Re: SP2 on computer that has firewall already
From: Phil (comingsoon_at_philcosoft.com)
Date: 08/17/04
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:59:19 -0400
Do you have any info on what firewalls the security center does detect? I
know it doesn't do hardware firewalls and it doesn't see my zone alarm
either, so which ones and what versions? I haven't seen it work yet because
most computers I work on have za installed or a hardware firewall.
"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> June / Phil
>
> You may find SP2 senses the existence of a third pary firewall and
> turns itself off.
>
> Q: How does Windows Security Center detect third-party products and
> their status?
> A: Windows Security Center uses a two-tiered approach for detection
> status. One tier is manual, and the other tier is automatic through
> Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). In manual detection mode,
> Windows Security Center searches for registry keys and files that are
> provided to Microsoft by independent software manufacturers. These
> registry keys and files let Windows Security Center detect the status
> of independent software. In WMI mode, software manufacturers
> determine their own product status and report that status back to
> Windows Security Center through a WMI provider. In both modes,
> Windows Security Center tries to determine whether the following is
> true:
> An antivirus program is present.
> The antivirus signatures are up-to-date.
> Real-time scanning or on-access scanning is turned on for antivirus
> programs.
> For firewalls, Windows Security Center detects whether a third-party
> firewall is installed and whether the firewall is turned on or not.
>
> Frequently asked questions about Windows Security Center
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;883792&Product=winxp
>
>
> "Phil" <comingsoon@philcosoft.com> wrote in message
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>> You'll get sp2 just fine with your current firewall and av program
>> up and running. If you want to keep using your firewall you'll have
>> to turn the xp one off and the alerts for it in the security center
>> after sp2 installs.
>>
>> "June" <June@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0A6E2EBD-D633-437B-B93D-A20160B74DAA@microsoft.com
>>> I have XP Home and already have Computer Associates EZ-trust
>>> firewall and anti-virus on my home computer. Is the automatic
>>> update with SP-2 going to work OK or I do I need to uninstall my
>>> firewall and virus before it automatically updates with SP2
>>> tomorrow? My router also has a firewall of some sort built into
>>> it. While MS is giving business users information about XP
>>> Professional and delaying the update for them, all they seem to say
>>> is that few home users have firewalls so it doesn't matter about
>>> those of us that have taken computer security seriously and do have
>>> it. Anybody have any information about this?
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