Hello all,
I've been following these threads concerning firewalls and anti-virus.
Here at work, I assume that our IT dept has provided the necessary
safeguards to protect our PC's. At home, however, it's a different story. I
have installed name brand anti-virus software where I periodically go to the
net to get upgrades. I also discard any emails from unknown sources from my
ISP.
Now the talk is about firewalls. What exactly does this do that anti-virus
does not do? It also sounds like these firewalls are available for "free"?
One post recommended one while another warned of consequences using the some
software. Can someone clear up the confusion on this?
Sorry about perpetuating this thread that really doesn't belong here but the
discussion has me curious whether I need to add more protection to my PC.
Thanks.
Bill Kasprzak
Moog Inc, Electronics Process Engineering
-----Original Message-----
From: Sergio T. Ruiz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 11:57 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Quickbooks and Big Brother
At 06:57 PM 5/4/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>I installed only two: one is only firewall, the other is both firewall and
>anti-virus. since the installation, I gained a major task is to keep them
a really effective way to do this on the cheap is to use zonealarm.. do a
search at download.com for it..
it is basically a firewall that you can set up to let you know when a
program is trying to access the net.. it will let you then make the
decision as to whether that program should be allowed to hit the net..
this will keep that program from hitting the net, and will also catch all
sorts of other programs hitting the net that you would never have dreamed
of..
truthfully, i wouldn't be too paranoid about it.. most likely, nothing has
been transmitted that is sensitive, but i would take measures to stop it..
and i would most definitely get a good firewall, and learn how to use it..
a word of caution about adaware.. unless you are really familiar with the
filesystem of your machine, and what files really do need to be there, i
would be very careful with adaware, or any other anti spyware program..
like all tools, they are best used when you have a really good
understanding of them... otherwise, you can hack off a finger or poke an
eye out..
____
Sergio T. Ruiz
Technology and MIS
Philway Products, Inc.
(419) 281-7777 x232
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