[Techtalk] Personal firewalls: helpful?

[Conor Daly]

On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 10:25:09AM +0100 or thereabouts, Dan wrote:
> I've heard of Windows users running personal firewalls (i.e.,
> implemented in software). I don't have to worry about that because I
> don't run Windows, but I do wonder whether these personal firewalls do
> any good. Obviously they're not as good as a dedicated machine, but I
> assume they still provide some protection.

The one thing about MS Windows firewalls is that, more than likely, a home
user is running with full privileges (even on XP) and so, a virus will be
able (if it knows how) to switch off the personal firewall for its own
purposes.

Conor
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