Re: Completely replace software firewall with hardware firewall?

From: Duane Arnold (Notme_at_Notme.com)
Date: 03/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:30:21 GMT

"Keith" <sleepwalker@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:PC_%d.126$IG6.114@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
> i've never bothered with a firewall, especially since windows brought out
> sp2 with the security center with a builtin virewall, whats the point in
> getting any more

With a compromised with malware XP machine and the malware is running with
the security context of Admin Rights and most users run with Admin rights,
the malware can take out a personal FW solution that is running on the
machine leaving it wide open to attack. The malware cannot take out a
standalone device like a NAT router or FW appliance that's not running on
the computer with the O/S.

Duane :)

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