-=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG
- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 15:20:34 -0400
ZA can't block it if its coming in through an authorized port. For example,
if I send you a virus via email, ZA will let it in cause you're allowing
your mail client to accept connections from the net. ZA doesn't check the
contents of the packets, it checks to see if an application has permission
to access the net or accept connections from the net. But, yes, SOME virus
it may block, but not because they're viruses but rather because of the
method of it trying to infect you. Awhile ago, I think it may have been the
SOBIG virus, can't remember. But, the infected system would just do port
scans until it found a vulnerable machine. Once found, it would use an
exploit to send the virus to you. All you needed was a connection to the net
and you could get infected. It didn't matter whether you had your mail
client off or IE closed. If you were connected to the net, and your OS
wasn't patched for this exploit, you were getting hit. However, some people,
such as myself, had a firewall, ZA. And, in this instance, yes it stopped it
cause you got a notice form ZA telling you your system is trying to connect
to the net. I wasn't so lucky with a few systems at work, though.
--- Troth
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hank
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 1:11 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG
True ZA is not an antivirus but how can a vitas get to the computer when ZA
has it blocked?
Yours Hank
----- Original Message -----
From: ~OoO~
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 11:30 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG
ZoneAlarm is a firewall, not an antivirus app. However, the latest pro
version of ZA has an antivirus app on it as well. Not sure how good it is
though. And, not sure if the latest free version also sports the virus
protection.
---Troth
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hank
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 12:20 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG
Hi Cris, I don't see how you can get a virus if you have ZA running before
you go on line to check for the latest update for AVG.
Yours Hank
----- Original Message -----
From: cris
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 7:39 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG
Thanks! so if it even just needs one little update, I should be
protected
when
it first goes online. Which - will be today. I know that Norton always
needs to
have the update portion run several times to bring it up to date -
Cris
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