John & All, FYI,
Since I now have a laptop that runs w2k, I recently read ZDNet's info on firewall downloads, and selected one to install. At times it is a pain, since I do have auto-update on Norton stuff and every applet is stopped at the pass until permission is granted. The article really had me going, until I went to the website for Leaktest [the software will not run in DOS, so don't bother downloading it to test your system] and read what the guy said there. And I was pleased to see that the single firewall I had selected was one which had the capability of "encryting" a signature for trusted files and comparing that signature everytime the program was to be run. <G> I was very VERY proud of myself ... oops, that shoulder still hurts from patting myself on the back. Anyway I grabbed the the laptop, fired it up, washed a load of laundry and mowed the lawn while waiting for it to complete startup [well, it always SEEMS like it takes that long!] and then went and found the info on My TINY Firewall. I had to go through a few layers of advance admin stuff, but lo and behold I found what they call MD5 ... and I found that TINY has made the encryption *default* now. That's pretty darn responsive. If you want security on dozerwarez systems, I suggest you give TINY a try... l.d. ==== On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:27:31 -0800, John Oram wrote: > L.D.: > Take a look at the URL < http://tooleaky.zensoft.com/ > and then think > about whether any brand of firewall is "effective". > FYI: I got the above URL from a friend who does corporate security for > an international computer company and he says this info presented > there is correct. > John Oram > "L.D. Best" wrote: >> Is this as dangerous and I think it is? They even give instructions on >> how to bypass the dozerware firewall to allow them to download and run >> their "cleanup" software on your system. >> Paranoid I may be, but I think this sort of thing should be illegal ... >> can you imagine how many computers could be trashed -- after being >> stripped of personal data -- from a single mass spamming? >> I've always known that "for the children" was a horrendous threat, but >> the potential destruction this type of activity offers scares me far >> worse than sadam-who's-insane >> l.d. >> ==== >> ----- Forwarded message begin ----- >> From: "Free Product Samples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> The bad news is, every PC picks up online porn. It can happen through >> an email, or by accidentally visiting an adult site. The good news, >> there is something you can do about it. >> Take our FREE PC scan to make sure you're safe: >> http://click.fpsamplesmail.com/sp/t.pl?id=53047:88068716 <snip> -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
