Re: Modem with NAT firewall, do I also need a software firewall?
- From: "RJK" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:10:43 +0100
"Kayman" <kaymanDeleteThis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:39:13 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick wrote:
On Jul 31, 8:29 pm, Bob Willard <BobwB...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Shenan Stanley wrote:
Mikey wrote:
Recently purchased a Zoom 5660 modem / router. It has a
Network Address Translation firewall and Stateful Packet
Inspection. The computer it's installed on also has
Zonealarm (free version) installed. Is Zonealarm still
neccesary with this modem or can it be uninstalled?
Shenan Stanley wrote:
Zone Alarm was never necessary in truth.
The internal Windows XP Firewall would have given you as much
inbound protection as ZoneAlarm.
My suggestion - save the resources and save your sanity -
disconnect from the Internet, uninstall Zone Alarm, make sure the
Windows XP Firewall is enabled, reconnect to the Internet.
Mikey wrote:
But from what I understand, the Windows XP firewall only blocks
incoming traffic, not outgoing, and ZoneAlarm blocks both.
Bluntly (IMHO):
If you need outgoing protection - you're already messed up.
True enough, but outgoing protection gives you some (relatively) early
warning
that your PC has been compromised; without it, you could run for years
with
malware phoning home and sending your personal data (e.g., credit card
info)
to the Russian Mafia.
And, if you have multiple PCs behind a router, the inbound protection of
ZA
(or whatever you like) prevents one compromised PC from spreading its
virii
to the other PCs.
I've been using ZAF and ZA$ on my PCs for years. ZA is far better than
M$'s firewall on XP, and far easier that M$'s firewall on Vista, IMHO.
--
Cheers, Bob
I second that!! ZA (any version) gives you some more measure of
protection for monitoring Internet outgoing activity.
Most 3rd party software (so-called) firewall applications are nothing but
snake oil; They give you a false sense of security!
<snip>
But it's SO nice to alerted as to what's trying to get out !
i.e. NOT the malware that un-web-savvy people let in but, the massive heap
of crap they pile into their PC's by choosing the "Typical" or "Fast"
install from that hardware installation cd-ROM, .....and which all wants to
keep polling your system in case you lift the lid of that scanner, or plug
something in to a USB port that XP would have detected anyway ! ...and
probably can't now because a needless driver was installed !!
regards, Richard
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