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Symantec firewall bugs

Those of you who know a little bit more about TCP/IP should have a look at the CHX products.

Add a single filter and now no-one, anywhere, can connect to any service that might or might not be running on your computer.

They also make a NAT package that is far better than Microsoft's ICS (and it doesn't need reconnecting any time you change anything).

David
 
You should always run LiveUpdate manually about once a month... otherwise *yawn* you have no worries...

Symantec has released patches through its LiveUpdate service and technical support channels. Users can obtain the patches in running LiveUpdate in much the same way they would do to obtain new anti-virus definitions
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That's why I love their products. They're so easy to update once a problem has been found.
 
You should always run LiveUpdate manually about once a month... otherwise *yawn* you have no worries...
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That assumes Symantec always identify problems and get the patches out before the hackers identify them and exploit 'em. And that you haven't been infected by something in the 30 days between manual LiveUpdates.

I'm not sure how much better than not letting any traffic in you can do.

David
 
davidhorman said:


That assumes Symantec always identify problems and get the patches out before the hackers identify them and exploit 'em. And that you haven't been infected by something in the 30 days between manual LiveUpdates.

I'm not sure how much better than not letting any traffic in you can do.

David
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No software is 100% exploit/bug free. If you think it is, then you're living in fanasty land.

The advantage/disadvantage of going with a well-known program is that everyone is looking for exploits. Unlike Microsoft, Symantec seemed on the ball and fixed the problem ultra fast.
 
One of my main problems with software firewalls is they can crash and there's generally no indication that you're unprotected. With the cost of a cheap firewall down to ~$70 it's really the way to go if you're on broadband.
 
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