[triadtechtalk] Re: Tiny Personal Firewall
- From: Rebecca Davis <davisrb@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 13:42:49 -0500
David, I have never downloaded anything from windowsupdate.com. Are these
things free? If I go to the site and browse the catalog as it suggests,
should I feel comfortable to only download the things it suggests? Rebecca
I realize that I am not protected from the hackers without a FW, but I am
hoping that they know better than to mess with my goat! ; )
.......clarence.......
>
> Actually, you probably are pretty safe from hackers. Most hacker attacks
> require that you have certain points of vulnerability. So long as you
visit
> www.windowsupdate.com regularly, be careful about what shareware/freeware
> you install, and your Control Panel>Network settings don't show "Microsoft
> File and Printer Sharing", a firewall is usually added protection, not
> necessary protection.
>
> It is also important to remember that many pieces of software that open
> potential vulnerabilities to the Internet cannot both work through a
> firewall _and_ be protected at the same time. If you share music on
Napster,
> and discover that Napster opens your entire hard drive to crackers (true
at
> one point), you couldn't both share music and be safe with any firewall I
> have found.
>
> David Nasset, Sr.
>
>
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