Re: How to prevent malware from running on your PC

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:28:34 +0100, "Jason Edwards"
<none1@invalid.invalid> wrote:

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>You're going to have difficulty with Windows Update then,

The real problem with WU is that it's a Trojan. It often changes
settings and opens ports. Now, I've done what Volker suggests
for many years. But it's a good idea to have a sw firewall (I don't
use XP) to block inbound until you can recover from the WU Trojan,
assuming you don't have a external router/fw.

Also, I see no harm in using a sw firewall on OS other than XP with
its built-in inbound blocking fw. After all, not all malicious code is
smart enough to bypass or disable it. So as long as a sw firewall is
taken with seventeen grains of salt and anti-BS medicine I don't
think the good ones add significant vulnerabilities to the system.
And I like the kind of info Sygate gives me sometimes. It's a valuable
tool, IMO.

Art
Received on Thu Sep 29 20:08:38 2005