Ref: Di Fresco Marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'s
message dated 27 December 2002, 18:45 hours.
>> It isn't abundantly clear what you want to do. You
>> say you're asking for "security software" for "port
>> scan, firewall, etc.". You say you already have
>> ZoneAlarm and VirusScan.
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>Yes, I already have ZoneAlarm and VirusScan. I would like to know if
>there is something else to try.
There are more, certainly, for you to try.
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>> What isn't clear is what you're trying to do. Are you
>> asking for offensive or defensive capabilities?
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>I am looking for defensive capabilities.
As you are feeling in an adventurous mood you can run NetPeeker. It will
cross-check if your firewall is letting through what is supposedly
allowed AND only that. It will tell you what IP address and service is
passing through with a full log of the activity as it occurs.
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>> For example, even on ME, you don't really *need* a
>> firewall...just turn off file sharing and any other
>> service that may be running that you don't need. If
>> you do get interested in what the knee-biters are
>> trying to do, sure, install ZA again.
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>I have turned off all the services.
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>> I think what you're missing here is the very basic
>> concepts of security. For example, ME isn't going to
>> provide you much in the way of local security.
>> Upgrading to XP is better, but you still need to
>> understand the basic concepts of security.
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>In fact the (second, after defensive capabilities) purpose of my request
>is to have some (basic) software to learn the concepts of security (at
>least the basic ones).
You can also get MJK's ICMP Sniffer v1.2 and a good detailed paper on
that subject from the Security Focus website.
Use your imagination and *Google* to find material that will give you
information by subject that you are looking to learn from.
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>> If you really do want software, check out FoundStone,
>> NTObjectives, SysInternals, and NTSecurity.nu. Most
>> of the software at these sites will work on
>> XP...SysInternals has some ME software as well.
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>I will give a look. For WinME I am already thinking about upgrade to XP.
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