Re: Win XP SP2
From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 08/19/04
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:34:57 -0700
In news:OKWKFuehEHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
CMAR <cma6j@yahoo.com> typed:
> Is there any reason to keep the SP2 firewall if one already has
> a full
> commercial firewall on one's system?
You'll find those with different points on view on this. Here's
mine: don't run two firewalls. You achieve no extra protection,
you incur the extra overhead of running two firewalls, and you
run the risk (probably small, but not zero) of conflicts between
them.
The Windows firewall monitors incoming traffic only. Almost any
third-party firewall will also monitor outbound traffic, stopping
rogue programs trying to call home, and is a better choice.
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