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Wolfgang Kueter
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:13 am Post subject:
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Am Thu, 08 Dec 2005 06:37:16 -0800 schrieb itsecgirl:
| Quote: | I belive good security needs to take a layer protection approach. I
believe a good practice is to have both a hardware and software
firewall.
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Belief is no base for security, knowledge is, you lack knowledge.
| Quote: | [...] For home users, I recommend Symantec Internet Security and
for corporate users, you can contact me for more info.
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You are clueless.
Wolfgang |
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E.
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject:
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Volker Birk wrote:
| Quote: | In comp.security.firewalls itsecgirl <lbyeoh@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a hardware firewall setup and rely on Symantec Internet
Security (AV & software firewall) to tell me what else gets through. I
use this to have more control to what my computer is exposed to.
My sincere condolences for the latter.
For home users, I recommend Symantec Internet Security
Oh-my-FSM! Norton InSecurity opens many useless popups. It's vulnerable to
the SelfDoS attack. Controlling outgoing traffic is not possible with it,
like with any "Personal Firewall", as http://www.dingens.org/breakout-en.c
http://www.dingens.org/breakout-en.exe proof. In the default configuration
there is no password protection for the normal user, which makes this tool
useless against attacks from inside. And: with 3556 registry keys with
5934 values and 34 directories with 417 files, installing 8 kernel modules
and 8 system services it is the biggest software bloat one can have as a
"security tool". It's well known for slowing down machines without any
advantage. And, last but not least: entering your bank PIN into the
"protection" function of Symantec Norton InSecurity even leads to
publicizing it to every website owner, you're watching web pages as a user,
because Symantec really understand nothing at all about data security.
And this piece of crap, which even has big problems with being deinstalled
again, if one has made the mistake to pollute the PC with it, you're
recommending?
for corporate users, you can contact me for more info.
No, thank you.
F'up2csf
Yours,
VB.
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Heh, I had a (l)user today that didn't believe me when i said that NIS
was a steaming pile of putrid pilchard puke and googlated this thread to
show him/her/it (gender classification: undetermined) what others
thought of it.
I then explained how it's *really* useful for highlighted how you've
already been *0wn3d* by the way it exits disgracefully with a barrel of
blue.
E. |
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E.
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject:
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itsecgirl wrote:
| Quote: | I belive good security needs to take a layer protection approach. I
believe a good practice is to have both a hardware and software
firewall. Software firewall are not meant to be your baseline of
defense. I have a hardware firewall setup and rely on Symantec Internet
Security (AV & software firewall) to tell me what else gets through. I
use this to have more control to what my computer is exposed to.
I agree with you that some software firewall programs are not as
intuitive. For home users, I recommend Symantec Internet Security and
for corporate users, you can contact me for more info.
-itsecgirl
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You could always hook for a living ;->
Cheers
E. |
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Robert
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:22 am Post subject:
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On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:19:55 +0100, Volker Birk wrote:
| Quote: | Oh-my-FSM! Norton InSecurity opens many useless popups. It's vulnerable to
the SelfDoS attack. Controlling outgoing traffic is not possible with it,
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What would you suggest for a xp box firewall?
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Regards
Robert
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Volker Birk
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:22 am Post subject:
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Robert <noone@noplace.nowhere> wrote:
| Quote: | On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:19:55 +0100, Volker Birk wrote:
Oh-my-FSM! Norton InSecurity opens many useless popups. It's vulnerable to
the SelfDoS attack. Controlling outgoing traffic is not possible with it,
What would you suggest for a xp box firewall?
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The Windows-Firewall.
Yours,
VB.
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Gebrauch machen - und zwar ausgiebig - natürlich nur in dem Rahmen, den
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Robert
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:23 am Post subject:
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On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 09:53:07 +0100, Volker Birk wrote:
| Quote: | What would you suggest for a xp box firewall?
The Windows-Firewall.
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Need to see if I can find the article again but I remember reading that
the Windows-firewall was/is not secure. Programs on the machine can make
holes through it with little or no problems.
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Regards
Robert
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Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiecher
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:52 am Post subject:
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Robert wrote:
| Quote: | On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 09:53:07 +0100, Volker Birk wrote:
What would you suggest for a xp box firewall?
The Windows-Firewall.
Need to see if I can find the article again but I remember reading
that the Windows-firewall was/is not secure.
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I've seen a lot of people put up this claim, but noone being able to
actually substantiate it.
| Quote: | Programs on the machine can make holes through it with little or no
problems.
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Outbound connections can be tunneled most easily as long as at least one
program is allowed to communicate outbound. No desktop firewall can
protect you from that. To open listening ports in the Windows firewall
you need admin privileges. If you run malware with admin privileges on
your box, you're toast anyway.
cu
59cobalt
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erase the hard disk, then reinstall Mac OS X and your backed up files."
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