Re: XP Firewall and trojans

From: Rob (manxbiaggi@manx.net)
Date: 08/29/02 

From: "Rob" <manxbiaggi@manx.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 01:28:44 +0100

Sygate is fine on my pc, also had good results with PC-Cillan personal
firewall and antivirus, which when both are enabled scans for and block
trojans (real time scan i mean).

Rob

"karl [x y]" <jamescagney90210@excite.com> wrote in message
news:uaY3fzsTCHA.2216@cpimsnntpa03...
> "gtksxp" <gtksxp@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:#2K97CsTCHA.2652@tkmsftngp12...
> > Since XP's firewall protects only from incoming threats, do I need a
> > third-party firewall for protection against trojans? I would rather rely
> on
>
> Yes, if you require firewall protection against trojans. Antivirus is
also
> a good idea.
>
> > XP's security features rather than attempt to manage a software firewall
> > which could interfere with my Internet experience, but I am concerned
> about
> > these trojan viruses and whether my anti-virus software will detect them
> > before they cause damage. If I were to install a software firewall,
which
> is
>
> If you have antivirus that is downloading updates daily [or even weekly or
> monthly], it is fairly unlikely to be infected with a trojan. [though
note
> that some tools an intruder might theoretically install on your system,
such
> as VNC, are not flagged by most antivirus.] I would not worry so much
about
> it.
>
> > the best and easiest to manage? (I am running XP Professional configured
> for
> > optimal security, I think).
>
> Sygate is fairly easy and free for noncommercial use. A few people have
> reported slow response time when running Sygate on XP, which is easily
fixed
> by uninstalling Sygate.
>
>
>

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