On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:54:45 -0700 rikona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> Well, it would have to be in the exact same location and have the same > md5 signature - pretty difficult disguise. :-) ZoneAlarm cannot do this, AFAIK. > H> Or "infects" Mozilla? > > Same md5? Not likely. > > The need to do some kind of check like this is probably why app-aware > is not done in linux - it's not in iptables. There may be good > historical reasons too. > > H> ZoneAlarm is a joke, but it's better than *no* joke I guess, except > H> in the sense it might give one a false sense of security. > > I prefer other FW's, but I'm curious as to what's so bad about it? For reasons I've already stated. You need a combination of tools for true security: Firewall, IDS, and Trojan detection. Again, tho, with great emphasis, it's better than nothing. -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net ++++++++++++++++++++++ For good, return good. For evil, return justice.
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