These days, using a PC without a firewall installed makes about as much sense as leaving the house without wearing any pants. We’re not talking about the firewall built into your broadband router here ...

Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional both incorporate for the first time a base-level firewall facility in the form of Microsoft’s new Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). While Windows ...

Some consider it one of Microsoft's greatest blunders. With the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft made the conscious decision to turn on the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) for ...

QUESTION: I just encountered a problem with the Windows XP update site. You get the message that you need a program from Microsoft to scan your machine. So I ...

We are in the process of designing a strategy for turning on the Windows Desktop Firewall on our admin workstations. At this point we're blocking everything but ICMP, RDP and Dameware, however some of ...

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Q. I plan on changing my dialup Internet service provider to a local company but I am concerned about security. Would installing a firewall program, even the free, basic Zone Alarm, disable or ...

It may have been a long time coming, but Microsoft’s newest Service Pack 2 for Windows XP — soon to be released for beta testing — represents several significant changes to the software. Many of the ...

I recently bought an Asus notebook S1 series.. with Intel Centrino 1.3 .. with Interl Pro wireless technology.. it came with Windows XP home edition.. but whenever i online using the notebook through ...