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By the way thanks Steve & Panda

I have one more question on MSFT firewall.
Is there some way I could tell on MSFT lif some hidden
spy/virial/cookie/adware/botsnot
is sneaken out of my firewall, feeding it to some cyber site?
 
ponderxpo said:
By the way thanks Steve & Panda

I have one more question on MSFT firewall.
Is there some way I could tell on MSFT lif some hidden
spy/virial/cookie/adware/botsnot
is sneaken out of my firewall, feeding it to some cyber site?
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The XP SP2 Windows Firewall does not monitor outgoing traffic. You would
be better off installing a third-party firewall such as ZoneAlarm or
Kerio from Sunbelt (not free).

Malke
 
ponderxpo said:
By the way thanks Steve & Panda

I have one more question on MSFT firewall.
Is there some way I could tell on MSFT lif some hidden
spy/virial/cookie/adware/botsnot
is sneaken out of my firewall, feeding it to some cyber site?
Click to expand...


No.

WinXP's built-in firewall is adequate at stopping incoming attacks,
and hiding your ports from probes. What WinXP SP2's firewall does not
do, is provide an important additional layer of protection by informing
you about any Trojans or spyware that you (or someone else using your
computer) might download and install inadvertently. It doesn't monitor
out-going network traffic at all, other than to check for IP-spoofing,
much less block (or at even ask you about) the bad or the questionable
out-going signals. It assumes that any application you have on your
hard drive is there because you want it there, and therefore has your
"permission" to access the Internet. Further, because the Windows
Firewall is a "stateful" firewall, it will also assume that any incoming
traffic that's a direct response to a Trojan's or spyware's out-going
signal is also authorized.

ZoneAlarm or Kerio are much better than WinXP's built-in firewall,
in that they do provide that extra layer of protection, are much more
easily configured, and have free versions readily available for
downloading. Even the commercially available Symantec's Norton Personal
Firewall provides superior protection, although it does take a heavier
toll of system performance then do ZoneAlarm or Kerio.


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You'll find the answer from my previous post .:)
Here it is ,in part :

....The intergrated Windows Firewall
in SP2 of Windows XP.It has only incoming traffic protection but is very
good.Ask rarely and works automatically and if you click "Don't allow
exceptions" you have maximum protection.
Never forget that the incoming protection is the most important so Win
Firewall is enough ...


Also ,"no" is the answer of your question.:-)

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The Windows Firewall does not have that capability. For that I suggest you
use a quality spyware detection and removal program such as AdAware SE and
also a antivirus program that is kept current with virus definitions which
can be done automatically, monitors your computer continuously, scans all
your email, and you configure to scan your computer at least weekly. Doing
such and using the Windows Firewall will give your computer great protection
and not give you all the noise that a more advanced personal firewall will
that can be very confusing to the typical computer user and present the user
with choices to make that if done incorrectly can open holes in the firewall
or limit functionality. -- Steve

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 --- free antivirus software
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ --- free for personal use
AdAware SE
 
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