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Application Control

Application Control (AC) protects managed desktops and servers by allowing or denying network application usage based on policies established by the network administrator. Enterprise applications, databases, web mail, social networking applications, IM/P2P, and file transfer protocols can all be identified accurately by sophisticated detection signatures. Application control is integral to the Fortinet Intrusion Prevention System. IPS and Application Control signature updates are provided quickly via the global FortiGuard distribution network.


The table below lists the latest top applications in terms of popularity in usage. To find the applications or group of applications and learn more about its nature and risks view our Application Control Encyclopedia

Application Control Encyclopedia

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The table below lists the application categories, its description and some common examples.
Application Categories Descriptions Most Common Applications
Instant Messaging
(im) 		The im category consists of IM (Instant Messaging) software and online chatting applications, which can establish real-time text-based communication between two or more people over network. Google.Web.Talk
Yahoo.Messenger_Chat
MSN.Web.Messenger
Jabber
MSN.Messenger.Communication
Peer-to-peer
(p2p) 		The p2p category consists of P2P (Peer to Peer) applications and associated P2P protocols, which can establish a P2P network to provide fast data sharing. Skype.Communication
Rufus
BitTorrent.HTTP.Track
Thunder
Bitcomet.HTTP.Seed
Voice over Internet Protocol
(voip) 		The voip category consists of voice communication software using VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technologies (e.g. SIP, H.323, etc.), which can deliver voice over network. SIP.UDP
SIP.TCP
H.323
Just.VoIP
IAX2
Video/Audio Streaming
(media) 		The media category consists of stream video/audio applications and associated protocols, which can provide online video/audio. YouTube.Video.Embedded
Media.Player.Video.HTTP
YouTube.Download
Photobucket
RealPlayer
Internet Proxy
(proxy) 		The proxy category consists of proxy software and websites, which can make indirect network connections to other networks and bypass the firewall policy. TCP.Over.DNS
Gpass
Paradial.RealTunnel
Ultrasurf.9.6+
Kproxy
Remote Access
(remote-access) 		The remote-access category consists of remote management software and associated protocols, which can be used to login and operate remote machine. Teamviewer
LogMeIn
MS.RDP
MS.Netlogon
Ammyy.Admin
Games
(game) 		The game category consists of network games including internet games. MSN.Game
Yahoo.Games
Zynga.Games
Warcraft
Sina.Game
Web
(web) 		The web category consists of some websites and browser-based applications. HTTP.BROWSER
HTTP.HTML
HTTP.XML
HTTP.Image
Facebook
Protocol Command
(protocol-command) 		The protocol-command category consists of specific commands of some protocols. H225.RAS
Network Services
(network-service) 		The network-service category consists of the application layer protocols over TCP or UDP. SSL
DNS
NTP
File.Resume.Dnld.HTTP
Atom.Publishing.Protocol
Enterprise Applications
(business) 		The business category consists of the enterprise applications, which are often used in the daily work of a company. Sharepoint
Apple.Iphone
Adobe.FlashSocketPolicy.Server
Apple.Ipad
MSSQL
System Update
(update) 		The update category refers to the self-upgrade function of a particular software or system, which could be automatic or scheduled. MS.Windows.Update
Symantec.AV.Update
NOD32.Update
Kaspersky.Update
Adobe.Update
Botnet
(botnet) 		The botnet category consists of botnet detection in the network. Tedroo.Botnet
Morto.Botnet
SpyEye.Botnet
Morto.Botnet.CC
Bredolab.Botnet
Email
(email) 		The email category consists of some email protocols and applications. SMTP
POP3
IMAP
Exchange.Server
IMAPS

application and botnet feedApplication & Botnet Updates

3.144 ( Released: Feb 2, 2012 23:15:00 )

Enhanced ( 2 )
  • Enterprise Applications
    • Freegate.Searching
  • Instant Messaging
    • Paltalk.Superim

3.143 ( Released: Feb 1, 2012 23:33:00 )

New ( 2 )
  • Botnet
    • Waledac.Botnet
  • Instant Messaging
    • Paltalk.Superim
Enhanced ( 3 )
  • Games
    • Origin
  • Remote Access
    • Rsupport.RemoteView
  • Video/Audio Streaming
    • Flickr.Uploading
Deprecated ( 1 )
  • Botnet
    • Waledac.Botnet

3.142 ( Released: Jan 31, 2012 23:41:00 )

New ( 4 )
  • Games
    • Origin
  • Peer-to-peer
    • SoftEther
  • Remote Access
    • Rsupport.RemoteView
  • Video/Audio Streaming
    • Flickr.Uploading
Enhanced ( 1 )
  • Remote Access
    • Rsupport.RemoteCall

