LOL :-) yep, I have always ran two AV progs as I have a lot of Memory in the box, but I still fail to see how a machine with a Sofware Firewall which blocks all inbound traffic unless user allowed is insecure... Nothing can connect back to the machine - it is always blocked - I have seen many an attempt mind you : SNMP, SubSeven, SQL Port Probe, UDP yada yada yada...... but ALL have been blocked and when they are I block their IP (usually spoofed anyhow) from seeing my machine ever again.
As for email : I never open email up unless it is from a user or list I recognise - and my AV progs simply delete or detect malicious ones anyway.... I have several open ports open but 99% of them are either closed or not listening. N -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 22 January 2003 09:40 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Goodbye cruel world On Wednesday 22 Jan 2003 09:26 am, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) wrote: > only blocking incoming unless specified otherwose and in the time So you're not secure then ? Anything on your machine (email bourne malware for instance) can make a connect back and steal all your data, and you'd never know ? > I have used it I have had 100% security from it - which has been tested by > several 'how safe is your machine' tools. <shrug> portscan it yourself via a cross over cable, and see what it reveals. > With a ShieldsUP! test, my machine passed and since this Security bod seems > to promote it, it can't be that bad. This may be because your edge router or whatever blocks it. Most security breeches are internal. > With my firewall and my two AV apps running I have never been more secure. Admitatdly, that's more secure that 90%+ of people :-) -- Tom C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
