rbalds
December 5th 03, 07:49 PM
Your correct about XP firewall does not control outgoing
transmission. However you do not need to replace the XP
default firewall. You can add a Personal firewall, like
Zone alarm or Tiny Personal firewall. And you don't have
to be a computer expert to run this. These firewall I
mention are fairly easy to use. It let's you know which
program are trying to access the internet. So you have an
idea what programs you allowed and denied.
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently bought a new computer with Win XP installed. I
>have been told that the firewall included with XP does
>not control outgoing transmissions from trojan horse
>programs and I should replace it with another product
>such as Norton Personal firewall. How difficult is this
>to do? I am not a computer expert and am apprehensive
>about creating more problems than solutions. Thanks in
>advance for any help you can provide.
>.
>
transmission. However you do not need to replace the XP
default firewall. You can add a Personal firewall, like
Zone alarm or Tiny Personal firewall. And you don't have
to be a computer expert to run this. These firewall I
mention are fairly easy to use. It let's you know which
program are trying to access the internet. So you have an
idea what programs you allowed and denied.
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently bought a new computer with Win XP installed. I
>have been told that the firewall included with XP does
>not control outgoing transmissions from trojan horse
>programs and I should replace it with another product
>such as Norton Personal firewall. How difficult is this
>to do? I am not a computer expert and am apprehensive
>about creating more problems than solutions. Thanks in
>advance for any help you can provide.
>.
>