Re: Firewall shows ports being used in sqeuence

Volker Birk wrote:

In comp.security.firewalls itsecgirl <lbyeoh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a hardware firewall setup and rely on Symantec Internet
Security (AV & software firewall) to tell me what else gets through. I
use this to have more control to what my computer is exposed to.



My sincere condolences for the latter.


For home users, I recommend Symantec Internet Security 


Oh-my-FSM! Norton InSecurity opens many useless popups. It's vulnerable to
the SelfDoS attack. Controlling outgoing traffic is not possible with it,
like with any "Personal Firewall", as http://www.dingens.org/breakout-en.c
http://www.dingens.org/breakout-en.exe proof. In the default configuration
there is no password protection for the normal user, which makes this tool
useless against attacks from inside. And: with 3556 registry keys with
5934 values and 34 directories with 417 files, installing 8 kernel modules
and 8 system services it is the biggest software bloat one can have as a
"security tool". It's well known for slowing down machines without any
advantage. And, last but not least: entering your bank PIN into the
"protection" function of Symantec Norton InSecurity even leads to
publicizing it to every website owner, you're watching web pages as a user,
because Symantec really understand nothing at all about data security.

And this piece of crap, which even has big problems with being deinstalled
again, if one has made the mistake to pollute the PC with it, you're
recommending?


for corporate users, you can contact me for more info. 


No, thank you.

F'up2csf

Yours,
VB.

Heh, I had a (l)user today that didn't believe me when i said that NIS was a steaming pile of putrid pilchard puke and googlated this thread to show him/her/it (gender classification: undetermined) what others thought of it.
I then explained how it's *really* useful for highlighted how you've already been *0wn3d* by the way it exits disgracefully with a barrel of blue.
E.


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