[AccessD] OT: free Sygate personal

Curious. I would have said that the firewall *in a router* protects you from
port scanners and the like trying to get IN. But what it does nothing about
is protecting you from programs on your system that want to call home.

For instance I was looking for a freeware file splitter that could handle
multi-gigabyte files. One that I tried looked ok "on paper" until I tried
using it. Then my software firewall advised me that two spyware programs
came along with the package, one was intending to report home on every
website that I visited. Needless to say all three products were removed
(sorry I didn't keep a note of which they were).

Without a software firewall I would have been a victim of today's mallware
brigade.

Lambert

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 12:56 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: free Sygate personal


The firewall mostly protects you from stuff going OUT, not coming in. The
built into Xp firewall is getting better. I might be trusting it on one or
more of my systems. Or not. Don't want to tip my hand ;-)


On 11/30/05, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software <bchacc at san.rr.com> wrote:
> If you're behind a router with a firewall (and running AV scanning 
> email,
> etc.) do you need one of these additional products?
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Heenan, Lambert" <Lambert.Heenan at aig.com>
> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 8:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: free Sygate personal
>
>
> >I just started to use the free version of the Outpost firewall and I 
> >have to  say I'm very happy with it.
> >
> > http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpostfree/download.php
> >
> > Lambert
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John 
> > Colby
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:28 AM
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject: [AccessD] OT: free Sygate personal
> >
> >
> > Is the free version of the Sygate firewall now gone?  Symantic 
> > bought Sygate and I cannot find a "download free version" link 
> > anymore.
> >
> > John W. Colby
> > www.ColbyConsulting.com
> >
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