Re: Zone Alarm (Freeware-) stopped reporting intrustions..

bassbag <bassbag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
usenet-2006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
bassbag <bassbag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
usenet-2006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
bassbag <bassbag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ulf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
And if you think it can block malicious outbound traffic see
Microsofts statement at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/05/SecurityMyths/default.aspx
the chapter "Myth: Host-Based Firewalls Must Filter Outbound
Traffic to be Safe. "

I wonder why microsoft vista firewall has been given the ability to
block outgoing applications if its such a myth?

Because of popular demand. The point the Technet article makes still
stands.

Does it?...

Yes.

id say its debateable or hypocritical.

You may want to support that opinion with some arguments.

Not really...after all it wasnt me that said outbound application
filtering was a waste of time and then implemented it in my next
operating system.

The Technet article explains why outbound filtering is a waste of time.
I fail to see your arguments to prove their reasoning wrong. Whether you
consider it hypocrisy that Microsoft implements pointless features into
their OS, because their customers demand it, is of no concern here.

cu
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