Re: 2 questions to Sygate firewall users
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Re: 2 questions to Sygate firewall users

From: Volker Birk <bumens@dingens.org>
Date: Wed Dec 14 2005 - 15:58:49 CET

SPG <zamowienia3@o2.pl> wrote:
> > SPG <zamowienia3@o2.pl> wrote:
> >> Sygate offers strong security as a firewall for most users.
> > No.
> > Sygate does install system services which open Windows. This is a security
> > breach, and shows, that they never read the documentation of Microsoft for
> > developing system services, and that they're understanding nothing about
> > security with Windows at all.
> I said for most users.

Shell we really discuss on this level, "SPG"?

> I use sygate since long time and never have problems
> with it.

Yes, and most of the malware you're running never had problems, too ;-)

> I know about examples of code that auto clicks buttons on screen,
> but in real world such appliaction from Internet must pass firewall,
> antivirus and webrowser like firefox which do not use activex scripts.

This has nothing to do with ActiveX.

> And such worm must support particular firewall.

No. My sample code runs with _any_ "Personal Firewall". And so will be
every code.

> firewall+antivirus+adaware can keep box safe in general.

No.

Understanding the problems and being careful can "keep box safe in general."

> Blame Mr. Gates, not me, for system design.

Oh, I do.

> If windows do not obey standards why software written for it should?

Standards? I'm referencing the documentation of MSDN.

Yours,
VB.

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Received on Fri Dec 23 20:07:41 2005