Re: Password vault software


"Vanguard" <vanguard@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Firewalls in a personal router cannot provide application rules.
That's because the application (and its processes) aren't running on
the router. Router firewalls can provide some outbound control,
like on protocols, IP or MAC addresses, time of day, IP name/address
censoring, etc. They don't know what application generated what
traffic that is going out through them.

Thanks. That helps a lot.

same host. Very nasty malware can circumvent firewalls but you
aren't talking about malware.

What would you call a little piece of code embedded in a passworad
vault
that shipped the passwords back to the software provider? Sounds "mal"
to me.


Didn't find an "FM114P" listed at netgear.com but did find "FR114P".

This router is probably among the no longer supported models. At it's
time
it was considered pretty good. But, you're right. Ther is no way to
specify
a particulzr app to block.

They mention "Network Software (e.g. Windows)". Is that a software
firewall that runs on each intranet host?

Don't know.

I do have Panda AV software which offers a firewall. I've never
activated it
for (misguided) reasons stated previously. I will look to see what it
can do.


For example, with your Netgear router, how would you prevent the
wgatray.exe program from connecting to Microsoft when you start
Windows?

Don't know hat that is.

Thanks. I need this kind of enlightenment. Don't want someone draining
my
retirement accounts...

Ed




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