Re: 2 questions to Sygate firewall users

Casey Klc wrote:
> In article <439fac14@news.uni-ulm.de>, bumens@dingens.org says...
>> SPG <zamowienia3@o2.pl> wrote:
>>> Sygate offers strong security as a firewall for most users.
>>
>> No.
>>
>> Sygate does install system services which open Windows.
>
> Can you give some details on this? What does it mean?
> What OS?

Windows, of course. All NT-based versions, to be specific.

> What services?

Sygate installs a system service which has (hidden) windows and may thus
be vulnerable to shatter attacks.

> Are there any workarounds?

Don't use Sygate.

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