XP SP-2

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I have been told that an anti -virus program like Norton is no longer needed
with SP-2 installed and the firewall active. Can anyone confirm this?
 
I have been told that an anti -virus program like Norton is no longer needed
with SP-2 installed and the firewall active. Can anyone confirm this?
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SP-2 adds an feature that will remind you if your Anti-Virus
definitions are out of date, but that is all it does.

Alex.
 
Bob H said:
I have been told that an anti -virus program like Norton is no longer needed
with SP-2 installed and the firewall active. Can anyone confirm this?
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Maybe you will not need a 3rd party firewall if you choose to use the SP2
firewall.
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I wouldn't trust The SP2 "built-in" firewall alone.
Yes, I have mine enabled but I dont rely on it. I would thoroughly
recommend an additional firewall for added protection.
 
I wouldn't trust The SP2 "built-in" firewall alone.
Yes, I have mine enabled but I dont rely on it. I would thoroughly
recommend an additional firewall for added protection.
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I've read online that you should only ever have one software firewall
running at any one time, as with two running, there can be issues that
result in a less secure system. Anybody know?

Alex.
 
Trai' La' Trash skrev:
Now would you REALLY trust MS to guard your system? <grin>
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The nice think about a third-party firewall like ZoneAlarm is that one
can check and STOP MicroSoft program that try to send things too :-)
 
Alex Makoque said:
I've read online that you should only ever have one software firewall
running at any one time, as with two running, there can be issues that
result in a less secure system. Anybody know?
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Not true but it does slow down traffic a bit.
 
Shane said:
Not really advisable as the Windows Firewall only monitors inbound
connections.

Shane
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Shane:

I use a 3rd party firewall and not the SP2 firewall as I have been doing so
for about 3 years. I was just suggesting to Bob that he can choose between
the SP2 firewall and a 3rd party firewall.

Steve
 
Steve said:
Shane:

I use a 3rd party firewall and not the SP2 firewall as I have been doing so
for about 3 years. I was just suggesting to Bob that he can choose between
the SP2 firewall and a 3rd party firewall.
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Fair enough, Steve. All I'm suggesting is that, despite the SP2 firewall
being much improved over it's predecessor, it isn't a very good choice.
Outbound monitoring is pretty-much essential for detecting certain kinds of
spyware and trojans (that have got past other checks - probably due to
inexperience, but all the more reason to have the last newbie-friendly line
of defence, an outbound-monitoring firewall). The SP2 firewall is great
insofar as connecting with XP without any firewall will result in infection
before a 3rd-party solution can be downloaded.


Shane
 
Bob said:
I have been told that an anti -virus program like Norton is no longer needed
with SP-2 installed and the firewall active. Can anyone confirm this?
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Don't use Norton AntiVirus, Firewall... in fact don't use any Norton
Products at all. Good antivirus = NOD32, good firewall = ZoneAlarm.
 
Shane said:
Fair enough, Steve. All I'm suggesting is that, despite the SP2
firewall being much improved over it's predecessor, it isn't a very
good choice. Outbound monitoring is pretty-much essential for
detecting certain kinds of spyware and trojans (that have got past
other checks - probably due to inexperience, but all the more reason
to have the last newbie-friendly line of defence, an
outbound-monitoring firewall). The SP2 firewall is great insofar as
connecting with XP without any firewall will result in infection
before a 3rd-party solution can be downloaded.


Shane
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Shane:

I agree, the SP2 firewall's failure to monitor outgoing traffic is a real
problem!

It was my 3rd party firewall which 2 years ago caught some outgoing traffic
from some spyware, and in the process of solving the problem, I was
introduced to this NG.

Steve
 
Steve said:
Shane:

I agree, the SP2 firewall's failure to monitor outgoing traffic is a real
problem!

It was my 3rd party firewall which 2 years ago caught some outgoing traffic
from some spyware, and in the process of solving the problem, I was
introduced to this NG.
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Yes, it was the firewall catching tsadbot trying to phone home that
introduced me to spyware. Googling tsadbot bought me to Ad-aware and I
haven't had spyware since!


Shane
 
Shane said:
Yes, it was the firewall catching tsadbot trying to phone home that
introduced me to spyware. Googling tsadbot bought me to Ad-aware and I
haven't had spyware since!


Shane
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Shane:

I need to correct myself, it was some spyware that introduced me to
alt.privacy.spyware and not this NG. I have not had any spyware since,
although I did get hit by CWS once.

Steve
 
Highly recommend ZoneAlarm Security Suite 6. Has stopped all unauthorized
attempts.

Coffeecoco930
 
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