- Re: Completely replace software firewall with hardware firewall?
- Posted by Keith on March 22nd, 2005
i've never bothered with a firewall, especially since windows brought out
sp2 with the security center with a builtin virewall, whats the point in
getting any more
"Sandi" <sorry@no.email.please> wrote in message
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- Posted by Paul Cooper on March 22nd, 2005
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 19:46:55 GMT, "Keith" <sleepwalker@ntlworld.com>
wrote:
Well, for one thing the WIndows one doesn't check OUTGOING traffic,
whch may be more revealing than incoming traffic. If you've got
spyware, for example, an incoming firewall won't help you a bit.
Paul
- Posted by Duane Arnold on March 22nd, 2005
"Keith" <sleepwalker@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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With a compromised with malware XP machine and the malware is running with
the security context of Admin Rights and most users run with Admin rights,
the malware can take out a personal FW solution that is running on the
machine leaving it wide open to attack. The malware cannot take out a
standalone device like a NAT router or FW appliance that's not running on
the computer with the O/S.
Duane 
- Posted by D. Brisbane Psychology ext 4621 on March 25th, 2005
Leythos (void@nowhere.lan) wrote...
Would that be both TCP and UDP on these ports?
- Posted by johnydeath on March 25th, 2005
D. Brisbane Psychology ext 4621 wrote:
and 4444 perhaps
