Microsoft Windows - Security Update CD February 2004

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Tom _Hyde

I am sure that there are a lot of computer users who have received the free
Security Update CD, if any of you have installed the EZ Antivirus and
Firewall software I would be interested to read about your experience with
them. In particular, I would like to know if you have checked the level
of security using Shields-UP!! I have installed the software on a Dell
Dimension 4100 using Windows ME which is connected via a Dell Dimension 4500
using Windows XP. The Shields-UP!! security test on the ME computer
suggests that there are weaknesses in the EZ Firewall. On the XP computer
the security is first class. I have consulted the EZ Firewall Knowledge
Base Documents (Document 75) which claims that this can happen for the LAN
set-up that I have but I am rather sceptical since, if Shields-UP!! can find
weak points, what is stopping less scrupulous websites from doing the same
thing? Pitstop, on the other hand, gives the computer a satisfactory
report.

Has anybody had any similar reports?

T.Hyde
 
This news group is for questions/issues with Microsoft Access, not Microsoft
Windows.


I am sure that there are a lot of computer users who have received the free
Security Update CD, if any of you have installed the EZ Antivirus and
Firewall software I would be interested to read about your experience with
them. In particular, I would like to know if you have checked the level
of security using Shields-UP!! I have installed the software on a Dell
Dimension 4100 using Windows ME which is connected via a Dell Dimension 4500
using Windows XP. The Shields-UP!! security test on the ME computer
suggests that there are weaknesses in the EZ Firewall. On the XP computer
the security is first class. I have consulted the EZ Firewall Knowledge
Base Documents (Document 75) which claims that this can happen for the LAN
set-up that I have but I am rather sceptical since, if Shields-UP!! can find
weak points, what is stopping less scrupulous websites from doing the same
thing? Pitstop, on the other hand, gives the computer a satisfactory
report.

Has anybody had any similar reports?

T.Hyde
 
Please tell me the significance of the word "security" in the title of this
newsgroup.

T.Hyde
 
Tom said:
Please tell me the significance of the word "security" in the title
of this newsgroup.
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Hi Tom,

Yes it can be misleading especially with the word 'access' in the title.
Many folks think that means accessing a computer.

The significance of the word 'security' is that this newsgroup is devoted to
questions about implementing security in Access, the database product (it's
part of Office Professional).

Any/all newsgroups related to Access start with
microsoft.public.access
just as all newsgroups related to Excel start with
microsoft.public.excel
etc.

You might want to try your question in
microsoft.public.security
 
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