Re: Is additional firewall necessary?

In article <Xns98C08B20D4F46juergennieveler@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Juergen Nieveler <juergen.nieveler.nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Super Lemon <fruit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Xp fw only protects you from incoming packets.

Just like any other software packet filter running on the same machine.

If the malware is active on your machine, it can deactivate any
"Desktop Firewall".

And burglars can pick locks, so there's no point in locking your door.

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