Ftp connection

C

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)
 
R

Rock

Nana said:
Hi!

I disable the "worms" thing in NAV, disabled the Comodo firewall, went
back
to windows firewall and its exceptions and all ftps apps worked fine! I
don't know why this happened, because I've always used both and it was ok.
Comodo works fine with NAV "worms" enabled.
Now my only question is whether I keep Comodo (with NAV worms enabled) or
the windows firewall (with NAV worms disabled). Can I have your opinion
about which one is safer?

<snip>

I suggest getting rid of NAV. Even when working ok, it's a resource hog,
and problems usually show up sooner or later. There are good free
alternatives such as Avast (which is what I use) or Anti-Vir. For paid AV
look at Kaspersky or NOD32.

Removing NAV is a pain. After uninstalling it through the normal means go
to the Symantec web site and get their removal tool for your specific
version of NAV. That will take out more of the residuals, but it doesn't
get it all. Sometimes the only way to remove a Symantec product is to do a
clean install, but hopefully you won't have to go that far.

Besides an AV you need to run several anti-malware programs that target non
viral malware. Fortunately there are some good free ones. It takes more
than one. In this category there is Ad-Aware 2007, Spybot S&D, windows
Defender, SuperAntiSpyware, HiJackThis, Spyware Blaster and BHO Demon.
 
C

C.Joseph Drayton

Nana said:
Hi!

I disable the "worms" thing in NAV, disabled the Comodo firewall, went back
to windows firewall and its exceptions and all ftps apps worked fine! I
don't know why this happened, because I've always used both and it was ok.
Comodo works fine with NAV "worms" enabled.
Now my only question is whether I keep Comodo (with NAV worms enabled) or
the windows firewall (with NAV worms disabled). Can I have your opinion
about which one is safer?

Thanks,
Rosana

"C.Joseph Drayton" <[email protected]> escreveu na mensagem
One of the hints that this may be the case is if the system
won't let you see or edit the Windows firewall setting.

Your English is fine. I haven't been to Brasil in more than
30 years (I never did learn the language (what can I say us
Americans think EVERYONE should speak American-English <LOL>)).

If that is indeed the problem, I think I saw a message here
a few months back about gaining access to the firewall settings.

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,

The big problem with using the Windows Firewall is that it
doesn't monitor outbound traffic at all. You really need to
monitor outbound traffic. People tend to think Windows
Firewall is easier to use . . . it is because it doesn't
monitor or control outbound traffic.

I would strongly recommend that you stick with Comodo if you
are comfortable with it and leave the Windows firewall
turned off. Note that it really can cause conflicts if you
have 2 or more firewalls running at the same time.

Note that there are a couple of different types of
protection that you need to have these days;

1) Inbound/outbound firewall
2) Real-time anti-virus
3) Real-time malware scanner
4) Real-time hook monitor.

Quite often people think that these things are similar or
the same. They are not and need to be addressed
individually. There are a couple of suites that claim to do
it all, and have not found one that I have been impressed
with. Not only that suites tend to be a real resource hog.I
would recommend getting the best of each category that you
are comfortable working with.

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)
 
N

Nana

Hi, Rock

I use to clean my pc every Monday with Ad-Aware SE Pro, Spybot S&D and I
also have HiJackThis and Spyware Blaster. So far, Comodo firewall is doing
ok, I think I'll keep it. Yesterday I could download the Removal Tool, it
was a ftp link, so...

Thanks for the advices, have a nice Sunday!
Rosana

"Rock" <[email protected]> escreveu na mensagem
Nana said:
Hi!

I disable the "worms" thing in NAV, disabled the Comodo firewall, went
back
to windows firewall and its exceptions and all ftps apps worked fine! I
don't know why this happened, because I've always used both and it was ok.
Comodo works fine with NAV "worms" enabled.
Now my only question is whether I keep Comodo (with NAV worms enabled) or
the windows firewall (with NAV worms disabled). Can I have your opinion
about which one is safer?

<snip>

I suggest getting rid of NAV. Even when working ok, it's a resource hog,
and problems usually show up sooner or later. There are good free
alternatives such as Avast (which is what I use) or Anti-Vir. For paid AV
look at Kaspersky or NOD32.

