Good desktop firewall.

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I'd have to disagree to a certain extent, Ken.
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That's OK, Bruce. We don't have to have the same opinions.

Yes, some types of
malware can "subvert" a personal firewall and render out-bound checking
meaningless, but not all can malware do so. Some will leave a trail. I
think it's better to be warned about at least some of the out-going
suspicious traffic than none at all. No, it's not 100%, but nothing
ever is, after all. Further, investigation of identified problems may
well lead the user to discovering his/her other "vulnerabilities."
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Although it may be true that "not all can malware do so," the problem
with using a two-way firewall is that almost everybody who uses one
believes that it provides much greater protection--either 100% or
something very close to it. In reality, if it adds any protection at
all it's very little. In my view, having a false idea of how much
extra protection it provides is an extremely dangerous place to be,
since it makes many people less cautious.
 
the problem with two
way firewalls, like mcafee's

is that it requires to be
updated on a daily basis
with a viral definition.

in my opinion, the use of
an out going firewall that
requires to be updated daily
is no more than a spyware,

as such software are likely
cataloging what is going in
and out then sending the data
back to home base.

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db said:
the problem with two
way firewalls, like mcafee's

is that it requires to be
updated on a daily basis
with a viral definition.
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A firewall needs to be updated with virus definitions? Since when?
What Arte you smoking?





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since I had a firm
discussion with two
mcafee technicians
a few days ago

they began feeling my
heat under their collars
and they spilled the beans
regarding "their" fw.

since most of us who
have been around the block
a few times and know what
to expect from norton and
mcafee,

please keep the new info
above in mind for the benefit
of others.

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