26-07-2006, 17:15
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Re: virus problem
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Originally Posted by entwisi
The windows firewall is commonly regardewd as rubbish. It was only a one way firewall for a start (not sure if they changed this in teh lastest incarnation) so anything that did get in could call home with no problems whatsoever.
A good firewall is only as good as its configuration. If you don't spend a bit of time and effort in setting it up correctly it won't/can't do its job properly
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I think this changes in vista
I once installed Windows and connected to the internet to get updates, no firewall and av, my C drive was littered with about 10 .exe's after around 30seconds
Ah how I love linux
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