Jon,

Here's something else to try:
http://probe.hackerwatch.org/probe/

Scans a bunch of your ports to see if they are visible.
It said that all of mine are secure (using Look'n'stop
firewall). This may be the best test of all.


-- 
Best regards,
 
 Bil Green 
 2001 TV VCR
 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
 760-934-2001                           mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sunday, February 1, 2004, 2:50:30 AM, you wrote:

JG> Bil, I'll find their web sites and look it over.

JG> As far as I know, my ZA is set to block all ports, incoming
JG> and outgoing except for the ones that my programs use. They
JG> have been granted access to the internet but when it comes to
JG> the program asking for server priveleges, I checkmark the "no"
JG> box.

JG> I'm on dialup, so if I was on line 24/7, I would be more concerned
JG> about the firewall I'm using. Judging by all the rejections of access
JG> in the ZA log, I would say ZA is doing a pretty good job.

JG> I will check this out further to see if there is cause for concern.

JG> Thanks for the info,

JG> Jon Garver
JG> Heritage Television Service
JG> Monticello,IN.47960 U.S.A.
JG> Voice & Fax 574-583-9681
JG> [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
JG> for file U.L.,[EMAIL PROTECTED]


>> Hi Jon,
>>
>> My ZoneAlarm failed either most or all of these leakage
>> testers. Did you do something to set up ZoneAlarm to be
>> more leakproof? If you want I can send you all these
>> free testers in a zip file. It will be named appropriately
>> (in regard to the current problem).
>>
>>
>> Leak Test
>> Leak Test was the first tool which has proven the poor
>> quality of most personal firewalls by bypassing outbound
>> traffic detection feature.
>>
>> Yalta
>>
>> Yalta was created by the developers of Look'n'Stop firewall.
>> Yalta acts like a Trojan trying to send message to a remote
>> address bypassing firewall' filters.
>>
>> TooLeaky
>>
>> TooLeaky uses the system's web browser to transmit
>> information without the knowledge of the user.
>>
>> FireHole
>>
>> Firehole created by Robin Keir, lead network security programmer
>> with Foundstone, uses default web browser to transmit the data
>> to remote host. But its technique is much more sophisticated
>> than one used by TooLeaky.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>>
>>  Bil Green
>>  2001 TV VCR
>>  Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
>>  760-934-2001
>> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> Sunday, February 1, 2004, 1:15:17 AM, you wrote:
>>
>> JG> Bil, what leak tests did it fail? I've checked my free version
>> of
>> JG> Zone Alarm using Gibson's Research ShieldsUp and LeakTest.
>> JG> It passed with no problems.
>>
>> JG> I'd be interested in putting it through more tests if you can
>> JG> provide website addresses.
>>
>> JG> Jon Garver
>> JG> Heritage Television Service
>> JG> Monticello,IN.47960 U.S.A.
>> JG> Voice & Fax 574-583-9681
>> JG> [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
>> JG> for file U.L.,[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>>>> Zone alarm seems to work well for people, but why does it fail
>>>> most
>>>> of
>>>> the leakage tests? I tried several leakage testers. I finally
>>>> settled
>>>> on Look'n'stop which passed with flying colors.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>>  Bil Green
>>>>  2001 TV VCR
>>>>  Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
>>>>  760-934-2001
>>>> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>
>>>> Saturday, January 31, 2004, 3:49:27 PM, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>> TTE> Nope..Use it myself.
>>>> TTE> Good program. This program reads your files, and you don't
>>>> have
>>>> to be on
>>>> TTE> line to use it.
>>>> TTE> I think it's just common sense, we all know our computers
>>>> are
>>>> sending
>>>> TTE> "OUT" all the time.
>>>> TTE> Just have some idea why the computer wants to communicate
>>>> with
>>>> the
>>>> TTE> outside, I use Zone Alarm, and anything new, it warns me.
>>>> TTE> All kinds of programs around that make it easier, and safer
>>>> to
>>>> be out
>>>> TTE> there.
>>>> TTE>         Sometimes we can be Super Sensitive, but for sure we
>>>> know that
>>>> TTE> Virus are the big issue these days. Just another terrorism
>>>> attack,
>>>> TTE> foreign or domestic. We will live with it, and like
>>>> everything
>>>> else,
>>>> TTE> will overcome.
>>>>
>>>> TTE> -Ed-
>>>>
>>>> TTE> Ed Gaidies
>>>> TTE> Tel-Tek Electronics
>>>> TTE> Ontario-Canada
>>>>
>>>> TTE> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>
>>
>>
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