Re: Best Free Firewall Virus

In article <pan.2006.01.29.15.32.30.530423@noplace.nowhere>,
Robert <noone@noplace.nowhere> wrote:
>On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:23:59 -0500, Al Dykes wrote:
>
>>>I'm looking for the best free firewall and virus software out there for
>>>Windows XP. And NO I do not want to use the XP built in firewall. Hell
>>>M$ can't even make a good operating system, why should I trust them to
>>>protect it?
>>
>> I also recommend a software firewall on each machine to control
>> outgoing traffic. I'm looking for a current recommendation.
>
>BINGO! A lot of people overlook this point. By restricting outbound
>connections/ports you are also stopping access to your box.
>
>> For a mobile laptop you've got to depend on a sowtware firewall.
>
>Agree, but sometimes that software you just cannot trust. :(
>
>

I've been usingthe /etc/hosts file maintained by these folks on a
bunch of user's machines as well as my own and I have yet to see a
downside.

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Safe Computing requires several layers of protection, as well as user
awareness.

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