I would not say Software firewalls, on Windows, are pointless by any means. Maybe for outbound filtering but, this is assuming that someone has already taken control of a "process" in windows. If someone (or a virus) has done that, the fight is already lost.
Mark W. Breneman -Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Developer -Network / Web Server Administrator Vivid Media [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.vividmedia.com 608.270.9770 -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:06 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Goodbye cruel world On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 16:53 pm, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) wrote: > I use BlackICE with no complaints...its really secure. Software firewalls, on Windows, are pointless: http://tooleaky.zensoft.com/ (exec. summ. : any process on Windows can script IE, and IE you will have allowed outbound, so any process has outbound access, without fear of filtering) -- Tom C Junior Encyclopedia of Space #4: HOTELS: A place were humans are parked for the night. SEE ALSO: BACON, LETTUCE AND TOMATO SANDWICH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
