Security leak?

[DavidR]

@Technical post:18

But, will you trust IE http traffic, for instance? :
Or a malware that exploits the IE traffic and is ‘kindly’ tunnelled by WebShield ??? : >:(

I don’t trust IE period, I try never to use it if possible. I use firefox as my primary browser because it doesn’t have the embedded integration in the OS of IE. My secondary browser is Avant and that is rarely used (IE based) and my fall back if all else fails IE (an extremely rare occurrence).

I have also been using the DropMyRights.msi program that allows you to run an application as if you were on a limited account (no admin rights) this stops most trojans dead in their tracks because they can’t create registry entries and put files in the system folders (as far as I’m aware).

So even though I am logged on with admin rights, I have shortcut entires that run the program through the DropMyRights.exe program for all my browsers and OE. So browsers and email clients that connect to the internet don’t really need admin rights, again if I do need admin rights I close the restricted browser and open the non-restricted browser.

This way I don’t have to log off and log on to lower my rights.

[DavidR]

@Jarmo P post:20

I am sorry to say Technical, but I have read that you use also other local proxy software besides WebShield. So there is no help for you with Sygates otherwise great firewall. Proxy software and Sygate dont match. Outbound protection wil be lost.

You will have to use another firewall! There is nothing else to say.

The other solution is to accept that your pc will let outbound connections to internet. That is not really so bad, so does XP SP2 firewall.

Not so bad unless the outbound connection is passing your account and password details, etc. Not to mention being used as a clone to infect others, send spam, DDoS traffic, etc.

So I don’t feel that is any acceptable solution.

[system]

Not so bad unless the outbound connection is passing your account and password details, etc. Not to mention being used as a clone to infect others, send spam, DDoS traffic, etc.

Me not either. For many people like my 70 year old father it is though the best solution. XP SP2 fw.

I would not trust webshield for not letting now out something when installing new software running Sygate, but it seems ok for me running it now normal times with the new restrictions. And I do like SPF, so it seems good to tell people here the shortcomings, without all the bad hype.

It seemed Technical never even realized the proxy issue with sygate. So I got a bit mad.

[Lisandro]

@Jarmo P post:23

It seemed Technical never even realized the proxy issue with sygate. So I got a bit mad.

Can’t I ask for help in this forum? ??? :

[system]

No hard feelings, it is just … like you I have a problem with Sygate local proxy. Dont want to switch firewall, but sometimes I wish to be able to help when there is none to do, only your questions that have already answered.