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Ok, so Volker Birk makes what seem to me to be some pretty good
arguments why it's a waste of time running software firewalls offering
outbound protection (on the basis that any software wanting badly enough
to "call home" would in any case be able to bypass that firewall).
But I haven't seen anyone supporting or for that matter refuting
Volker's view. I'm talking here about basic firewalls such as ZA free,
not something like ZASS which may well offer other advantages.
So what's the view - should I reclaim much-needed cpu cycles by ditching
ZA free or any other basic 2-way firewall altogether and just rely on
Windows Firewall, and of course an antivirus scanner? And, of course,
not installing anything I don't trust.
You views very much appreciated.
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Sam
Ok, so Volker Birk makes what seem to me to be some pretty good
arguments why it's a waste of time running software firewalls offering
outbound protection (on the basis that any software wanting badly enough
to "call home" would in any case be able to bypass that firewall).
But I haven't seen anyone supporting or for that matter refuting
Volker's view. I'm talking here about basic firewalls such as ZA free,
not something like ZASS which may well offer other advantages.
So what's the view - should I reclaim much-needed cpu cycles by ditching
ZA free or any other basic 2-way firewall altogether and just rely on
Windows Firewall, and of course an antivirus scanner? And, of course,
not installing anything I don't trust.
You views very much appreciated.
--
Sam