How to block an application from accessing the internet using firewall of AVG Internet security 2016

BLOCK AN APPLICATION FROM ACCESSING THE INTERNET

  • Open “firewall settings” from Options-> Firewall settings as shown below

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  • Click “Add” to add a new firewall Rule

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  • Select the application you want to block access to the internet
  • Click “Open“

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  • Click “create“

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  • Select “Application action” as “Block“
  • Click “OK“

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  • Click “Apply“
  • Now a Firewall rule has been created that will block the application from accessing the internet. This rule blocks the network access in both IN and OUT direction.

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