Thanks for the recommendation.

I am currently asking myself, if I really need a Personal-Firewall, because I am behind a router. Of course, the outbound connections are not “controlled” (as good as a software running on the -to be protected- system can do that) but since I am quite familiar with things going on on my machine and I do not doubleclick anything that is not fast enough to take flight, IMHO I can do without a PFW.

Please correct me, if I am wrong!!

For my girl friends machine, I hardly have to reconsider what I am doing :wink:

You don’t have to double click on something to have it loaded in the background, there are methods say downloading a useful tool, etc. and get an unknown present and since you authorised the initial download, it too will get a free ride through - now it wants to call home - what is to stop it?

Simply visiting some pages could be enough to get an unwelcome present. Trojans get past firewalls as is proven by the detection of many, those that are undetected (1st day ,etc.) could then be free to call home with your details taken from a keylogger, etc.

The overhead of having a software firewall and router is negligible but the additional protection IMO easily outweighs this overhead.

Not only that I know the folks that programmed it (they're based over here in Pilsen) but it's also quite stable fw IMHO...

ignore my comedic - but true break
Pilsen … The best beer on Earth is made there ;D
(you’ll have to guess)


Kerio has been working fine and dandy for me - before and after Avast 4.6

If I can add anything to this topic: when I have WebShield on, I can’t access the internet at all in either IE or Firefox, BUT I can use AIM and a few other apps.

And I’m using the latest version of Outpost.

Pilsen .... The best beer on Earth is made there

Really, they’re based in Pilsen. It’s a city about 60 miles from Prague :slight_smile:
And sure, the beer is named after the city (and is very good :)) http://www.pilsnerurquell.us/
But some people here prefere Budweiser (not the American one - the original one :)) which is brewed in Budweis - about 70 miles from Pilsen. :slight_smile: http://www.budvar.cz

rdf3,

If I can add anything to this topic: when I have WebShield on, I can't access the internet at all in either IE or Firefox, BUT I can use AIM and a few other apps.

And I’m using the latest version of Outpost.

Has Outpost asked you for permissions for ashWebSv.exe? If not, something’s wrong. You need to tell Outpost to allow this process outbound HTTP (port 80) access to the Internet. Strangely enough, Outpost sometimes fails to ask… :-\

Thanks
Vlk

So that was real challenging ;D :stuck_out_tongue: Pilsner Urquell is one of my top beers. :wink:

And you’re not alone! PilsenU. is favourite among the whole AV community ;D
See http://www2.asw.cz/akce/02/mvi/mvi2.htm , picture p7140033.jpg for a proof ;D

I going to assume everyone had their own personal recycling crate like that… right ? ::slight_smile: :smiley:

Sure, sure, that one was my personal… and the evening hasn’t even started yet! ;D

Visit the region where I live (highest density of breweries worldwide) and you will probably reconsider 8)