User Guide - Kaspersky Lab

156 Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0
Figure 54. Selecting an Firewall mode
12.1.2. Intrusion Detection System
All currently known network attacks to which computers are susceptible are listed
in the Firewall databases which are a subset of the application databases. This
list of attacks lies at the core of the Firewall Intrusion Detection System module.
The list of exploits which this module is capable of detecting is updated during a
database update (cf. Chapter 16, p. 217).
The Intrusion Detection System tracks network activity typical of network attacks
and if it detects an attempt to attack your computer, it blocks all network activity
between the remote computer and your computer for one hour. A warning will
appear on the screen stating that a network attack attempt has taken place, with
specific information about the computer which attacked you.
You can configure the Intrusion Detection System. To do so:
1. Open the application settings window and select Firewall under
Protection.