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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?SmVycnk=?= on April 10, 2008, 1:44 am
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Hello Kayman, thank you alot for these answers, i am gonna read those
articles, i finally get a better approach of windows.
i'll let you know if i would have any questions after reading.
Jerry
"Kayman" wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:41:00 -0700, Jerry wrote:
>
> > ps, any change that you can also answer my second question about what i can
> > expect of the windows firewall?
>
> You are not going to find anything better than the Vista FW and Vista in
> itself due to the advanced features the FW and Vista are using.
>
> "Personal Firewalls" are mostly snake-oil.
> http://www.samspade.org/d/firewalls.html
>
> Jesper's Blogs-
> At Least This Snake Oil Is Free.
>
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2007/07/19/at-least-this-snake-oil-is-free.aspx
> Windows Firewall: the best new security feature in Vista?
> http://blogs.technet.com/jesper_johansson/archive/2006/05/01/426921.aspx
>
> Exploring The Windows Firewall.
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/VistaFirewall/default.aspx
> "If you try to block outbound connections from a computer that’s already
> compromised, how can you be sure that the computer is really doing what you
> ask? The answer: you can’t. Outbound protection is security theater—it’s
a
> gimmick that only gives the impression of improving your security without
> doing anything that actually does improve your security. This is why
> outbound protection didn’t exist in the Windows XP firewall and why it
> doesn’t exist in the Windows Vista™ firewall."
>
> Tap into the Vista firewall's advanced configuration features
> http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6098592.html
> "...once you discover the secret of accessing its advanced configuration
> settings via the MMC snap-in, you'll find it to be far more configurable
> and functional. At last, Windows comes with a sophisticated personal
> firewall that can be used to set up outbound rules as well as inbound, with
> the ability to customize rules to fit your precise needs."
> Or
> Configure Vista Firewall to support outbound packet filtering
>
http://searchwindowssecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid45_gci1247138,00.html
> Or
> Vista Firewall Control (Free versions available).
> Protects your applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing
> activity, controls applications internet access.
> http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/
>
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