Re: virus protrection and firewalls

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From: joe crouse
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 20:34

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black ice doesnt have many security hole
the bigest one is that you could theoreticaly  ping it so many times that it
colapses
but that takes more than just about anybody without direct acces to a oc 3 or t
3 line can muster

NightSky 421 wrote:

> Suds" <Sudsman@here.com> wrote in message
> news:gx436.171931$hD4.45017185@news1.rdc1.mi.home.com...
> > This site offers Black Ice Defender firewall protection for anyone looking
> > for a good system to compliment their anti-virus protection.  It has an
> easy
> > to use interface and protects your system from unwanted hacking, virus
> > probes, etc.
> >
> > The place I got it from was:
> >
> > www.bluelinetechnologies.com
> >
> > The program downloads right to your HD, or a CDRW if you want it to.  I
> > chose my CDRW so that I would have a back-up.
> >
> > Hope this helps someone like it did me!
> >
> > Sudsman
> >
>
> Zone Alarm from  www.zonelabs.com  was rated as the #1 firewall software out
> there, and it's free too!  Other firewalls which people are actually paying
> for, are said to be in need of patches to fix gaping security holes.
>
> Maybe sometimes the best things in life are free.

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