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Windows XP Service Pack 2: A Developer's View | |
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| Time: 00:28 EST/05:28 GMT | News Source: ActiveWin.com | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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With Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft is introducing a set of security technologies that will improve Windows XP-based computers' ability to withstand malicious attacks from viruses and worms. |
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This is an archived static copy of ActiveWin.com. |
| #1 By 135 (208.186.90.91) at Friday, October 31, 2003 01:23:51 AM |
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Wow!
This is signifigant for XP security. |
| #2 By 2332 (65.221.182.2) at Friday, October 31, 2003 02:46:56 AM |
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I thought XP SP 2 was going to have a ZoneAlarm-like outgoing connection firewall feature.
I don't see anything in that document that talks about outgoing connections. |
| #3 By 6859 (206.156.242.36) at Friday, October 31, 2003 08:58:53 AM |
| ICF should filter outgoing connections as well. That would totally shut up the OSS/GNU/Linux nuts about that. As it stands, SP2 will still be a target of their foul mouths. |
| #4 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at Friday, October 31, 2003 10:51:34 AM |
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An Outgoing connection firewall feature would be a support nightmare. It's also fricking annoying and not very important in terms of a security stance.
I think it's more signifigant that they're recompiling everything... including more secure features into Outlook Express... IE, etc. This is going to be like a 200 Meg download. |
| #5 By 1845 (12.209.152.69) at Friday, October 31, 2003 02:17:56 PM |
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This is going to be like a 200 Meg download.
Prolly. I'm sure we should expect the oh so knowledgable and unbiased CCIA to complain that due to the size of the dl, the possible effect the SP could have on security is negligable. |
| #6 By 8589 (66.169.175.16) at Friday, October 31, 2003 02:55:49 PM |
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This is going to be like a 200 Meg download.
Isn't it time for everyone to upgrade to broadband? LOL |
| #7 By 2960 (68.100.36.242) at Friday, October 31, 2003 04:54:29 PM |
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"This is going to be like a 200 Meg download"
No problem, will take me about 50 seconds :) TL |
| #8 By 1845 (12.209.152.69) at Friday, October 31, 2003 09:28:04 PM |
| Wow, blue, you get the quote of the day! |
