Re: Please Help! XP security...advice wanted!

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/17/04

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    I do know it will ask you if you want to allow a specific program to access the internet. Some, by default are built in and are not monitored, as I recall. JPG attached: 

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"Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23Rh7yUOzEHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> According to MS, and the XP MVPs, the new SP2 firewall still does *not*
> monitor outbound traffic.
> 
> Tom
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eMH0wHOzEHA.1932@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> The firewall in XP SP2 now protects against inbound attacks, and monitors
> and controls outbound traffic.  Its been completely overhauled since it
> originally debuted.   In my personal opinion, yes, its good enough to stand
> on its own.
> 
> I personally don't feel you need Zone Alarm, but you should set your AV
> updates to Daily, if it allows for that.  New virus's come out all the
> time........ They don't wait for Friday.
> 
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> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
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> "cmptr_iliterate" <cmptriliterate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:1B2CB7D7-8A5C-40E3-B924-CFEE68DD2BAF@microsoft.com...
>> Hi-I'm not XP security savvy but would like to get other users opinions
> based
>> on my situation. I just purchased a new laptop directly from Dell.  Its
>> running XP SP2 Professional, Office 2003 Professional, Symantec Antivirus
> and
>> I use a dial-up connection. So my system I would presume is as virus,
>> adaware, malware, trojan-free as it can get since its new. My
> understanding
>> is that XP SP2 comes with a built in Firewall.  My 1st question is, "is
> the
>> XP firewall adequate enough to be my one and only firewall?"  I'm
> currently a
>> ZoneAlarm Pro subscriber on my old laptop.  Of course, ZA will be a better
>> firewall simply because thats been their line of business for years and
> even
>> pc magazines agree. But like any product out there, there is always a
> bigger
>> and better product a consumer can buy.  So I just dont want to jump the
> gun.
>> 1) So for my security concerns and because I'm not security savvy, is the
> XP
>> firewall adequate enough to be my one and only firewall?
>>
>> Alot of these other firewall companies claim that the XP firewall only
>> protects "inbound".  While these other companies protect "inbound and
>> outbound". More specifically, they claim that XP doesnt protect against
>> "piggy backing" and "the stealing of financial information, credit card
>> information, etc".  I do online banking and even purchase things online.
>> These other firewall companies make me feel (on their webite) that I'm not
>> protected AT ALL if I just use XP firewall.  I'm not sure if its just a
> scare
>> tactic or if its actually true.  2) So my 2nd question is, am I not
> protected
>> AT ALL with my personal information if I'm just using XP firewall?  Again,
> I
>> know most likely ZA is a better product but is XP adequate.
>>
>> Last part is that I have my windows update set to "automatic", I have my
>> SymantecLive update set to "weekly" and I have my IE 6.0 set to "block all
>> block ups"...3) with that said, generally speaking, am I adequately
> protected
>> or should I run for the hills and get Zone Alarm?  Thank you for taking
> the
>> time in reading this but most importantly thank you for any suggestions.
>> Rochelle.
>> PS- 4) I'm curious if all that respond to my questions are using ONLY XP
>> firewall?
>> -- 
>> Thank You!
> 
>

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