Re: SP2 Firewall blocks outgoing traffic?
From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 08/14/04
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 08:16:13 -0600
Greetings --
While anti-virus applications are designed to detect Trojans
(viruses don't transmit via a network connection), most antivirus
applications will not bother to scan for or protect you from
adware/spyware, because, after all, you've installed them yourself, so
you must want them there, right?
Bruce Chambers
-- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH "Ben" <ben_luh@seed.net.tw> wrote in message news:e%23P542agEHA.3964@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > As I know, some antivirus have the ability to find bad softwares > sending information outgoing.............So, firewall may not need > to offer the function. > > Bruce Chambers wrote: > >> Greetings -- >> >> No, SP2' Windows Firewall does _not_ monitor out-going traffic, >> other than to check for IP-spoofing. It blocks nothing going out. >> >> Bruce Chambers >
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