Need of an additional firewall

[browncow5]

If I have Windows XP and all critical and Windows
updates, do I need a firewall like McAfee?

 

[Robert Moir]

If I have Windows XP and all critical and Windows
updates, do I need a firewall like McAfee?

If you are already using another firewall such as the XP firewall, a
different software firewall, or a hardware firewall (e.g. many broadband
routers count good enough for this) then no.

If you don't have a firewall in place then you need one.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

You need a firewall
You need to keep Windows Updated
You need an updated antivirus.
All three of the above are needed.
None of the above is replaced by the others.

See also:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/Security.htm

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

WinXP's built-in firewall is fine at stopping incoming attacks, and
hiding your ports from probes. It doesn't give you any alarms to tell
you that it is working, though. What WinXP also does not do, is
protect you from any Trojans or spyware that you might download and
install inadvertently. It doesn't monitor out-going traffic at all,
much less block (or at least ask you about) the bad or the
questionable out-going packets.

ZoneAlarm, Kerio, or Sygate are all much better, and are much more
easily configured, and there are a free versions of each readily
available. Even Symantec's Norton Personal Firewall is superior,
although it does take a heavier toll of performance then do ZoneAlarm,
Kerio, or Sygate.


Bruce Chambers

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