Re: guidance sought

On 31-Mar-2006, Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> wrote:

> In real world testing, in 20 different users homes, where before
> installation of the PFW solution they were compromised, after cleaning
> their machines and installing a PFW, they remained compromise free for
> more than 6 months - where they were compromised in under a week each
> time before.
>
> Seems technical enough for me - a Windows Firewall does not protect the
> users from much of anything, most of the PFW applications (like ZAP)
> protect users from more than Windows Firewall ever thought of - and it
> seems to keep them clean for a long time.
>
> I'm not saying that PFW solutions can't be misused or misconfigured, we
> all know they can, but they help a lot more than Windows Firewall does
> and a lot more than using nothing.

Thank you. This is exactly the point I have been trying to make.

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