Re: Avast or Zone Alarm using proxy server?

From: Gerald Vogt (vogt_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 02/15/05

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    Martin wrote:
    > "Gerald Vogt" <vogt@spamcop.net> wrote in message
    > news:420ffad6$0$979$44c9b20d@news2.asahi-net.or.jp...
    >>Lars-Erik Østerud wrote:
    > BUT, ZA still does more than Windows FW. Sorry, I have to agree with
    > Lars-Erik here.. I have previously used Windows SP2 Firewall only and
    > still encountered problems with things getting in, odd programs accessing
    > the 'net, etc. Switching to ZA Pro solved all that and more. I know you

    You already have "odd programs" on your computer. Why don't you fix that
    problem and get rid of the "odd programs"? Wouldn't that be the right
    approach. You seem to fix symptoms instead of fixing the cause. If you
    have malware on your computer, it is just to late. Hoping that your ZA
    does prevent contact to the outside for these programs is just not
    really solving the problem.

    > can never be 100% sure of stopping everything, but ZA sems to stop more than
    > WFW ever did...

    Again, ZA may does stop something, but it is usually not the bad guy who
    manages it anyway.

    > I also like the fact that when setup correctly ZA lets you 'control' what
    > programs have internet access whereas Windows FW just lets them loose!!

    Have you ever tried to circumvent it? This, too, is pretty easy to
    circumvent depending on the firewall in place. And in particular teens
    (as you mentioned your daughter) are extremely creative and quick to
    learn how to do it as experiences from PCs in youth centres show.

    Gerald

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