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84756	2002-10-01 11:10:00	> Firewalls are there to prevent unauthorised > connections. Since I don't use vulnerable software, > or visit dodgy sites, and know everything that goes > on inside this box, I don't need to add another > burden to the system by installing a firewall. I once thought like that. Not anymore. Ever used Kazaa or similar? Something with spyware? Gator? Audio Galaxy? Do you know what those programs could be sending from your system? It's not just inbound connections you need to worry about. Ever accidentally landed in the wrong site? (usually when this happens, it's REALLY the wrong site :() You never know what could happen without your knowledge, and the firewall is there to help protect you. How do you know that you're safe, if you just think you are because you haven't been anywhere or installed anything that could be a threat. Mike.	Mike (15)
84757	2002-10-01 11:33:00	> I once thought like that . Not anymore . Ever used > Kazaa or similar? Something with spyware? Gator? > Audio Galaxy? Nope, don't touch the stuff thanks . . . > Do you know what those programs could > be sending from your system? I've got nothing to hide, no useful information, and no sensitive data, so it wouldn't worry me if they could . It's just parnoia hype . > It's not just > inbound connections you need to worry about . I know . And I also know exactly what is and isn't i hard drive at any given moment . Ever heard of SequoiaView? > Ever > accidentally landed in the wrong site? Nope . Rarely mistype URLs, not a random surfer, and can spot a dodgy site a mile away . Well an internet mile anyway . > You never know what could happen without your > r knowledge, Yes I could, and it's about being observant . > and the firewall is there to help > protect you . . . . if you leave your computer connected to the internet all the time . > How do you know that you're safe, if > you just think you are because you haven't been > anywhere or installed anything that could be a > threat . Just by saying what you just said . Hackers can't perform voodoo you know . And, like they say, know thy enemy . :D SiK	SoniKalien (792)
84758	2002-10-01 11:41:00	Well it's your choice I guess... but better to be safe than sorry I say. I don't random surf or surf dodgy sites either, but I have mistyped (even just by getting 2 letters round the wrong way) URLS and ended up where I don't want to be. I've never had a problem with a firewall hogging my resources, so I'd rather have it there than not there. And yes, hackers can perform voodoo. Mike.	Mike (15)
84759	2002-10-01 11:42:00	with IT pros it may not be so crictical as they usual are fully aware (and have to tools to check) of their pc and net connection. also they have no problems in fixing things if the worse happens. however 95% of people have no idea on what to look for or even be able to fix it.	tweak'e (174)
84760	2002-10-01 12:04:00	Last I knew Kerio bought Tiny.	-=JM=- (16)
84761	2002-10-01 12:21:00	Mike, Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying nobody should use a firewall. Most people should. It's just that I feel I know enough not to have to use one. I also think that the subject is still an iffy one and perhaps a bit hyped ina lot of cases. And no, hackers can't perform voodoo. They are just very smart. :D	SoniKalien (792)
84762	2002-10-01 12:27:00	>And no, hackers can't perform voodoo . so that black ice rubber chicken dosn't do anything? <throws rubber chicken out window> i will still keep praying to the MS god and ZA god . . . . . just in case :^O	tweak'e (174)
84763	2002-10-01 15:00:00	Is there some reason why 'Resource Meter' is telling us all that ZA is using 10% of available RAM, in spite of us using different versions on different OS's and with varying amounts of RAM? I have Win98 with 320 MB of RAM and am using ZA free, upgraded to the latest version just a few weeks ago. After turning ZA on and off several times and checking available RAM each time, Cacheman tells me that ZA is using about 5.5 MB; and that's with several other programs running! Vince	Vince (406)
84764	2002-10-01 20:20:00	Vince, Resource Meter doesn't tell you that it's using 10% of available RAM, but 10% of system resources (or generally, 10% of CPU use is accounted for by ZAF). It's not a measure of how much RAM is being used but how much your CPU is being used. Mike.	Mike (15)
84765	2002-10-02 13:58:00	well I tried out ZA Pro today. All I can say is that I'd successfully blocked all internet access with in 3minutes :_|	-=JM=- (16)
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