How to enable apps bypass McAfee Personal Firewall for internet access?

Antivirus programs are used to block anything that comes under the radar of suspicion. Be it a website, program, software, service or application, nothing escapes the eyes of your firewall protection. If a website looks suspicious, it blocks the website from getting access to your system unless you permit it. But what if your antivirus blocks something that you want to keep unblocked from getting access to the internet, and then you’ve to do it manually.

In the case of McAfee personal firewall protection, you can choose to unblock a few applications such as chat programs, email clients, or video games from accessing the Internet. McAfee blocks these applications in order to keep them away from malicious websites and infected files. If these applications get in touch of malicious websites, they can be used as a carrier to transfer infection right in your system.

In simple words, McAfee Firewall works as a sentry guard that blocks unauthorized or suspicious activities taking place into your device. If you want programs installed on your device get access to the internet without interruptions, you have to put them in the list of programs that are safe for internet access.

The problem while taking care of this issue is the lack of information to get it right without generating more errors. The gist of this article is to give you a broad picture of how McAfee Personal Firewall blocks your programs from accessing internet and how to get it unblocked. Here, you will get the settings to enable applications to connect to the Internet.

Steps to enable applications to access internet

The application we took to show you how the process works are version 13.6 of McAfee Internet Security:

1. Go to the Windows taskbar located at the bottom of the pane. From here, you need to right-click the McAfee logo and then, select “Change Settings” > Firewall
2. Choose the “Internet Connections for Programs” option
3. Now, select the application you want to enable for internet access and then click “Edit”. If the application isn’t visible in the list, then click on “Add” tab and go to “Browse” to choose the application you want to add
4. In the “Access” section, select “Incoming and Outgoing” to enable the chosen application access both the incoming and outgoing traffic. Or else, you can select only “Outbound” to allow only outbound traffic
5. Selecting “Use Designated Port” option from the drop-down list would be enough to enable the majority of application access the internet. Or else, you can select “Open ports to Home and Work networks”, or “Open to all devices”
6. You can also see a “Net Guard” segment. From here, you can block certain apps from accessing specific traffic.
7. Select “Save”       
8. Close your McAfee Personal Firewall

Congratulations, you have successfully enabled application installed on your device to access internet without any suspicions or check-ups from McAfee Personal Firewall.

In the end,

Now, as we have come to the conclusion of the whole story, you’re recommended to seek technical support of mcafee.com/activate for detailed guidance on how to perform the above procedure, if you’re having trouble following them on your own.