Re: Firewall answer to avoid RPC Termination?

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From: Unknown (Unknown_at_Somewhere.Kom)
Date: 06/05/04 

Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 16:30:03 GMT

Hogwash, an antivirus program is absolutely not required and invaribly causes
more problems than prevents.
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
news:uxOFGowSEHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Greetings --
>
> Given today's widely-publicized and well-known hostile Internet
> environment, only a fool or a masochist would go on-line without both
> a firewall and antivirus protection. People really shouldn't need to
> be told to use a firewall, no more than they should need to be told
> not to stick their hands into an open flame.
>
> A properly configured firewall will go a long ways to safeguarding
> your computer and data, and it will prevent your PC from being
> infected by W32.Blaster.Worm, which attacks the RPC vulnerability of
> unpatched machines. However, a firewall is not a cure-all or panacea;
> it's only one component of a computer security model.
>
> 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/
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
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> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. - RAH
>
>
> "Tommy Vercetti" <ice_3d@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:189ae01c44afb$bd500040$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > Is it true that you can prevent the RPC termination by
> > turning on your firewall the first time you connect to
> > the internet?
>
>

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