Main tab (Alerts & Logs)

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Main tab (Alerts & Logs)

Use this tab to choose:

• What types of informational alerts ZoneAlarm Pro will display (all, high-rated only, or none).
• What types of informational alerts ZoneAlarm Pro will log.
• What types of program alerts ZoneAlarm Pro will log.

Note Program alerts are always displayed, because they ask you to decide whether to grant program access or not.

For more information about informational alerts and program alerts, see the related topic ZoneAlarm Pro alerts.

Alert Events Shown

This control determines what types of informational alerts ZoneAlarm Pro will display.

The default Medium setting displays only high-rated alerts.
+	The High setting displays all firewall alerts, both medium-rated and high-rated.

For more information about informational alerts and program alerts, see the related topic ZoneAlarm Pro alerts.

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Alert Events Logged

This control turns the logging of informational alerts informational alerts on and off.

Program Logging

This control determines what types of program alerts are to be recorded in the ZoneAlarm Pro log.

The default Medium setting logs only high-rated alerts.

The high setting logs all program alerts.

Click the Custom button to customize program alert logging in the Program Logs tab.

If you have customized Program Logging settings, click the Default button to return to system defaults.

Advanced

Click the Advanced button to open the Advanced Alerts and Log Settings dialog box. There you can:

• Specify alert display and logging by traffic type ( Alert Events tab)
• Enable or disable the system tray icon alert (System Tray Alert)
• Configure your ZoneAlarm Pro log and set the archiving frequency (Log Control tab)

Related Topics

Alert Events tab
Log Control tab
System Tray Alert tab
ZoneAlarm Pro alerts

Glossary

high-rated alert
An alert that is likely to have been caused by hacker activity. High-rated Firewall alerts display a red band at the top of the alert pop-up. In the Log Viewer, you can see if an alert was high-rated by looking in the Rating column.

medium-rated alert
An alert that was probably caused by harmless network activity, rather than by a hacker attack.