2007-01-29 14:28:34 · 14 answers · asked by angelique b 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
No, that's why you should have a 3rd party firewall like Zone Alarm Personal Free. It lets you see what's happening and participate. You get to allow or deny connections to the internet.
2007-01-29 14:34:04 · answer #1 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally Windows XP SP2 firewall is not that much great. It does not protect contents from Internet but it does when u connect your system in a LAN network(useless). You have to configure the firewall to accept another computer in the LAN to send/receive data in the 'exceptions' list.
2007-01-29 14:52:16 · answer #2 · answered by Dark Prince 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any virus, spyware or anykind of malware gets a free pass out of the Windows firewall. Get a better software firewall like zonealarm and if you have an always on high speed connection get yourself behind a hardware firewall.
2007-01-29 14:37:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not depend on windows firewall, get you a good one, maby zonealarm or just about any other firewall will do, just stay away from Norton and McAfee both are memory hogs and their are some pretty good free ones out their
2007-01-29 14:36:20 · answer #4 · answered by Xcalaber69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the quantity of RAM would not count for determining on the quickest browser. you may the two use Chrome or Firefox no count how lots RAM you have, besides the reality that some web pages could REQUIRE you to apply IE8 to demonstrate exact. the foremost to having a peppier surfing adventure while your equipment specifications are that low, is to make beneficial not something ELSE is working on your equipment while you're surfing. verify the taskbar down next to the time. if there are greater advantageous than 3 icons there, you are able to could close a number of them down whilst surfing to get the mandatory memory freed. additionally, you may replace your OS to SP3. it fixes alot of gaping risk-free practices holes. and you might have the latest IE8 put in and as much as date to boot. despite in case you do not USE it, a hacker can use the exploits obtainable in the older IE browsers to get into your device.
2016-10-16 07:02:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-29 14:39:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your settings. I have mine set to alert me when a program tries to connect to the internet without pre-approval.
2007-01-29 14:34:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it says it does... nut no pratically it does not.. .it might give warning to u abt a few outbounds interfering .. but not allllllllllll
2007-01-29 14:53:36 · answer #8 · answered by burhanmz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, the one in vista will.
2007-01-29 15:03:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES.
2007-01-29 14:33:44 · answer #10 · answered by Naren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