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Article #2389Re: virus protrection and firewalls
From: rover
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:00
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:00
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You should visit Steve Gibson's site and download Leak Test... I find Zone Alarm much easier to use and it's really a Freebie to the home user. See yah later "joe crouse" <joecrouse1@home.com> wrote in message news:3A4CF6D1.D0617938@home.com... > 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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