-=PCTechTalk=- Re: firewall - router
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:33:02 -0500
well I just use zone alarm, no router that I know of but I guess I am pretty
safe then.
cristy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:22 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: firewall - router
> Hi Cristy
> undesirable traffic may be any of the following
> Programs phoning home to report you internet activities in order to
> target=
> adds to you
> Trojans allowing hackers to control your computer or to turn it into a
> file=
> server for their illegal use
> Or allowing a malicious hacker/individual to send messages that appear to=
> come from you
> Allow a infection virus/worm/Trojan to replicate and send itself out from=
> your computer
> Allow your confidential information/data/banking or credit card into to
> be=
> sent out
>
> See that article I worte for ABC on Spyware here;
> http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc2/v18/mike18.htm
>
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> On 2/15/2005 at 6:10 PM cristy wrote:
>
> What would undesireable OUT traffice be?
>
> cristy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 9:42 AM
> Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: firewall - router
>
>
>> ahhh ha!!This is what I suspected!!
>> Thanks!
>> Cris
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Don
>> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 8:10 PM
>> Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: firewall - router
>>
>>
>> Chris,
>>
>> Put your firewall back on. Neither the router nor the XP
>> firewall will stop
>> undesirable OUTbound traffic.
>>
>> Don
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