In the New application rule set (or New application rule set) window, you can configure access to network resources as well as enable or disable launch of other applications.
To open this window, in the Firewall settings window click Edit next to the Applications rules option and click 
in the open window or select the application and click 
.
When Firewall is operating in training mode, you can start creating a new rule directly from the window with notification on an unknown connection attempt.
Launching other applications
To enable or disable launch of other applications, from the Launching network applications drop-down list select one of the following:
•Allow—if you want to enable the application to run other processes.
•Block—if you want to disable the application to run other processes.
•Not specified—if you want to use the settings specified for the selected operation mode of Firewall.
Access to network resources
1.Specify one of the following modes to access network resources:
•Allow all—all connections are allowed.
•Block all—all connections are blocked.
•Not specified—if you want to use the settings specified for the selected operation mode of Firewall.
•User-defined—enables you to create a set of rules that allow or block different connections.
2.When you select the User-defined mode, a table with details on the application rule set displays below. 
Details
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
Enabled |
Status of the rule. |
Action |
The action for Dr.Web Firewall to perform when an attempt to connect to the Internet is detected: •Block packets—block the connection. •Allow packets—allow the connection. |
Rule name |
The rule name. |
Connection type |
The direction of the connection: •Inbound—the rule is applied when someone from the network attempts to connect to an application on your computer. •Outbound—the rule is applied when an application on your computer attempts to connect to the network. •Any—the rule is applied regardless of packet transfer direction. |
Description |
User description of the rule. |
3.If necessary, edit the predefined rule set or create a new one.
4.If you selected to create a new rule set or edit an existing one, adjust the settings in the open window.
5.When you finish adjusting the settings, click OK to save changes or Cancel to cancel them. When shifting to another mode, all changes made in the rule set will be kept.
Enable the Require confirmation on object change (recommended) option if you want the access to network resources to be confirmed each time when the application is changed or updated.