any firewall that passes norton's test?

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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 03:59:20 +0000 (UTC), sharon
<sharon@dontspamme.com> wrote:
>
>hi everybody
>
>does anyone know of a software firewall that can pass norton's test.
>symantec has a test on their website. i have tested zonealarm and mcafee
>personal firewall. neither can pass the test.
>
>in fact, even norton's personal firewall fails the test. could it be that
>only a hardware firewall can pass this test?
>
>thanks much
>

What was the part of the test that failed?

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hi

the first test fails. the telnet port and another port cannot be closed.
the computer always responds to a ping.

rgds
>
> What was the part of the test that failed?
>

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>Where is the test located on Symantec's site? I could not find it....

http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
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On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 09:13:48 -0400, StarScripter spoketh

>sharon wrote:
>| hi everybody
>|
>| does anyone know of a software firewall that can pass norton's test.
>| symantec has a test on their website. i have tested zonealarm and
>| mcafee personal firewall. neither can pass the test.
>|
>| in fact, even norton's personal firewall fails the test. could it be
>| that only a hardware firewall can pass this test?
>|
>| thanks much
>
>WinXP Pro Sp1, ZA Pro, The Cleaner Anti Tojan ,Etrust Antivirus.
>Passed everything except the Antivirus part.
>What a piece of feeces.
>
>*Scan Results:*
>The scanner did not detect recent virus definitions on your computer.
>
>I use Etrust EZ antivirus v6.2.0.28 and is up-to-date with yesterday's
>date.

You have to keep in mind that this is essentially a sales tool
camouflaged as a security tool...


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> One has to know what he or she is doing with a product, like configuring
it
> properly.
>


Not everybody is a security expert or understand ActiveX and JavaScripts

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sharon wrote:
> hi everybody
>
> does anyone know of a software firewall that can pass norton's test.
> symantec has a test on their website. i have tested zonealarm and
> mcafee personal firewall. neither can pass the test.
>
> in fact, even norton's personal firewall fails the test. could it be
> that only a hardware firewall can pass this test?
>
> thanks much

Win2K with Outpost PF passed.

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StarScripter wrote:

> sharon wrote:
> | hi everybody
> |
> | does anyone know of a software firewall that can pass norton's test.
> | symantec has a test on their website. i have tested zonealarm and
> | mcafee personal firewall. neither can pass the test.
> |
> | in fact, even norton's personal firewall fails the test. could it be
> | that only a hardware firewall can pass this test?
> |
> | thanks much
>
> WinXP Pro Sp1, ZA Pro, The Cleaner Anti Tojan ,Etrust Antivirus.
> Passed everything except the Antivirus part.
> What a piece of feeces.
>
> *Scan Results:*
> The scanner did not detect recent virus definitions on your computer.
>
> I use Etrust EZ antivirus v6.2.0.28 and is up-to-date with yesterday's
> date.
>

You are correct. Etrust EZ antivirus IS a piece of feces.

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I run McAfee Personal Firewall Plus and Virus Scan 8. I received a "pass"
for all five scans.

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"sharon" <sharon@dontspamme.com> wrote in message
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> hi everybody
>
> does anyone know of a software firewall that can pass norton's test.
> symantec has a test on their website. i have tested zonealarm and mcafee
> personal firewall. neither can pass the test.
>
> in fact, even norton's personal firewall fails the test. could it be that
> only a hardware firewall can pass this test?
>
> thanks much

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hi

i have a simple system connected to the internet via 56k modem. nothing
fancy. thanks for your information.

rgds

> how do you connect to the internet - it could be that it is not your
> computer which responds but your router or something.
>

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> >If the JavaScript is disabled then why do you say your ZoneAlarm has
passed.
>
> Because the site was unable to detect any vulnerabilities.
>
Sorry, but you have missed the point. Without the JavaScript all the tests
needed to complete the cycle couldn't have been done. Instead, the web site
has done only the tests that it could do and reported that all have passed.
But what about the other tests. Just because the JavaScript has been
disabled, it doesn't mean that your machine is not vulnerable and that the
other tests are pointless. It just means that the web site couldn't fully
test for the most common points of entry. It's a bit like saying a suspect
has no weapons because an officer has only searched the upper body and found
none.

BTW I have JavaScript disabled as well as ActiveX. My firewall allows me to
select certain sites to enable theses 'dangerous entities' and disabled in
others. Don't know if ZoneAlarm has such a facility

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I have a Linksys WRT54G router and use Zone Alarm Pro. My system
passed Norton's test.


On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 03:59:20 +0000 (UTC), sharon
<sharon@dontspamme.com> wrote:

>hi everybody
>
>does anyone know of a software firewall that can pass norton's test.
>symantec has a test on their website. i have tested zonealarm and mcafee
>personal firewall. neither can pass the test.
>
>in fact, even norton's personal firewall fails the test. could it be that
>only a hardware firewall can pass this test?
>
>thanks much