Re: ZA unable to install
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Re: ZA unable to install

From: Sebastian Gottschalk <seppi@seppig.de>
Date: Mon Apr 24 2006 - 03:07:18 CEST

John wrote:

> In addition to a hardware/router firewall I have used ZA Pro for years and
> has worked well.

means: you didn't do any auditing to detect those numerous defects that
actually make it a big security problem

> Lets me know what parts of an application want unneeded
> access to confidential files

Files? Lol.

> or connectivity.

So, I'm doing the same with TcpView or other netstat derivates.

But how is that related to security? None of these solutions works
against malicious software.

> Blocks from within with popups if you like.

Only works with software which allows to be controlled, and this is
obviously no threat. Beside that, there is no need to do so, as there's
really nearby no legitimate software which does not follow a correct
configuration regarding networking behaviour.
Received on Mon May 1 01:08:45 2006