Configuring BlackICE to Work With PestPatrol

PestPatrol functions normally within a BlackICE-protected computer, but your intervention is required when PestPatrol is updated over the Internet. At such a time, you must grant permission for the transfer and running of the newly updated program.

The “Application Control” and "Communications Control” tabs may require adjustment to allow installation and use of the changed or new component.

On the Firewall tab...

All settings are at your discretion. Even the “Paranoid: block all unsolicited inbound traffic” will not impede a PestPatrol update sequence.

On the Application Control tab...

1. Select “Enable Application Protection”
2. For “When an unknown application launches:”, select “Ask me what to do.”

These BlackICE settings take into consideration that the Application Protection is initiated and checked, but the final decision has been left to your discretion. The “Application Control” tab works in conjunction with the “Communication Control” tab.

On the Communications Control tab...

1. Select “Enable Application Protection.”
2. Select “Prompt before terminating the application.

If BlackICE is set to function as a firewall without “Application Protection” enabled (Communications Control tab), then no further user interaction with BlackICE is required to update PestPatrol.

Application Protection initiated on this tab will consist of popup boxes from BlackICE prompting you for decisions when a new program is encountered. After update of a new program, if you are satisfied with the results, a new baseline will be required.

Further guidance on these features may be obtained from http://www.iss.net/support/consumer/bisupport.php