Clint and others, A couple of things:
1) HOW do you turn on or off the firewall that comes with XP??? After this experience of yours Clint, I really need to know how to turn on or off, since I bought the pro version of the Sygate firewall, and want to use it. 2) After a recent tech email I got with regard to the upcoming service pack 2 for XP, they are advicing to think VERY carefully before installing it, since Microsoft is primarily planning a number of things that could end up causing *** LOTS *** of headaches for MANY people all over the place. It is primarily aimed at adding security and related items to XP. On the surface, this would be normally viewed as a good thing. However, one of the biggies is that the current default for the firewall built-in to XP is OFF. Unfortunately, with the new service pack, that is going to change, and not for the better it is going to prove it would seem. The problem is that the firewall will automatically turn ON, whether you are already using a different firewall or not. And Microsoft does not care if you are already using another firewall, and the result possibly being disaster, with conflicts the result - as Clint has found, it would seem. Along with a number of other items in the service pack, the advice is - be very careful. Ralph "Support-OrpheusComputing.com" wrote: > > Thanks, Barry sent me that off list and I guess I should have > posted that he sent it to me. :-) I figured that alg.exe was > needed for the firewall, and I do have 3 firewalls running. > The hardware firewall in my router, XP's, and Sygate. I guess > it could have been a Trojan I as first suspected but nothing > ever turned up. Could be something brand new that no AV > software or firewall signature files know anything about yet. > That still doesn't ascertain USR's involvement in this which > I'd really like to find out. > -Clint > > God Bless > Clint Hamilton, Owner > http://OrpheusComputing.com ) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Clint, > > Found this on the internet , don't know if it helps any. > > "FILENAME: Alg.exe. > PROGRAM NAME: Application Layer Gateway. > DESCRIPTION: Part of Windows XP that provides support for ICS > and Internet > Connection Firewall (ICF). > RECOMMENDED ACTION: If a third-party firewall warns you that > ALG.exe wants > access, check to make sure you're not double-firewalled. If you > are, disable > ICF. If you are using neither ICF nor ICS and are warned that > ALG.exe is > trying to access the Net, deny it. A Trojan horse or worm may > be trying to > use it as a backdoor." > > Bram > AngloCom ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
