Firewall logs

The ESET Cyber Security Pro firewall saves all important events in a log file. To access firewall logs from the main menu click Tools > Logs and then select Firewall from the Log drop-down menu.

Log files are valuable for detecting errors and revealing intrusions into your system. ESET firewall logs contain the following data:

•Date and time of the event

•Name of the event

•Source

•Target network address

•Network communication protocol

•Rule applied

•Application involved

•User

A thorough analysis of this data can help detect attempts to compromise system security. Many other factors indicate potential security risks (such as frequent connections from unknown locations, multiple attempts to establish connections, unknown applications communicating. or unusual port numbers) and can be defended against using a firewall.