-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Zone Alarm
- From: "Lilian" <lilian.oswaldocruz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:13:40 -0200
How Zone Alarm has grown... 44 mb! I have a copy of it from 2002 when it
was 4 mb :o)) From this same year, Adaware 5.5b was 837 kb...
Lil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:41 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: virus question OR The Trojan Horses have
arrived!
> Lil,
> Windows Firewall was pathetic when it was first introduced (XP Gold =
> no
> service Packs). SP1 didn't change a thing. SP2 hardened it a bit and SP3
> makes it much more formidable. Unfortunately, it only works in one
> direction and will merrily ignore anything trying to escape from your
> system, such as your browsing habits, credit card details and the
> name/password to your online banking account. If you let in anything that
> tries to report these sorts of things (a fancy browser toolbar, a fake
> Java
> update, an innocent looking Flash game, etc.), your system will be
> powerless
> to stop it.
>
>
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