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C.Joseph Drayton
Nana said:I found out that the "Norton AntiVirus Firewall Monitor Service" is related
to the block worms whitin the NAV, so it's ok, I think. I installed Comodo
and it really allows me to connect to my ftp sites. The only thing that
scares me is that it keeps me asking about allow or deny something and I'm
afraid to do so, because I don't know if it's safe, which action I must
take. But I think I'll learn by try and error.
Thank you very much for your advices and your time,
Rosana
"Nana" <[email protected]> escreveu na mensagem
Hi,
I'll try one of the suggested and I only hope they allow my ftp. It's a
strange behavior since the windows firewall allow my Limewire and MSN
messenger and the ftp apps don't. They are all in the exceptions list. I'd
never figure it out.
I have Norton Sistem Works 2005 but only NAV is installed. I've been using
it for many years, I think I tried AVG once and went back to Norton. I never
had any problem at all. I read some of the posts in the newsgroups and it
seems a lot of people have problems with it. It doesn't scan my e-mail,and
didn't prevent me for using my ftp like the windows firewall did.
One thing that I think is strange is that under "services" a "Norton
AntiVirus Firewall Monitor Service" is listed, but I don't think this is
part of NAV and also there is a "Firewall do Windows/Compartilhamento de
Conexão com a Internet (ICS)", both of them configured to automatic and
running.
I'll keep your address, just in case...
Thank you for your help and attention,
Rosana
"C.Joseph Drayton" <[email protected]> escreveu na mensagem
Hi Rosana,
It is 'normally' recommended that you only run one firewall
at a time. I read NAV and assume you are using the suite. If
not, I would recommend that you install either ZoneAlarm
Firewall (NOT the suite) or Comodo.
ZoneAlarm has a free and a commercial version. I use the
'Pro' version, but my clients (mainly NPOs) have had no
trouble with the free version.
You might also consider getting a different AV since Norton
is a notorious resource hog.
The address listed here is my real address so if you have
any questions, please feel free to write.
Tchau . . . C.Joseph
"A promise is nothing more than an attempt,
to respond to an unreasonable request."
http://blog.tlerma.com/
(A Windows professional's view of entering the Linux world)
Hi Rosana,
Basically, there are some programs that you should trust and
just set them to always have access. There are other
programs that you should only let access the Internet as
'you' deem they need to do. So many programs want to phone
home these days that you might want to keep a close watch on
who is calling home and how often.
Also most spyware 'phones home' to dump the private
information that it stole off of your computer.
The reason why some firewalls may or may not allow access is
because certain types of activities use set port; e-mail,
ftp, http, etc.. Even though your program may be allowed
access to the Internet, the port that it wants to use may be
blocked.
Ciao . . . C.Joseph
"A promise is nothing more than an attempt,
to respond to an unreasonable request."
http://blog.tlerma.com/
(A Windows professional's view of entering the Linux world)