Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
bchacc at san.rr.com
Mon Oct 10 08:53:08 CDT 2005
Aha. So I'd better get Sygate up on Pundit's machine then. We run NAV and have the email scanner on. Not a friendly world out there, is it? Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 6:24 AM Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Firewall > Rocky, > > You could say that monitoring outbound comms is your last wall of defense. > It should never happen, and won't if your AV program protects you > perfectly. > If a virus does slip by and starts trying to phone home, the software > firewall will prevent the outbound comms and notify you that a program is > attempting to talk to the internet. > > This level is not about preventing infection, but about discovering that > you > are infected. Imagine that somehow something slipped past, and was > watching > you log in to everything you log into these days. As it tries to ship > that > info out to the perps, the software firewall prevents the transmission, > saving your bacon, as well as notifying you that the program is trying to > transmit. > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - > Beach Access Software > Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 9:08 AM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Firewall > > > What is the risk with outbound comms? Can you have a problem even though > you're behind the router firewall? And if so, how? > > Rocky > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> > To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:25 AM > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Firewall > > >>I am behind a router. Software firewalls are great for checking up on >>OUTBOUND comms. >> >> John W. Colby >> www.ColbyConsulting.com >> >> Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: >> http://folding.stanford.edu/ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >> Smolin - Beach Access Software >> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 12:27 AM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Firewall >> >> >> Are you behind a router firewall? Is that sufficient? >> >> Rocky >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> >> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" >> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 3:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Firewall >> >> >>>I use Sygate personal on all of my machines. Works fine, lasts a long >>>time, with proper maintenance. >>> >>> John W. Colby >>> www.ColbyConsulting.com >>> >>> Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: >>> http://folding.stanford.edu/ >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >>> Smolin - Beach Access Software >>> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 11:07 AM >>> To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>> Subject: [AccessD] OT: Firewall >>> >>> >>> I\'m having a huge problem getting Zone Alarm on one of our computers >>> I've used it for years with no problem, upgraded this one box from >>> Version 3 to >>> the latest, it blocks internet access and give a page full of >>> instructions >>> on how to solve the problem - none of which work. >>> >>> Uninstalled, reinstalled, cleaned registry per their instructions, >>> renamed the internet log, blah, blah. >>> >>> At the moment the machine is behind the router firewall (like all of >>> them) so I don't know if I should be too concerned but I've always >>> run a firewall on each machine in addition to the hardware firewall >>> in the Linksys. >>> >>> I'm not wedded to Zone Alarm and I'm looking at Sygate's product ( >>> another free one : http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm) . >>> Anyone know about this? Any other recommendations for a personal >>> firewall? >>> >>> Thanks and regards, >>> >>> Rocky >>> -- >>> AccessD mailing list >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AccessD mailing list >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >