FYI - Sygate Personal Firewall Killed

J

Jon

Richard Urban said:
Symantec took over Sygate. Symantec kills the free firewall. How sad, but
true to form!
http://news.com.com/Symantec+scraps+Sygate+consumer+firewall/2100-7350_3-5974230.html?tag=nefd.top

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
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Yes, that is sad. I suppose if you want to boost sales of your own shoddy,
overpriced product, then you have to buy up those offering better freebies
and then kill 'em off.

Jon
 
M

Malke

Alias said:
I wonder what will happen to the millions of people who have the free
firewall on their systems.
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Nothing. The firewall won't stop working just because Symantec bought
Sygate. Users just won't have any updates to it, but unless someone
finds a vulnerability in the program that won't matter.

Malke
 
D

Drew Tognola

Half will use Zone Alarm & half will give in to Symantec. Symantec wouldn't
do it if it didn't benefit them financially.

Drew
 
K

kurttrail

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Alias

Malke said:
Alias wrote:



Nothing. The firewall won't stop working just because Symantec bought
Sygate. Users just won't have any updates to it, but unless someone
finds a vulnerability in the program that won't matter.

Malke
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Glad I saved the download ...

Alias
 
M

MAP

Malke said:
Nothing. The firewall won't stop working just because Symantec bought
Sygate. Users just won't have any updates to it, but unless someone
finds a vulnerability in the program that won't matter.

Malke
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Just to add my 2 cents worth.
I suggest that anyone using this (like I am) turn off the feature to look
for updates, I don't trust Symantec not to provid one more update that may
include a timebomb.(Remember jv16 powertools?).
 
J

Jon

I'm sure Symantec will make it a top priority to find a suitable
vulnerability, to encourage people to "upgrade".

Jon
 
P

Plato

Malke said:
Nothing. The firewall won't stop working just because Symantec bought
Sygate. Users just won't have any updates to it, but unless someone
finds a vulnerability in the program that won't matter.
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True. A firewall is really a simple program. Now is a good time to
re-distribute the free version.
 
M

Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)

Keith

I did too.. have no idea where that link originated.. don't ever remember
going to that page even..
 

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