SoulFly
Wed 22 February 2006, 09:22 am GMT +0100
Hi all,
Are you using any firewall to your pcs? I use the firewall that windows have embedded, but it seems that it allows a lot of spyware programs to use the internet connection.
What firewall software do you use?
Nikolas
Wed 22 February 2006, 09:23 am GMT +0100
I use Sygate personal firewall, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Maybe I will wait for the replies in this thread to change it....
Mind_nl
Wed 22 February 2006, 11:26 am GMT +0100
I use Armor2net which I think is great. But I only use it to block traffic going out. Incomming traffic is blocked at my router
wineo
Sun 5 March 2006, 06:35 am GMT +0100
I just got cable and need to install some sort of firewall too now. I used zonealarm once before and it just seemed so difficult to configure. Are there any more anyone can suggest?
wineo
Sun 5 March 2006, 06:41 am GMT +0100
Nikolas
Sun 5 March 2006, 10:09 am GMT +0100
I have used zone alarm too in the past, but it is no good at all.
secure_101
Thu 7 December 2006, 02:44 am GMT +0100
Hi there,
Norton PErsonal Firewall 2007:
Virus and spyware removal is unusually slow. Real-time protection can report same threats over and over.
Besides, Firewall pop-ups can be hard to interpret.
I won't be buying another symantec product again.
Additional security links:
Firewall reviewWindows FirewallI hope this helps.
Cheers,
Sophia
olaf
Thu 7 December 2006, 08:16 am GMT +0100
I don't use software firewalls, I close all doors with the firewall on my Router
wineo
Thu 7 December 2006, 08:19 am GMT +0100
Me too, I let my router take care of that...
Nikolas
Thu 7 December 2006, 08:21 am GMT +0100
The rooter is the most simple way, but can't really do much when you run services to the outer world :)
For example in a web server, a rooter can't really do anything special.
olaf
Thu 7 December 2006, 08:50 am GMT +0100
The rooter is the most simple way, but can't really do much when you run services to the outer world :)
For example in a web server, a rooter can't really do anything special.
just the case of a webserver
what are the possibilities of a software firewall if only port 80 is opened?
Nikolas
Thu 7 December 2006, 09:04 am GMT +0100
You need an antidos module to the web server. And believe me this is really needed if your datacenter is not providing you a PIX.
For instance check the Dos attacks of this server for the last two days :
/tmp/dos-129.123.29.3 /tmp/dos-208.101.35.52 /tmp/dos-62.1.223.176 /tmp/dos-67.86.228.167 /tmp/dos-81.243.173.36 /tmp/dos-85.74.155.67
/tmp/dos-138.162.140.43 /tmp/dos-209.139.150.67 /tmp/dos-62.1.234.19 /tmp/dos-68.105.64.13 /tmp/dos-82.139.13.231 /tmp/dos-85.75.101.234
/tmp/dos-150.140.227.35 /tmp/dos-209.204.118.194 /tmp/dos-62.1.235.130 /tmp/dos-68.96.29.251 /tmp/dos-82.15.9.65 /tmp/dos-85.75.186.227
/tmp/dos-152.31.162.62 /tmp/dos-209.67.219.98 /tmp/dos-62.1.30.209 /tmp/dos-69.111.122.96 /tmp/dos-82.173.4.93 /tmp/dos-85.75.201.166
/tmp/dos-159.191.12.24 /tmp/dos-211.196.1.141 /tmp/dos-62.136.53.12 /tmp/dos-69.31.195.118 /tmp/dos-82.227.53.12 /tmp/dos-86.128.86.129
