[bcab] Re: decent firewall

You could also install Windows Defender which would protect against spyware.


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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Graham Page
Sent: 30 May 2007 16:12
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] decent firewall

Hi all.
 
After recently having an intruder who managed to get remote access to my
desktop, I am interested in doing what I can to make my PC difficult for
hackers to get at.  I have a couple of questions therefore.
 
Firstly, I have a Netgear DG834G Router.  and I used the firewall provided
with this in conjunction with the firewall provided with Windows XP SP2.
 
Should I have a better software firewall than this?  I had enabled WinMX to
send and receive packets through the router firewall by creating
portforwarding, but left everything else as default.
 
So, should I get a better firewall I can install after reformatting the
infected machine?  if so, it needs to be accessible but what would the best
option be?  Are there any accessible places I can go to do checks and make
sure my PC is as secure as it can be?
 
When the hacker got through before, I was asked if I wanted File Transfer
Program to access the internet.  I was playing with a new FTP program at the
time and just said yes without looking too much.  My PC then started and
shut down a couple of times and the hacker was in.  Obviously one thing I
must do is take more notice of my firewall too.
 
Any thoughts about an appropriate firewall and anything else I can do much
appreciated.  In the past, I ran Nod Antivirus as well as the firewall but
ran little else.
 
Cheers
 
Graham 
 
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