Hello Hadmut,
Set the SecureClient ( DesktopSecurity in SMartDashboard) in order to
protect the client from viruses.
IMHO you need to block Windows traffic.
Oh, yes, and tell the customer, that is good idea to install Microsoft
security patches :-)
HTH,
Peter
Wednesday, October 15, 2003, 6:27:10 PM, you wrote:
Hadmut Danisch> Hi,
Hadmut Danisch> one of my customers just complained that he has to turn
Hadmut Danisch> of the Windows XP Firewall if he wants to use SecureClient
Hadmut Danisch> from his personal PC. I'm not familiar with XP details, but
Hadmut Danisch> in the SecureKnowledge database I found entry sk15834, which
Hadmut Danisch> also tells to turn off the XP Firewall.
Hadmut Danisch> When the customer turned off the XP Firewall, he was hit by
Hadmut Danisch> a virus in less than 2 minutes.
Hadmut Danisch> Is it possible to run the SecureClient and the XP Firewall at
Hadmut Danisch> the same time (i.e. using SecureClient without making the
Hadmut Danisch> client vulnerable)?
Hadmut Danisch> regards
Hadmut Danisch> Hadmut
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