Although BlackIce will not stop outgoing connections, ISS has clearly stated they intend to always block trojans, and malicious traffic. Whatever that may be. If you find a trojan, spyware, or other malware (not currently blocked), ISS will include that in future updates.
sean. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Leroy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'garren'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:07 AM Subject: RE: Feedback on BlackICE... > Hi, > > One comment I have heard is that Black ICE Defender does not stop outgoing > connections. I'll have to find the reference, but it was to do with a trojan > that openned a control connection to an IRC server. This means that Black > ICE Defender will not stop you from participating as a zombie in a DoS > attack. This was about a year ago, so I don't know if this has been > fixed/added in a later version.
