Re: [ros-general] Re: TDI-Based Open Source Personal Firewall

[crashfourit]

There's an old saying that goes like this: "It is better to be safe than 
sorry." I would like to have a superb firewall and virus scanner with 
the OS correctly configered.  It just makes harder for something to go 
wrong.

Richard Campbell wrote:

>   I'll give ya an ip if you'd like :)
>
>  Alex Ionescu wrote:
>
> >   Hi Richard,
> >
> >  While I agree with your general statement (I don't run an 
> >  antivirus/firewall myself for the same reasons), your argument and 
> >  reasoning is flawed. You are assuming that all exploits that exist 
> >  are patched. They are not. In fact, if you're running Windows XP 
> >  patched with the latest available updates and have your RPC port open 
> >  (you probably do), I can crack your machine -right now-. Without a 
> >  firewall nothing will stop my exploit packet from reaching you; there 
> >  is no published vulnerability for this bug. Do you use IE? I know of 
> >  4 unpatched bugs still in IE6 today that aren't "in the wild". One of 
> >  them can be used to crack your system after going on a web-page. Once 
> >  again, without a firewall, you'll get infected (even with one you 
> >  will, but the payload wouldn't be able to do anything).
> >
> >  Best regards,
> >  Alex Ionescu
> >
> >  Richard Campbell wrote:
> >
> > >   That's your opinion.
> > >
> > >  Do you know that on this box i've never run a firewall or a virus 
> > >  scanner?  Occasionally i'll run a web based scanner to check 
> > >  suspicious files, etc. but i've never found need for a 
> > >  firewall/virus scanner.  As long as you stay up to date and don't 
> > >  run questionable files you are fine.  A firewall is not NEEDED as 
> > >  long as the OS is properly configured and working.
> > >
> > >  Richard
> > >
> > >
> > >  Ged Murphy wrote:
> > >  
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