Re: Norton

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From: ByTor (ByTor_at_snowdog.com)
Date: 02/13/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 16:51:40 -0500

In article <#oSueMhEFHA.4052@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>,
bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com, Bruce Chambers says...
 
> Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote:
> >
> >
> > My opinion is to ditch the software firewall altogether - I have a router
> > which acts as a hardware firewall - you have no idea how much faster my
> > system has been since ditching it - it munches clock cycles like - well like
> > a clock cycle munching thing.
> >
>
>
> I disagree.
>
> If you use a router with NAT, it's still a very good idea to use a
> 3rd party software firewall. Like WinXP's built-in firewall,
> NAT-capable routers do nothing to protect the user from him/herself (or
> any "curious," over-confident teenagers in the home). Again -- and I
> *cannot* emphasize this enough -- almost all spyware and many Trojans
> and worms are downloaded and installed deliberately (albeit unknowingly)
> by the user. So a software firewall, such as Sygate or ZoneAlarm, that
> can detect and warn the user of unauthorized out-going traffic is an
> important element of protecting one's privacy and security. (Remember:
> Most antivirus applications do not even scan for or protect you from
> adware/spyware, because, after all, you've installed them yourself, so
> you must want them there, right?)
>
> I use both a router with NAT and Sygate Personal Firewall, even
> though I generally know better than to install scumware. When it comes
> to computer security and protecting my privacy, I prefer the old "belt
> and suspenders" approach. In the professional IT community, this is
> also known as a "layered defense." Basically, it comes down to never,
> ever "putting all of your eggs in one basket."
>
>
>
>

Couldn't of said it better myself............ ;0)

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