RE: Re: Subject: Virus Attemps - jbf

[Guest guest]

i have mafee viruse detector, update almost daily, but

i am a novice, what do you mean by a hardware

firewall. i have been hearing so much that i think i

need one, but has to be easy to install. please some

one help

wanda

--- " B. Fisher " jfisher@...> wrote:

> Greetings Sally!

>

> Just a comment about firewalls. Your best bet is to

> get a hardware based

> firewall. LinkSys, D-Link, and others provide good

> approaches.

>

> If you must use a software based product, I do NOT

> recommend the Norton

> software based firewall. Out of the box, it does

> not seem to do a good job

> of protecting a site. We recently ran some internal

> tests on this ... and

> forced our IS department, who wants the product, to

> set better controls.

>

> Instead, I would recommend BlackIce Defender (black

> ice can't be seen, but

> you slip right off of the roadway on it ... so,

> attackers do the same when

> they hit the BlackIce Defender product). A couple

> of URLs are:

>

>

http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2717528,00.html

> http://www.cnet.com/software/0-806183-7-2342112.html

>

> Zone Alarm is another product, which I don't

> recommend for a computer novice

> (or even intermediate user). It is just too

> complicated (non-intuitive).

> It's advantage is they offer free software for

> individuals. Businesses must

> buy a license.

>

> But a hardware (NAT based) firewall is much better.

> Set and forget. Works

> well.

>

> Just a couple of thoughts.

>

>

> Regards,

> =jbf=

>

> B. Fisher

>

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