Re: Firewall APIs


"MON205" <MON205@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes.. I'm talking about WIndows Firewall. There a set of API's to change
its
settings!!!

Windows Firewall is really only to protect against external threats, it lets
any software connect out. Third-party firewalls do much better at blocking
outgoing traffic.


"Vladimir Scherbina" wrote:

If you mean windows firewall, I believe it can be switched off only by
administrator. In case of another firewalls - they implement protection
mechanisms that does not allow to change their settings, switch them off,
etc.

--
Vladimir (Windows SDK MVP)
http://msmvps.com/blogs/v_scherbina/

"MON205" <MON205@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My question simply is, if any software can change my firewall settings,
such
as turn it off, so where is the security?
I think that any spyware can simply switch my firewall off!!!




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