malicious Process Activity Some malicious applications can be activated as parts of legitimate programs and perform their activity on behalf of a trusted application For example some Trojan horses can be injected into a computer system as a module of a legitimate application such as your browser and thus gain the privileges needed to connect to the person who configured the Trojan Others can start processes in hidden mode or hijack trusted process memory to pretend to be an application you do not consider harmful VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s Host Protection does not allow such program activity and thus fully protects you from Trojans spyware and other
113. ter s web site www virusbuster hu e No special network adapter or modem and no special network configuration settings are needed for the normal operation of the software e VirusBuster Internet Security Suite should not be run with any other security software Running VirusBuster Internet Security Suite with other security products can result in system instability i e crashes and can cause your system to operate in an insecure mode 1 2 Installing VirusBuster Internet Security Suite VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s installation procedure is similar to that of most Windows programs To start the installation program of the VirusBuster Internet Security Suite system 1 Very Important Before installing VirusBuster Internet Security Suite uninstall any other firewall software on your computer and reboot 2 Close all open applications a if you install the product downloaded from the site click VirusBusterSecuritySuiteProInstall exe 3 6 if you install the product from a disk setup wizard should run automatically If automatic running failed click the Start button on the Windows task bar and select Run In the Open field of the Run dialog window enter the full path to the setup program file VirusBusterSecuritySuiteProInstall exe For example if the setup program is on disk D in the folder Downloads and subfolder VirusBuster type into this field D downloads VirusBuster VirusBusterSecuritySuiteProInstall exe 4 Cli
114. ter Internet Security Suite creates status cache files in every scanned folder These files are invisible so may cause false positives from anti rootkit tools Click Next to proceed to the Rules Autocreation step which lets you to enable rules autocreation so global rules and rules for well known applications are created automatically when they first request an action for example network access or process memory modification The Automatically train VirusBuster Internet Security Suite during one week option allows product to create necessary rules automatically If you want to participate in the VirusBuster ImproveNet program aimed at improving quality security and control functions of VirusBuster Internet Security Suite select the Help VirusBuster improve this program option See VirusBuster ImproveNet for details After clicking Next VirusBuster Internet Security Suite automatically scans your system and adjusts all its settings without your supervision It configures network settings builds the Component Control database and in case you selected to use predefined rules searches for known applications installed on your computer that might require Internet access and configures an appropriate the network access level for each of them Click Finish to apply the changes and save the configuration By default the created configuration is called configurationN cfg where N is an increasing number and is saved in the VirusBuster Internet Securit
115. tpatrol com VirusBuster Internet Security Suite controls the installation of a hook interceptor in a process s address space This is implemented via the interception of functions that are typically used by malicious processes Trojans spyware viruses worms etc to implant their code into legitimate processes such as Internet Explorer or Firefox The behavior of a DLL file invoking such functions is considered suspicious and triggers a legitimacy verification Control over another application DDE technology is used to control applications Browsers are commonly DDE servers so can be used by malicious programs to transfer private information onto a network One example of this technique is the Surfer leak test http www firewallleak tester com leak test15 htm ZABypass is another example of a leak test that uses this method With VirusBuster Internet Security Suite every attempt to use DDE intercommunication is monitored with no exclusion whether the process is open or not The DDE inter process communication control enables VirusBuster Internet Security Suite to govern the methods used by applications to gain command over legitimate processes It prevents malware from hijacking a legitimate program and checks whether such DDE level interactivity is allowed to be performed on network enabled applications In case such an attempt is detected it triggers a legitimacy verification prompt Application window control Windows allows a
116. tting for the action specifying the Use Global setting Click OK to save your settings Note e Any actions that are performed over other instances of the same process are allowed For example Internet Explorer can control other Internet Explorer windows 7 3 Controlling Application Components Applications typically have dozens of modules any of which can easily be substituted by a virus or Trojan made to execute a malicious code on your computer VirusBuster Internet Security Suite does not just monitor applications but also each component of each application If a component of an application has been changed and the application is about to establish a connection VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will inform you of the changed component and ask whether this connection should be allowed The technology used is called Component Control and its purpose is to make sure no fake or malicious components get network access To change the Component Control settings click Settings gt Host Protection gt Customize and select the Component Control tab To enable disable Component Control select clear the Enable Component Control check box To specify whether VirusBuster Internet Security Suite should monitor all components that are being registered as part of a legitimate application or only components that are changed use the options under Monitored events To decide whether to warn about every changed or added application component or only abou
117. ttings from unauthorized alteration and how to specially designed Entertainment mode lets you stay protected while gaming online 3 1 Starting and Stopping Protection By default VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is automatically loaded when your computer starts up providing immediate protection at the earliest stage possible Once it is loaded the default icon is displayed in the system tray the right end of the Windows task bar When you see this icon it means that VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is operating and protecting you Double click the icon to open VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s main window To close the main window click the X in the right upper corner of the window which does not shut down the product but simply minimizes it the suite icon remains in the system tray indicating that it is running and protecting your system To completely stop VirusBuster Internet Security Suite so it no longer protects your system right click the Suite s icon in the system tray click Exit select Exit VirusBuster Internet Security Suite and shutdown service from the list and click OK Startup mode VirusBuster Internet Security Suite allows you to control its behavior when your system starts up To select one of the three startup modes click the Settings button on the toolbar The following modes are available on the General page under the Operation parameters section e Normal the default mode Loads VirusBuster Inter
