Newbie Question: Windows Explorer

From: Larry G (thelarry_g3@yahoo.com)
Date: 10/04/02 

From: "Larry G" <thelarry_g3@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 23:44:36 -0700

I've tried two firewalls so far: ZoneAlarm and Outpost. On both of these,
whenever I connect to a webpage *Windows Explorer*, the file manager
(explorer.exe) asks for permission to access the 'net whenever I wish to
access a webpage. If I deny it permission, I cannot access websites.

I've been told that many people deny *Windows Explorer*, the file manager,
access to the 'net with firewalls because if you give them permission, this
opens up your whole hard drive to potential abuse. Others seem nonchalant
about this question, and matter of fact that explorer.exe should access the
'net because it is part of MS integrated browser with the OS.

So, which is it? Is it normal for *Windows Explorer* to request permission
to access the 'net when going to websites? I would have thought it would be
Internet Explorer (iexplore.exe) that would request the permission. Some
people say that they can deny *Windows Explorer* access to the 'net, and
still go to websites on IE. However, I cannot. I've checked for trojans,
and my system is reported clean. Am I still adequately protected with a
firewall if I grant it permission?

Thanks for any clarifications on this subject. Am I still protected by the
firewall, if I grant *Windows Explorer* access to the internet in order to
go to websites on IE.

Running:
Windows 98SE
Compaq 5834

Larry

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