3.141 ( Released: Jan 27, 2012 02:32:00 )

Deprecated ( 1 )
  • Peer-to-peer
    • SoftEther

3.140 ( Released: Jan 25, 2012 23:43:00 )

New ( 7 )
  • Botnet
    • Festi.Botnet
    • Gbot.Botnet
    • Gootkit.Botnet
    • Gozi.Botnet
    • Gumblar.Botnet
    • Illusion.Botnet
    • Imrabot.Botnet
Enhanced ( 1 )
  • Video/Audio Streaming
    • KeyholeTV
Deprecated ( 7 )
  • Botnet
    • Festi.Botnet.T
    • Gbot.Botnet.T
    • Gootkit.Botnet.T
    • Gozi.Botnet.T
    • Gumblar.Botnet.T
    • Illusion.Botnet.T
    • Imrabot.Botnet.T

3.139 ( Released: Jan 24, 2012 23:20:00 )

Enhanced ( 6 )
  • Botnet
    • Festi.Botnet.T
    • Gbot.Botnet.T
    • Gootkit.Botnet.T
    • Gumblar.Botnet.T
    • Illusion.Botnet.T
    • Imrabot.Botnet.T
Renamed ( 7 )
  • Botnet
    • Festi.Botnet.T
    • Gbot.Botnet.T
    • Gootkit.Botnet.T
    • Gozi.Botnet.T
    • Gumblar.Botnet.T
    • Illusion.Botnet.T
    • Imrabot.Botnet.T

3.138 ( Released: Jan 20, 2012 00:16:00 )

New ( 5 )
  • Botnet
    • Agobot.Phatbot.Botnet
    • BlackEnergy.Botnet
    • Bredolab.Botnet
    • Darkness.Botnet
  • Instant Messaging
    • Club.Cooee
Enhanced ( 1 )Deprecated ( 3 )
  • Botnet
    • BlackEnergy.Botnet.T
    • Bredolab.Botnet.T
    • Darkness.Botnet.T

3.137 ( Released: Jan 18, 2012 23:42:00 )

Enhanced ( 5 )
  • Botnet
    • BlackEnergy.Botnet.T
    • Bredolab.Botnet.T
    • Darkness.Botnet.T
  • System Update
    • Dell.Update
  • Video/Audio Streaming
    • TVB.Video
Renamed ( 3 )
  • Botnet
    • BlackEnergy.Botnet.T
    • Bredolab.Botnet.T
    • Darkness.Botnet.T
Deprecated ( 2 )
  • Botnet
    • Agobot.Phatbot.Botnet
  • Instant Messaging
    • Club.Cooee

3.136 ( Released: Jan 18, 2012 01:40:00 )

New ( 2 )
  • System Update
    • Dell.Update
  • Video/Audio Streaming
    • TVB.Video
Enhanced ( 26 )
  • Botnet
    • Asprox.Botnet
    • CMultiLoader.Botnet
    • Hiloti.Botnet
    • Katusha.Botnet
    • Koobface.Botnet
    • Mariposa.Botnet
    • Night.Dragon.Botnet
    • Ozdok.Botnet
    • Qakbot.Botnet
    • Storm.Worm.Botnet
    • Webwail.Audio.Captcha.Botnet
    • Yahoo.Messenger.Worm.Botnet
  • Instant Messaging
    • Paltalk_Express
  • Peer-to-peer
    • Winmx
  • Voice over Internet Protocol
    • H.323_Call.Setup
Renamed ( 21 )
  • Botnet
    • Asprox.Botnet
    • CMultiLoader.Botnet
    • Hiloti.Botnet
    • Katusha.Botnet
    • Koobface.Botnet
    • Mariposa.Botnet
    • Night.Dragon.Botnet
    • Ozdok.Botnet
    • Qakbot.Botnet
    • Storm.Worm.Botnet
    • Webwail.Audio.Captcha.Botnet
    • Yahoo.Messenger.Worm.Botnet
Deprecated ( 3 )
  • Botnet
    • CMultiLoader.Botnet
    • Koobface.Botnet
    • Storm.Worm.Botnet
Attribute Changed ( 12 )
  • Email
    • SMTP_Executable.Attachment

3.135 ( Released: Jan 12, 2012 23:43:00 )

New ( 1 )
  • Botnet
    • MachBot.Botnet
Enhanced ( 2 )
  • Botnet
    • Koobface.Botnet
  • Enterprise Applications
    • Freegate.Searching
Renamed ( 1 )
  • Peer-to-peer
    • PPTV
Attribute Changed ( 1 )
  • Botnet
    • Koobface.Botnet