Re: Sygate Firewall??

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:43:01 -0500, Casey wrote:

About 7-yrs ago, my son built me a Win98 computer for my
birthday. I have been running Sygate Pro v5.5-2710 on it
with excellent results.
Today I found out that my son and daughter are building
up an XP computer for my birthday, again.

Does anyone know is Sygate Pro v5.5-2710 can be run
on an XP box?? If so, did you encounter any problems

No, WinXP is based on a different operating platform. I'd discourage you to
utilize any 3rd party software firewall (PFW) application.

For the average homeuser, the Windows Firewall in XP does a fantastic job
at its core mission and is really all you need if you have an 'real-time'
anti-virus program, [another firewall on your router or] other edge
protection like SeconfigXP and practise Safe-Hex.

The windows firewall deals with inbound protection and therefore does not
give you a false sense of security. Best of all, it doesn't implement lots
of nonsense like pretending that outbound traffic needs to be monitored.

Activate and utilize the Win XP built-in Firewall; Uncheck *all* Programs
and Services under the Exception tab.
Windows XP: How to turn on your firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/firewall/xp.mspx

Read through:
Understanding Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx
Using Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/security/winfirewall.mspx
At Least This Snake Oil Is Free.
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2007/07/19/at-least-this-snake-oil-is-free.aspx
Deconstructing Common Security Myths.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/05/SecurityMyths/default.aspx
Scroll down to:
"Myth: Host-Based Firewalls Must Filter Outbound Traffic to be Safe."
Exploring the windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/VistaFirewall/default.aspx
"Outbound protection is security theater—it’s a gimmick that only gives the
impression of improving your security without doing anything that actually
does improve your security."
Routinely practice Safe-Hex.
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
In conjunction with WinXP SP2 Firewall use:
Seconfig XP 1.0
http://seconfig.sytes.net/

If on high-speed Internet connection use a router as well.
Implement Countermeasures against DNSChanger:
http://extremesecurity.blogspot.com/2008/06/use-default-password-get-hijacked.html

Good luck :)
.

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