OneCare sees drop in firewall use

OneCare sees drop in firewall use
Kelly Martin, 2006-01-18

OneCare sees drop in firewall use 2006-01-19
Todd Knarr

But is that an increase in the number of people not using a firewall, or is it an increase in the number of people replacing the built-in Windows firewall for something more functional?...

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OneCare sees drop in firewall use 2006-01-19
WinFreak from Neowin.net (1 replies)

I turned the firewall off. Instead of asking you if you want to allow an application to access the internet, you have "block" or "allow in future." That's why it's being turned off, doesn't give you the option to allow....

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Re: OneCare sees drop in firewall use 2006-01-19
Anonymous

Hi,

'Allow in future' is actually allow. However, it is worded in such a way because some applications do not retry to connect unless you restart the application. So hitting 'Allow in future' will get your application to work in many many cases, and in some cases you have to quite and restart the...

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OneCare sees drop in firewall use 2006-01-19
Andy Jones (1 replies)

They need to be more specific. Are they detecting THEIR firewall being turned off or all cases of software firewalls being turned off. If it is the former then there is no surprise as the user has probably taken advice from someone else to drop the Windows firewall and install an alternative vendors...

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Re: OneCare sees drop in firewall use 2006-01-23
Juha-Matti Laurio

Additionally, participation in Windows OneCare Live Beta is open to U.S. residents only. We are only quessing what is the situation outside the United States....

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OneCare sees drop in firewall use 2006-01-19
Anonymous (1 replies)

hmmm. when you install one care, it appears to turn off the firewall. i.e. Network/properties/advanced/ firewall= off. check for yourself.

wonder if that is the uptick they see...

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Re: OneCare sees drop in firewall use 2006-01-19
Anonymous (1 replies)

Actually, that is not true. The firewall you are referring to you is the windows firewall that ships with Windows XP.

What we in the onecare team are talking about is the onecare firewall. You have to go to our onecare UI to see if you have it turned off or on....

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Re: Re: OneCare sees drop in firewall use 2006-01-20
Anonymous

Ah! So that's the answer above - people *are* turning off the firewalls because they are using something that is more functional and not Insecure by Design....

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OneCare sees drop in firewall use 2006-01-19
Anonymous (1 replies)

Are people turing it off or is it being turned off for them? ...

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Re: OneCare sees drop in firewall use 2006-01-19
Anonymous

What windows firewall? guys this is referring to the ONECARE FIREWALL it replaces the windows firewall its a bidirectional unline xp's that is unidirectional...

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