nod 32 2.7 IMON: what it scans? only e-mail??

[SamSpade]

Hello all, and I am sorry if this is too much of a newbie question. I have looked in the help file for 2.7, and I have searched these threads, but I have yet to get a full understanding of what exactly IMON scans. Does it scan *only* e-mail or does it scan *all* internet traffic entering the computer??

Thanks.



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[ronjor]

{QUOTE-> What protocols does IMON scan?

By default, IMON checks the POP3 protocol on TCP port 110 and the HTTP protocol on TCP ports 80, 81, 3128, 8080 and 8081 for threats to your system. IMON will also check for HTTP traffic on other TCP ports automatically. This behavior, as well as the POP3 and HTTP ports checked by IMON, can be viewed or changed in the IMON Setup window. <-QUOTE}http://www.eset.com/support/kb.php

[SamSpade]

{QUOTE-> http://www.eset.com/support/kb.php <-QUOTE}


Thanks, Ron. HTTP is for all browser data, yes? When it says, "IMON will also check for HTTP traffic on other TCP ports automatically", does this mean *all* data coming in from the internet, or does it mean only that data that is being sent to a web browser ??

I'm a little ignorant on what "checking HTTP traffic on other TCP ports" means.


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[ronjor]

I hate to keep routing you through faqs, but they did write the book. :D http://www.eset.eu/support/imon

{QUOTE-> HTTP is a request/response protocol between a client and a server. The client making an HTTP request - such as a web browser, spider, or other end-user tool - is referred to as the user agent. The responding server - which stores or creates resources such as HTML files and images - is called the origin server. In between the user agent and origin server may be several intermediaries, such as proxies, gateways, and tunnels. HTTP is not constrained to using TCP/IP and its supporting layers, although this is its most popular application on the Internet. Indeed HTTP can be "implemented on top of any other protocol on the Internet, or on other networks. HTTP only presumes a reliable transport; any protocol that provides such guarantees can be used. <-QUOTE}http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP

[SamSpade]

{QUOTE-> I hate to keep routing you through faqs, but they did write the book. :D http://www.eset.eu/support/imon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP <-QUOTE}


OK, I read that before. I see it as saying *all* data traffic, including the stuff that comes to the Firefox/IE/Opera browser, will be checked. Yes or no?


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[ronjor]

Correct.

[SamSpade]

{QUOTE-> Correct. <-QUOTE}


Hallelujah!! Thanks.


;D


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