NAV2010 and WinXP Firewall
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From: charliech on 9 Jan 2010 14:18 I run NAV2010, but not NIS2010. I was wondering how WinXP's Firewall would work with Nav2010? Is anyone running this combination and could provide some insights? And also, so possible settings for WinXP's Firewall. Thanks for any input! charliec
From: Bruce Chambers on 9 Jan 2010 14:34 charliech(a)email.com wrote: > I run NAV2010, but not NIS2010. I was wondering how WinXP's Firewall > would work with Nav2010? Is anyone running this combination and could > provide some insights? And also, so possible settings for WinXP's > Firewall. > > Thanks for any input! > > charliec This is sort of asking if oranges and apples sitting in the same fruit bowl will some how turn into "orples" or "apparnges." NAV10 is an anti-virus application and the Windows Firewall is, well, a firewall. The two won't interact, at all. Also, there are virtually no settings, other than allowing specified applications to access your computer from remote sites. WinXP's built-in firewall is usually adequate at stopping incoming attacks, and hiding your ports from probes. What WinXP SP2's firewall does not do, is protect you from any Trojans or spyware that you (or someone else using your computer) might download and install inadvertently. It doesn't monitor out-going traffic at all, other than to check for IP-spoofing, much less block (or at even ask you about) the bad or the questionable out-going signals. It assumes that any application you have on your hard drive is there because you want it there, and therefore has your "permission" to access the Internet. Further, because the Windows Firewall is a "stateful" firewall, it will also assume that any incoming traffic that's a direct response to a Trojan's or spyware's out-going signal is also authorized. ZoneAlarm or Kerio (as just two examples - there are other free personal firewalls available) much better than WinXP's built-in firewall, and are much more easily configured, and there are free versions of each readily available. Even the commercially available Symantec's Norton Personal Firewall is superior by far, although it does take a heavier toll of system performance then do ZoneAlarm or Kerio. Having said that, it's important to remember that firewalls and anti-virus applications, which should always be used and should always be running, while important components of "safe hex," cannot, and should not be expected to, protect the computer user from him/herself. Ultimately, it is incumbent upon each and every computer user to learn how to secure his/her own computer. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
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