Re: firewall

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From: Unknown (Unknown_at_Somewhere.Kom)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:28:08 GMT

Once again, there is no need to monitor outgoing traffic if the incoming is
blocked.
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
news:e%23rcvcXXEHA.3676@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Greetings --
>
> That's completely wrong. WinXP's built-in ICF is certainly better
> than nothing, but it's no substitute for a real firewall.
>
> WinXP's built-in firewall is _adequate_ at stopping incoming
> attacks, and hiding your ports from probes. It doesn't give you any
> alarms, or any other kind of indication, to tell you that it is
> working, though. Nor is it very easily configurable. What WinXP also
> does not do, is protect you from any Trojans or spyware that you (or
> someone else using your computer) might download and install
> inadvertently. It doesn't monitor out-going traffic at all, other
> than to check for IP-spoofing, much less block (or at even ask you
> about) the bad or the questionable out-going signals. It assumes that
> any application you have on your hard drive is there because you want
> it there, and therefore has your "permission" to access the Internet.
> Further, because the ICF is a "stateful" firewall, it will also assume
> that any incoming traffic that's a direct response to a Trojan's or
> spyware's out-going signal is also authorized.
>
> ZoneAlarm, Kerio, or Sygate are all much better than WinXP's
> built-in firewall, and are much more easily configured, and there are
> free versions of each readily available. Even the commercially
> available Symantec's Norton Personal Firewall is superior by far,
> although it does take a heavier toll of system performance then do
> ZoneAlarm or Sygate.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
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> "The Unknown P" <( mikisiw@msn.com )> wrote in message
> news:2CBF146F-B7A2-496A-8FE0-A07780BE4887@microsoft.com...
> > What's wrong with the free firewall that comes installed in XP? It
> is robust enough that your computer will be virtually invisible to the
> internet. As it is designed for and is in XP there aren't really any
> better free ones. SP2 has some improvements to the firewall. Go into
> the network connections in the control panel and double click on your
> connection to open the configurations windows. Then click the
> properties button on the general tab and then the advanced tab will
> give you access to the firewall. Good luck. {:~)
> > --
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> and those that can't.
> >
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