Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> ____/ Peter Köhlmann on Sunday 26 October 2008 22:45 : \____
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>> In principle a machine with a running firewall should be safe, but a
>> small error in setting the firewall will make the machine wide open.
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> Based on what I've read, it can bypass firewalls by attacking (spreading)
> from local networks, assuming these are not blocked.
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Certainly. There is lots of malware which shuts off the toy windows uses
as "firewall".
When malware has entered the system, all bets for windows are off.
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