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| Thread ID: 98092 | 2009-03-11 03:51:00 | Is teh Windows Sp3 Firewall any good? | mzee (3324) | Press F1 |
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| 755410 | 2009-03-11 03:51:00 | For years I have been using other Firewalls as the Windows one was not very good. Have things changed? Is the Sp3 Firewall any good? Does it work both ways? |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 755411 | 2009-03-11 03:57:00 | No I dont think it does both ways. Only real change in SP3 was this (technet.microsoft.com) Thats the only FW I'm using at the mo. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 755412 | 2009-03-11 05:58:00 | No IIRC. Still sucks. Still no doesn't block outgoing traffic. But its incoming traffic protection is OK, I've done a few vulnerabilities scans on it myself. Personally I reckon routers hw fw+windows FW is sufficient. And comodo if you're paranoid or download lots of.... |
Blam (54) | ||
| 755413 | 2009-03-11 09:00:00 | I agree with blam6 - the windows firewall is nothing flash, but combined with the firewall built into most routers it is good enough & relatively unobtrusive. | Greven (91) | ||
| 755414 | 2009-03-12 06:02:00 | Not quite a yes/no answer. Cheap,Usable,Secure, choose two. Yes its a good compromise between secure and usable,but I choose something more secure. Id consider a firewall that never asks you anything as almost useless(but not quite)-But it is highly usable. I use a third party firewall. I go online for the first time,it bugs me a little asking if 'x can access the internet'. Once 'learning mode' is finished it hardly every bothers me. And if it does, I know somethings happening. Also I read a security pdf recently on how malware can simply ask the windows firewall to allow it through,which is nice to know!It makes sense though-nero,quicktime,java,all these programs update online with no dialogue box until afterwards. Lastly,utilising software/parts of software that which is the most popular in the world is asking for troubles also. |
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