Re: SP2 on computer that has firewall already

From: Gerry Cornell (gcjc_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 23:05:45 +0100

I don't know. Do you have the latest version of Zone Alarm? 

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"Phil" <comingsoon@philcosoft.com> wrote in message
news:O1DCOxIhEHA.3992@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> 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
> news:%23QqPalIhEHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl
> > 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
> > news:eNseLZIhEHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> 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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