118. u should undertake regularly on your computer Because new malware appears often the benefits of having an updated well configured security solution far outweigh the time it takes to run an update Updating not only enlarges the antivirus and spyware database but also addresses previous software version issues found by users and specialists and corrected or enhanced by the product developers New opportunities for product performance appear Considering that you can do most updates automatically in the background there s really no reason to not have properly updated software VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s update is 100 automatic including downloading the updated components installing those files and modifying the registry Because it is vitally important for your security to use the latest technologies updating VirusBuster Internet Security Suite was made to be as simple and automatic as possible By default updates are checked every hour If you need to download updates immediately click Update on the toolbar VirusBuster Internet Security Suite Update wizard will perform all the necessary tasks downloading the latest available product components presets and malware signatures database After the process is complete click Finish You can also manually perform updates at any time by clicking Start gt All Programs gt VirusBuster gt VirusBuster Internet Security Suite gt Update VirusBuster lets you change the regular updates schedu
119. will be displayed There is no way to determine with certainty if your computer is being port scanned someone trying to see if there s a vulnerable port open It is very much like having a stranger covertly glance at you several times The question is how many glances or ports scanned before you start to become concerned By setting the Attack Detection sensitivity you define the maximum number of attempts to connect to your computer before the Port scanning alarm is triggered Example Let the Attack Detection level be set to Optimal Vulnerable port 80 weight is set to 7 Vulnerable port 21 weight is set to 3 A Port scanning alert will be displayed if a remote host e Attempts to connect to your system s port 80 one time e Attempts to connect to your port 21 once and to any other port three times e Attempts to connect to any other ports on your computer six times To specify a port that you consider vulnerable and to view the port weights click Settings gt Attack Detection gt Customize gt Advanced and click Specify under Vulnerable ports Unlisted ports have weights specified by the Closed port weight and Open port weight settings Vulnerable ports are divided in two groups system ports and malware ports Add ports that are used by vulnerable system services to the system ports list Add ports that are exploited by well known malware to the malware ports list Select the tab according to the list you want to change To add a p
120. y Suite e Please note that during spam deletion messages in the Spam folder are deleted regardless of their status If this folder contains any good messages they will also be destroyed no folder rescan is performed before deletion 50 B VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 11 Protecting Internal Components As anti malware tools have grown stronger hackers now try to switch them off using rootkits and other advanced tools before proceeding with their own unauthorized actions To withstand this threat VirusBuster Internet Security Suite features self protection With self protection turned on VirusBuster Internet Security Suite protects itself against termination caused by viruses Trojans or spyware Even attempts to simulate user keystrokes that would otherwise lead to firewall shutdown are detected and blocked VirusBuster Internet Security Suite also constantly monitors its own components on the hard drive the registry entries memory status running services and so on and disallows any changes to these by malicious applications By default self protection is enabled and access to components is forbidden for all applications If you consider that some applications should access VirusBuster Internet Security Suite s components and registry keys you may add such applications to the exclusions list by clicking Settings gt Exclusions To disable self protection click Settings and clear the Enable self protection check box or right cli
121. y Suite installation folder You can create several configurations by changing specific settings and giving each configuration a different name using the Export command To switch to another configuration click Import and browse to the configuration file A configuration can be protected from being modified or swapped by specifying a password For details see Protecting Configuration with a Password Note e When exiting VirusBuster Internet Security Suite the configuration file that is currently in use is saved so it will be automatically loaded the next time VirusBuster Internet Security Suite is started 3 3 Protecting Configuration with a Password VirusBuster Internet Security Suite enables you to protect the settings you specify from being altered without your permission Being secured by a password product settings cannot be changed by another person You can for example block access to objectionable sites for your children and know that your settings cannot be tampered with Setting the password To set the password click Settings on the toolbar select the Configuration page and select the Enable password protection check box Specify the password in its dialog box confirm it and click OK to save it Click OK and VirusBuster Internet Security Suite will start to protect its settings After that every time somebody tries to gain access to the product settings or to create a new configuration he will be prompted for this passwo
122. y the list to match your specific needs To modify the components list click View List under Known components on the Host Protection page Components are added to this list automatically after user responses to update information about a changed component in a Component Control prompt If you want information about the component to be updated next time some application attempts to use it remove the component from this list using the corresponding button To open the folder where the highlighted component is stored click the Locate File button 7 4 Controlling Critical System Objects When you install any new software on your system it registers its components in critical areas of the system registry This is so the system does not interfere with a new program s performance Malware tends to register within critical system objects as well so it can freely perform its activities and arouse no suspicion within security products Therefore before starting its main activities of breaking system stability or security malware tries to modify critical entries for its needs To prevent this VirusBuster Internet Security Suite protects the most critically important system objects It warns a user if any executable file tries to modify them and prompts for further action A list of critical system objects that are protected from malicious and accidental changes by various applications is available by clicking Settings gt Host Protection gt Customize gt

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