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by sissi

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Hello,
I installed Sygate Personal Firewall and I keep getting this message "Do you want to allow "Run A DLL" as an App to access the Internet? I dont know what this is doing or if I should allow it.
Please help.

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by maxwell edison

Enable DLL Authentication
This feature will catch any new and/or malicious DLL (Dynamic Link Library) trying to run in the content of a trusted application. Any applications, from the point of installing Sygate on, will ask you if they can load a DLL for the first time. You can allow it or refuse it. Recommendation: ^On 24/7/365.

*Some argue that it is annoying and disable it. These people are just less protected from new exploits. But Sygate is all about user configuration and compatibility to meet your needs, so you have the choice to disable even the helpful things.

Automatically Allow Known DLL's
This option cures the complaint that DLL authentication is too annoying because of all the prompts. Together, this option plus DLL authentication allows DLL to be authenticated, but also lets Sygate learn your habits. Sygate keeps a record of commonly used DLL per application and allows these without prompting the user. Not using this feature may cause constant prompting when using complicated applications such as browsers, FTP clients, email clients, games, etc. If DLL authentication alone is too annoying for you, don't disable it. Instead, enable this option plus DLL auth and the annoyance is gone, the security remains intact. Recommendation: Optional

Reset All Fingerprints for All Applications
This will clear all the information for DLL authentication and Allow known DLL's for all of your applications. This is good if you want to start fresh and re-record Allow known DLL's or just only use DLL authentication. Recommendation: Use as needed.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/i/k/ikpe/SygateBasics.html

by sissi

In the security options I "Enabled DLL authentation" unfortunately my version of Sygate is 5.0 and all the options are not accessible so I could not enable "Automatically allow all known DLL". Because this option was not available I did not select "Reset all fingerprints for all applications" as this would clear everything to allow all known DLL an option I dont have, then it would be prompting me to reset all DLL.

Am I right to believe that I have to use both "Automatically allow all known DLL" and "Reset all fingerprints for all applications"?

Thanks so much for your help also for the link of your source as this gives me a better understanding of Sygate firewall.

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