/tmp/dos-166.127.1.202 /tmp/dos-211.29.17.206 /tmp/dos-62.1.64.132 /tmp/dos-70.100.233.141 /tmp/dos-82.239.100.61 /tmp/dos-86.195.59.109
/tmp/dos-168.10.26.109 /tmp/dos-212.205.216.29 /tmp/dos-62.57.254.105 /tmp/dos-70.245.130.225 /tmp/dos-82.40.200.45 /tmp/dos-87.101.51.34
/tmp/dos-168.9.41.100 /tmp/dos-213.16.160.144 /tmp/dos-62.65.245.52 /tmp/dos-70.87.126.34 /tmp/dos-83.100.161.213 /tmp/dos-87.165.241.119
/tmp/dos-169.150.128.50 /tmp/dos-213.208.109.173 /tmp/dos-62.74.48.212 /tmp/dos-71.106.36.111 /tmp/dos-83.100.180.137 /tmp/dos-87.202.208.83
/tmp/dos-193.218.90.23 /tmp/dos-213.5.32.3 /tmp/dos-63.239.108.85 /tmp/dos-71.37.189.198 /tmp/dos-83.154.54.197 /tmp/dos-87.202.26.65
/tmp/dos-193.92.136.33 /tmp/dos-213.5.48.77 /tmp/dos-63.64.8.180 /tmp/dos-71.57.93.3 /tmp/dos-83.23.85.235 /tmp/dos-87.203.245.44
/tmp/dos-194.219.192.218 /tmp/dos-216.70.157.72 /tmp/dos-64.13.3.124 /tmp/dos-72.187.150.158 /tmp/dos-83.60.113.50 /tmp/dos-87.203.45.78
/tmp/dos-194.63.235.163 /tmp/dos-24.22.144.193 /tmp/dos-64.198.84.75 /tmp/dos-72.21.41.187 /tmp/dos-84.150.147.168 /tmp/dos-87.203.74.81
/tmp/dos-194.63.235.179 /tmp/dos-24.74.174.80 /tmp/dos-64.39.134.216 /tmp/dos-72.36.255.146 /tmp/dos-84.166.82.168 /tmp/dos-87.228.224.223
/tmp/dos-195.251.242.62 /tmp/dos-24.82.194.183 /tmp/dos-65.254.6.193 /tmp/dos-76.166.45.87 /tmp/dos-84.254.52.168 /tmp/dos-88.104.184.165
/tmp/dos-195.252.86.70 /tmp/dos-38.102.128.140 /tmp/dos-65.65.128.19 /tmp/dos-76.184.39.130 /tmp/dos-84.59.44.94 /tmp/dos-89.172.83.160
/tmp/dos-196.205.14.130 /tmp/dos-41.201.229.83 /tmp/dos-65.82.83.226 /tmp/dos-76.20.135.171 /tmp/dos-84.64.70.182 /tmp/dos-89.210.12.18
/tmp/dos-201.242.3.231 /tmp/dos-58.165.38.124 /tmp/dos-65.92.52.235 /tmp/dos-77.178.214.128 /tmp/dos-84.87.129.180 /tmp/dos-89.210.82.153
/tmp/dos-205.188.116.139 /tmp/dos-59.93.87.108 /tmp/dos-66.127.54.59 /tmp/dos-80.219.135.82 /tmp/dos-85.101.110.135 /tmp/dos-89.210.89.48
/tmp/dos-205.202.240.114 /tmp/dos-60.212.179.44 /tmp/dos-66.240.31.67 /tmp/dos-80.225.189.224 /tmp/dos-85.194.8.155 /tmp/dos-91.127.142.25
/tmp/dos-206.53.62.191 /tmp/dos-62.103.243.8 /tmp/dos-66.49.18.10 /tmp/dos-80.235.44.238 /tmp/dos-85.30.103.3
/tmp/dos-206.77.0.153 /tmp/dos-62.1.136.42 /tmp/dos-66.55.138.98 /tmp/dos-80.43.26.200 /tmp/dos-85.74.106.127
/tmp/dos-207.203.140.254 /tmp/dos-62.1.164.53 /tmp/dos-66.92.248.30 /tmp/dos-80.76.37.133 /tmp/dos-85.74.137.177
olaf
Thu 7 December 2006, 09:17 am GMT +0100
what if only some selected IP addresses may access the webserver?
Nikolas
Thu 7 December 2006, 09:21 am GMT +0100
what if only some selected IP addresses may access the webserver?
Then of course you don't have problem, but that would be something very custom, as the majority of web servers are open to public :)
spence_noodle
Fri 8 December 2006, 08:16 pm GMT +0100
:) I use (and highly recemend) these:
Anti Virus = Avast Home Edition (free)
Firewall = Comodo Personal Firewall (free)
I've used other software, like Sygate, etc... But these are updated reguarly.
spence