Re: Windows Firewall any good?

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 02:48:39 +1000, "Wayne McGlinn"
<wayne@removeme.murrumba.net> wrote:

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>"Craig Davies" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:dskrkd$22h$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>> Is Windows xp Firewall any good, or should I get another firewall program.
>>
>> Note: It's a stand-alone computer at home.
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>Depends on a few factors:
>1. Operating System and patch level, if you're running XP make sure it's sp2
>and fully patched, turning on AutoUpdate is the easiest way to keep it
>current. Use the built in Windows Firewall. If you're concerned, turn on the
>logging and look at the c:\windows\pfirewall.log.
>2. Numbers of users and their level. Do you have kids? Do they logon as a
>user or as an administrator? Users can't install too many programs or modify
>the os too much. Kids tend to click on anything that says "install this to
>play this game" online, keep them as users.
>3. Run an antispyware program. Microsoft's AntiSpyWare is free and it works
>very well
>4. Run an antivirus application, a good free one is AVG
>http://free.grisoft.com
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>finally, read the articles below
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>http://samspade.org/d/persfire.html
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>http://samspade.org/d/firewalls.html
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>Wayne McGlinn
>Brisbane, Oz
>

 I like AVG, but I like Avast more. Avast scans NNTP (newsgroup)
traffic and there is a lot of dangerous software lurking in
newsgroups. I use NOD32, but it does not scan NNTP. Bummer!

 
Received on Mon May 1 00:50:16 2006