Re: Firewalls and Anti-Virus Installation After Your Windows PC Is On The Internet

From: MedEvul (evulNOSPAM_at_cfl.rr.com)
Date: 08/22/03 

Date: 22 Aug 2003 17:01:30 GMT

In article <bi5gne$67f$1@thorium.cix.co.uk>, ComputerGeek wrote:
> "tracker" <"snailmail(remove)222000"@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3F43C8F9.2E82C18B@yahoo.com...
>> Tracker has decided to make this post for my amusement and to actually
>> see how much security really means to the people of this world.
>> Carefully consider your responses to this post, because you may be
>> eating your words. Others have asked me to back up my information which
>> has been posted on Usenet and I'm willing to make the time to prove my
>> facts. Here is my question to all:
>> Your Windows system is connected to the Internet including some
>> anti-virus application, but no firewall. Most people forget to disable
>> the services Windows enables by default, like print and file sharing. A
>> user comes along and installs an anti-virus application, how is this
>> application going to close the "Open Ports" in Windows?
>
> Correct. An Anti virus program will not close ports in Windows. You need a
> firewall for that. One like Zone Alarm will pop up loads of messages when
> installed on a 'Hacked' machine. I know. I've seen it.

*blink* You're actually recommending *cough* "Zone Alarm"?

LOL
 
> A VPN is not generally used by Hackers to infiltrate machines. That would be
> too obvious.
>
>
>> By now, the malicious hacker has installed their Trojan Horses,
>> Backdoors and Virtual Private Network(s) on your computer, allowing them
>> easy access. You come along and install say one firewall, hardware or
>> software, how do think this is going to protect your computer and be
>> "damn" specific? When all is said and done, Tracker will have faced the
>
> A hardware firewall that blocks all outbound and inbound traffic by default
> would stop any trojan or virus from operating. OPen only the ports you need
> and then carefull reading of the logs would identify unusual traffic and
> allow you to identy Trojan/virus activity. Specific enough?
>
> Its not easy but its not rocket science.
>
>> world and shown you the "Secrets of The Hacker Underground". Take this
>> post as a post which will be so serious you will be Thanking me.
>
> Thank you for yet another amusing display of your lack of knowledge and
> understanding apart from a few terms you have overheard some bearded sandle
> wearers talking about.
>
> P.S. Your web site is still broken
> http://www.securityminds2003.com/
>
> 

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