Re: Are there any firewall software that block programs from running?

From: Gerald Vogt (vogt_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 03/05/05 

Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:21:27 +0900

Joe wrote:
> Are there any firewall programs that will block apps from running? I

That is not a firewall program. That is something only the operating
system can do. The firewall cannot decide what you can run or not. It
can only control (or try to control) what is already running. What you
can do in XP is to lock down the computer that users cannot install
software anymore. You can limit what applications installed users can
use (software policies). That is the best you can get. Some software
deciding what is a good program and what is a bad is pretty much
impossible if you don't have a very specific set of requirements on the
programs that you are able to specify in detail. Virus scanner do
something like that but are only able because basically they have a list
of the bad stuff...

Gerald

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