Removing NAV is a pain. After uninstalling it through the normal means go
to the Symantec web site and get their removal tool for your specific
version of NAV. That will take out more of the residuals, but it doesn't
get it all. Sometimes the only way to remove a Symantec product is to do a
clean install, but hopefully you won't have to go that far.

Besides an AV you need to run several anti-malware programs that target non
viral malware. Fortunately there are some good free ones. It takes more
than one. In this category there is Ad-Aware 2007, Spybot S&D, windows
Defender, SuperAntiSpyware, HiJackThis, Spyware Blaster and BHO Demon.
 
N

Nana

Hi, Joseph

I understand what are talking about. I liked the Comodo firewall, it scared
me at first, I had never saw how these things works, but so far so good. I
have Spywareblaster, HijackThis, Ad-Aware SE Pro and Spybot S&D, all updated
and working every Monday.
I have only one more question, and if you think I should go to another ng,
please let me know which one. I need a firewall only when I'm online?
Because most of the time I'm offline, I have a dial-up conection, here in
the countryside where I live I can't get dsl. If I don't need it offline, is
it possible to configure it to start only when I go to the internet?

Thank you for your attention, have a nice weekend!
Rosana

"C.Joseph Drayton" <[email protected]> escreveu na mensagem
Nana said:
Hi!

I disable the "worms" thing in NAV, disabled the Comodo firewall, went
back
to windows firewall and its exceptions and all ftps apps worked fine! I
don't know why this happened, because I've always used both and it was ok.
Comodo works fine with NAV "worms" enabled.
Now my only question is whether I keep Comodo (with NAV worms enabled) or
the windows firewall (with NAV worms disabled). Can I have your opinion
about which one is safer?

Thanks,
Rosana

"C.Joseph Drayton" <[email protected]> escreveu na mensagem
One of the hints that this may be the case is if the system
won't let you see or edit the Windows firewall setting.

Your English is fine. I haven't been to Brasil in more than
30 years (I never did learn the language (what can I say us
Americans think EVERYONE should speak American-English <LOL>)).

If that is indeed the problem, I think I saw a message here
a few months back about gaining access to the firewall settings.

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,

The big problem with using the Windows Firewall is that it
doesn't monitor outbound traffic at all. You really need to
monitor outbound traffic. People tend to think Windows
Firewall is easier to use . . . it is because it doesn't
monitor or control outbound traffic.

I would strongly recommend that you stick with Comodo if you
are comfortable with it and leave the Windows firewall
turned off. Note that it really can cause conflicts if you
have 2 or more firewalls running at the same time.

Note that there are a couple of different types of
protection that you need to have these days;

1) Inbound/outbound firewall
2) Real-time anti-virus
3) Real-time malware scanner
4) Real-time hook monitor.

Quite often people think that these things are similar or
the same. They are not and need to be addressed
individually. There are a couple of suites that claim to do
it all, and have not found one that I have been impressed
with. Not only that suites tend to be a real resource hog.I
would recommend getting the best of each category that you
are comfortable working with.

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)
 
C

C.Joseph Drayton

Hi Rosana,

I haven't seen any firewall that will only load when a
network connection is made. Theoretically though, you could
make a batch file that would start the firewall then run the
DUN for your ISP. If you then ran that batch file rather
than just the DUN directly, you would achieve your goal.To
be honest though I don't even remember if there is a
firewall that gives you the option of NOT starting when
Windows starts.

I also noted that you are not using a real-time hook
detector. I would strongly recommend SnoopFree.

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)
 
N

Nana

If it isn't necessary, I could disable it from booting and when I dial to
the internet, I coul click its desktop icon and start it. Just my thoughts,
I don'k really know. I've never heard about SnoopFree, I'll take a look at
it.

Thank you very much for your attention and advices, you were very kind.
All the best,
Rosana

"C.Joseph Drayton" <[email protected]> escreveu na mensagem
Hi Rosana,

I haven't seen any firewall that will only load when a
network connection is made. Theoretically though, you could
make a batch file that would start the firewall then run the
DUN for your ISP. If you then ran that batch file rather
than just the DUN directly, you would achieve your goal.To
be honest though I don't even remember if there is a
firewall that gives you the option of NOT starting when
Windows starts.

I also noted that you are not using a real-time hook
detector. I would strongly recommend SnoopFree.

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)
 

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