While the Network Threat Protection component is running, the application scans inbound network traffic for activity that is typical for network attacks. Network Threat Protection is started by default when the application starts.
This feature is not supported in the KESL container.
The application receives the numbers of the TCP ports from the current application databases and scans incoming traffic for these ports. Upon detecting an attempted network attack that targets your computer, the application blocks network activity from the attacking computer and logs a respective event.
To scan network traffic, the Network Threat Protection task receives port numbers from the application databases and accepts connections via all these ports. During the network scan process, it may look like an open port on the device, even if no application on the system is listening to this port. It is recommended to close unused ports by means of a firewall.
Network Threat Protection settings
Setting |
Description |
|---|---|
Network Threat Protection enabled / disabled |
This toggle button enables or disables Network Threat Protection. The check toggle button is switched on by default. |
Blocking attacking devices enabled / disabled |
This toggle button enables or disables blocking network activity when a network attack attempt is detected. The check toggle button is switched on by default. |
Block the attacking host for (min) |
In this field you can specify the duration an attacking device is blocked in minutes. After the specified time, Kaspersky Endpoint Security allows network activity from this device. Available values: integer from The default value is |
Exclusions |
The table contains a list of IP addresses. Network attacks from these addresses will not be blocked. By default, the list is empty. |