Re: Firewall
From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 08/31/04
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:51:42 -0600
"Ben" <ben_luh@seed.net.tw> wrote in message
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> Do you mean we have to know all the malwares' names to decide block
> or
> allowed??????????????
> No one really wants to spend a lot of time on it....
It's not necessary to know the names of all malware applications
(Although it would be awfully hard for anyone to be completely
unfamiliar with most, given the widespread mass media publicity each
new exploit receives. One would have to have been living in a cave
for the past several years not to have been aware of the threat.), but
every computer user _should_ know exactly which application he/she has
installed on his/her own computer, and which of those will need
Internet access. Thus, when an unfamiliar program is suddenly
identified by the firewall as trying to send data out the user
immediately knows that he/she has a security breach.
There are several essential components to computer security: a
knowledgeable and pro-active user, a properly configured firewall,
reliable and up-to-date antivirus software, and the prompt repair (via
patches, hotfixes, or service packs) of any known vulnerabilities.
The weak link in this "equation" is, of course, the computer user.
No software manufacturer can -- nor should they be expected to --
protect the computer user from him/herself.
To learn more about practicing "safe hex," start with these links:
Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp
Home Computer Security
http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/
List of Antivirus Software Vendors
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;49500
Home PC Firewall Guide
http://www.firewallguide.com/
Scumware.com
http://www.scumware.com/
If you want to use a computer, then it's _your_ responsibility to
learn to do so safely. If that's too much effort for you, unplug the
computer from the Internet.
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
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