-=PCTechTalk=- Re: firewall - router
- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:22:25 -0800
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
Mike ~ one of the Moderators
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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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