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Just to add to this thread,
I find running a RedHat Gateway to be the ideal solution,
It gives you:
*Software flexability - Forwarding only designated ports etc, easy
configuration, Plus secutiry patches and AddOn service options are easy to
apply.
*Hardware Reliablity - Infact the gateway seems to have an uptime longer
than alot of people running HWRouters for personal use. RedHat is very stable.
*Same benifits as a HWRouter of being able to connect multiple PC's to your
internet connection.
*Doesn't Burden your Workstation with FW software running in the background
sucking up System resources and CPU cycles etc, Adding to unstability.
*Added benifit of being able to run a WebServer etc on the sly ;-)
(WWW.BDen.org)
*Downside - Not many - 99% of Inet based apps work, The 1% that don't are
mostly games anyway.
In regards to AntiVirus,
I use Norton AV with NO problems (XP). Andin the past I have had
Mcafee completly miss viruses that norton picked up. As a result I don't
trust Mcafee. Also system is stable with Norton AV - Not so with Mcafee
last time I used it.
AV should be installed and running ALL the time. As Im sure many of you
have encounted Java viruses embeded into HTML pages etc etc.
I also take the added precaution of NOT using MS OUTLOOK. There are much
better mail programs out and about anyway.
ATB
Michael.
At 10:43 AM 28/03/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>Al,
>
>No, I don't agree. While hardware router/firewall is good solution it does
>not solve all problems.
>For example software firewalls have ability to selectively disable traffic
>for certain
>applications on your computer and detect new applications added/modified
>and do not allow
>traffic unless you allow it.
>This kind of functionality (selective firewalling of individual
>applications) is beyond capabilities
>of hardware firewalls. This is the main reason why software firewalls are
>very usefull.
>The best combination would be however having both.
>
>Best regards,
>Tomasz Janeczko
>amibroker.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:advenosa@xxxxxxxxxxxx>Al Venosa
>To: <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:11 AM
>Subject: Re: [amibroker] See attached, Norton Virus Program and AB
>
>Tomasz:
>
>I was told recently that software-based firewalls are useless. If a hacker
>wants to hack into your computer, it's easy for him to do that despite
>having a software-based firewall. Better is to have a hardware-based
>firewall like a Linksys router that is used for networking your computers
>at home. Do you agree with this?
>
>Al Venosa
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxx>Tomasz Janeczko
>To: <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 3:01 PM
>Subject: Re: [amibroker] See attached, Norton Virus Program and AB
>
>Hello,
>
>Firewall: Agnitum Outpost personal
>(<http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/>http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/)
>note that free version is more than enough for 90% of users.
>
>AV: Norton is not that bad if you switch off certain features (like script
>checking),
>I have been using it for more than a year but I dropped it. I have been using
>many freeware ones but frankly netiher AV nor any other program detected
>any single virus on my system (due to filtering attachments see below).
>
>BTW: Outpost firewall has a very good feature that filters / renames
>certain e-mail attachments. Using this feature for over one year I can say
>that this is all I need.
>
>Best regards,
>Tomasz Janeczko
>amibroker.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:jcasavant@xxxxxxxxxxxx>Jayson
>To: <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 5:13 PM
>Subject: RE: [amibroker] See attached, Norton Virus Program and AB
>
>Tomasz,
>What do you like for AV and Firewall??
>
>Jayson
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tomasz Janeczko [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:26 AM
>To: <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [amibroker] See attached, Norton Virus Program and AB
>
>Hello,
>
>Norton Antivirus treats EVERY script (JScript/VBScript) using
>FileSystemObject as a potential virus,
>which is of course not true.
>
>Norton "specialists/developers" should know that reading/writing TEXT
>files is quite normal activity
>having nothing common with viruses.
>Instead they popup useless message boxes to unexperienced user causing panic.
>
>Personally I consider NAV as useless software.
>
>Best regards,
>Tomasz Janeczko
>amibroker.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:awenos@xxxxxxxxx>Tony/Dianne
>To: <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Amibroker Group
>Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 2:42 PM
>Subject: [amibroker] See attached, Norton Virus Program and AB
>
>Hi All,
>
>If someone would please look at the screenshots attached.
>
>I run Norton on a regular basis(weekly).
>
>I hadn't used this AB function before. (Snap1.gif)
>
>I elected to stop the function. (Snap2.gif)
>
>I went to Norton and scanned the indicated folders, no virus found.
>
>I went back to AB to try the export function and got this error
>message. (Snap3.gif)
>
>I restarted my computer and was able to get to the screen in (Snap2.gif)
>without the
>intervention in (Snap3.gif).
>
>Okay then, so where am I?? Is it reasonably safe to use the export function??
>
>
>Regards
>
>Tony
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