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Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing
From: Barney Wolff <barney () databus com>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 19:04:18 -0500
On Mon, Dec 20, 2004 at 12:26:31AM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
* Barney Wolff:Perhaps, then, one should not be so quick to disparage software-based firewalls, resident on the computer itself.Yes, but it's only a real obstacle if the malware doesn't run with SYSTEM privileges. If it's impossible for home users to work with reduced privileges, a host-based filter is no good (unless it's a very obscure brand which is not targeted by the malware 8-).
In general, home firewalls are better at preventing infection than containing it. That's true no matter where the firewall resides.
By the way, do you know if these "hardware firewalls" have a management interface on a factory-default IP address?
192.168.0.1 admin/admin is a good bet. -- Barney Wolff http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net.
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