Re: Sygate Firewall---Shatter Attack Fixed



Casey Klc <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > No. Sygate installs a system service (runs with elevated privileges, so
> > it can do all the filtering stuff). Contradictory to the MS guidelines
> > this service has windows attached to it (for the configuration UI).
> > These windows make the service susceptible to shatter attacks.
> According to Sygate Firewall Forum
> http://forums.sygatetech.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=7167
> vunerability to Shatter Attack was resolved/fixed in
> Sygate Personal Firewall Pro v5.5 build 2507 beta.

One should have another look onto this software. When I have too much
time, I'll do it, because it's superfluous anyway.

And having such design flaws proofs, that Sygate don't understand
Windows security at all.

Yours,
VB.
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lista sic hoc recidementum nextum cis vannementa da listis. cis.
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