vernalexPremium
join:2000-10-19
Manchester, CT | Overkill for most I personally believe that two-way firewalls have their use. Such as in a corporate environment where you want to limit Internet use or network segment to network segment communication through the use of VPNs or proxy servers. But, for the average home user I believe that outgoing firewalls are more burdensome than they are worth. They have a use for the paranoid, but I think the firewall in SP2 is more than enough for my mom. Because asking to open listening ports is already too confusing for her. The problem exists with the metaphorical explanation of computers and the ethereal existence of ports/sockets. I have also seen firewalls break far too often and leave the computer unable to communicate with the Internet without an uninstall of the firewall, especially with the Norton based firewalls. But, I believe that most people should use the SP2 firewall if they have Windows XP. And the paranoid can use ZoneAlarm. But, I personally like home NAT routers, patching my computer, running a real-time virus scanner and not running stuff I shouldn't.
I agree with my Windows Security Guide:
»www.vernalex.com/guides/winsetup···ty.shtml
And I agree with my Malware Removal Guide:
»www.vernalex.com/guides/malware/index.shtml |
