New Windows Attack Can Disable Firewall

BobB writes to tell us NetworkWorld is reporting that new code released on Sunday could allow a fully patched Windows XP PC's personal firewall to be disabled via a malicious data packet. The exploit depends on the use of Microsoft's Internet Connection Service. From the article: "The attacker could send a malicious data packet to another PC using ICS that would cause the service to terminate. Because this service is connected to the Windows firewall, this packet would also cause the firewall to stop working, said Tyler Reguly, a research engineer at nCircle Network Security Inc."

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Re:What can you trust?

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worthless (keiro)

Uh... Is there something I missed in the last weeks/months? No, I'm not implying that I heard exactly the opposite, but it sounds like there are serious security holes in the old Kerio firewall although I was always convinved it's still one of the better free ones out there. And I really must have missed the news then...

Up to now, I was sticking to Kerio on Windows. Especially because of its rather powerful options to filter single applications, addresses, ports and plenty of other manually configurable stuff instead of a placebo firewall which provides a "Yes, I'll save you from all Evil"- and a "Take care of yourself"-Button (at maximum with a Beginner-Amateur-BetterAmateur switch). Those are worthless.

Come on, tell me people! Why is Kerio considered bad these days? (