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Spyware, viruses, & security : Windows XP Firewall is more than one-way
by andrewbaggins - 3/17/08 6:16 PM
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Windows XP Firewall is more than one-way
by andrewbaggins - 3/17/08 6:16 PMI cannot count the number of times that I've read that Windows Firewall is only one-way and, therefore, not much good compared to two-way firewalls. So why is it that seemingly every time I install a new program or game Windows Firewall pops up an alert with words to the effect that "ProgramX is trying to access the internet. What do you want to do? Unblock, Keep Blocking, or Ask Me Later?" If I click on Unblock then Windows adds that program to its Exceptions list.
So, it's blocking or allowing internet access for newly installed apps. Seems like a two-way firewall to me!
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That's the new version.
by R. Proffitt
- 3/17/08 6:28 PM
In reply to: Windows XP Firewall is more than one-way by andrewbaggins
When it first came out, that was true. However how do you find all the old pages on the internet and change them?
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