Re: XP's Firewall

On 2006-08-24 18:22:25 +0100, Dan <spamyou@xxxxxxxx> said:


On the sdame note, OneCare also is anti virus. It falls well below AV industry standrads
and OneCare should be avoided as a security suite.

Wrong, Microsoft has admitted that they need a stronger firewall. That is why OneCare is the way it is and Windows Vista will most likely have a bi-directional firewall.

OneCare is a pretty poor product from what I've seen. Much like Vista, it is far more concerned with getting the exact right shade of blue and the exact curve on the interface that marketing's focus group found most reassuring than it is with actually getting the job done.

'bi-directional' and 'stronger' are by no means connected by the way.

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Robert Moir
Microsoft MVP for Security

www.robertmoir.com

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