Windows Firewall was first introduced as part of Windows XP Service Pack 2. Every type of network connection, whether it is wired, wireless, VPN, or even FireWire, has the firewall enabled by default, with some built-in exceptions to allow connections from machines on the local network. It also fixed a problem whereby the firewall policies would not be enabled on a network connection until several seconds after the connection itself was created, thereby creating a window of vulnerability. A number of additions were made to Group Policy, so that Windows system administrators could configure the Windows Firewall product on a company-wide level. XP’s Windows Firewall cannot block outbound connections; it is only capable of blocking inbound ones.
Antivirus Firewall Software
A firewall is software or hardware that checks information that comes from the Internet or from a network. Then, the firewalleither blocks the information or lets the information pass through to your computer.Whether information is blocked or passed throughdepends on your firewall settings. A firewall can help prevent hackers or malicious software (such as worms) from gaining access to your computer through a network or the Internet. A firewall can also help stop your computer from sending malicious software to other computers.
Antivirus software (sometimes written as Anti-Virus or anti-virus) are computer programs that attempt to identify, neutralize or eliminate malicious software. The term "antivirus" is used because the earliest examples were designed exclusively to combat computer viruses; however most modern antivirus software is now designed to combat a wide range of threats, including worms, phishing attacks, rootkits, and Trojans, often described collectively as malware.
Windows XP Firewall
January 13th, 2009How to turn on or turn off the firewall in Windows XP?
January 9th, 2009To enable Windows Firewall in Windows XP, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type Firewall.cpl, and then click OK.
2. On the General tab, click On (recommended).
3. Click OK.
If the General tab or the On (recommended) option is unavailable, the system may have a policy against running the firewall. Contact the system administrator for more information about how to enable the firewall. In addition, the system may already be running a third-party firewall (Zone Alarm or Norton Internet Security, for example). Contact the system administrator for help in determining whether a firewall is already running on the system.
How to open Firewall ports in Windows XP
January 9th, 2009Programs may require ports to be manually opened so that the programs work correctly when Internet Connection Firewall is in use either on the local computer or on the gateway computer. You may have to manually open a port if there is a service that is running on a computer that has Internet Connection Firewall enabled that you want to make available to users on the Internet.
Application Layer Firewall
January 7th, 2009In computer networking, an application layer firewall is a firewall operating at the application layer of a protocol stack. Generally it is a host using various forms of proxy servers to proxy traffic instead of routing it. As it works on the application layer, it may inspect the contents of the traffic, blocking what the firewall administrator views as inappropriate content, such as certain websites, viruses, attempts to exploit known logical flaws in client software, and so forth.
An application layer firewall does not route traffic on the network layer. All traffic stops at the firewall which may initiate its own connections if the traffic satisfies the rules.
How to remove Antivirus Software from Windows PC?
January 4th, 2009To uninstall Antivirus Software from Windows PC:
1. Click Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove programs (find your Antivirus Software) -> Remove
or
2. Start-> All Programs -> Your Antivirus Software -> Uninstall
How to update antivirus software?
January 4th, 2009It is essential to update your antivirus databases on a regular basis. If you do not, your antivirus program will not detect the latest malicious programs. Therefore, we release updates every hour to ensure that users are protected against the latest malware.
Windows Vista Firewall
January 3rd, 2009Windows Vista Firewall is a critical first line of defense to protect your computer against many types of malicious software.
Personal firewall
January 3rd, 2009A personal firewall is an application which controls network traffic to and from a computer, permitting or denying communications based on a security policy.
What is Firewall?
December 27th, 2008A firewall is a device or set of devices configured to permit, deny, encrypt, or proxy all computer traffic between different security domains based upon a set of rules or other criteria.
What is Antivirus software?
December 27th, 2008Anti-virus software are computer programs that attempt to identify, neutralize or eliminate malicious software. Antivirus is so named because the earliest examples were designed exclusively to combat computer viruses; however most modern antivirus software is now designed to combat a wide range of threats, including worms, phishing attacks, rootkits, trojan horses and other malware.