Re: can sasser& Blaster get to the computer?
From: Tegger® (teggeratistopdotcom_at_changetheobvious.invalid)
Date: 07/01/04
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Date: 1 Jul 2004 00:52:20 GMT
"Kenny S" <hotmail@coldmail.com> spake unto the masses in
news:u2qgUsvXEHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:
> I have updated desktop computer that is connected to the internet via
> ADSL firewalled with the XP firewall and it sends through ICS the
> internet to a laptop. Because of a hardware conflict I cannot update
> the laptop.
>
> My Question is this:
>
> Will the desktop computer with the firewall also protect the laptop
> even if I disable the firewall on the laptop?
Yes. The ports on which Sasser/Blaster invade are blocked by the firewall
on the XP machine. That is the firewall's purpose.
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