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Vista warns us about execution of software

Vista warns us about execution of software
After clicking on the link to allow a program through the firewall, we received this warning dialog. It's a good warning because, in the event that something else like malware started the program, the user would be warned of the attempted start before Windows Vista allows it. We clicked the "Continue" button.

For David Berlind's write-up on Vista's inadequate personal firewall, see his blog post in ZDNet's TestBed blog.
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yiou CANNOT Block Outbound anything w/ AFW
CRASH, you are mistaken & appeantly didn't TEST your configuration after creating it.
Try & block IM or anything outbound and you will find that AFW Allows ALL outbound traffic regardlwess of AFW Rules!... (Read the rest)
Posted by: JorgeDW Posted on: 03/31/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Users would gripe...  Marty R. Milette | 02/06/07
I guess the thing to do is  M.Fridholm | 02/10/07
Which users?  Absolutely | 07/10/07
So, essentially, "Deny All Except" is impossible?  TripleII | 02/06/07
THIS IS REALLY A COMPUTER!  BALTHOR | 02/06/07
Hmmmm... Buy Vista because...?  davidt@... | 02/06/07
Hmmmm lets see . . .  wgraue | 02/06/07
Keystone cops anyone?  edinnc@... | 02/06/07
Sanskrit and bad similes  takas20 | 02/07/07
Relax...  tubr0 | 02/07/07
But you CAN block all outgoing....  Crash2975 | 02/07/07
yiou CANNOT Block Outbound anything w/ AFW  JorgeDW | 03/31/09
Other Firewalls.  jeroldo@... | 02/08/07
Thanks Crash2975  reefgroup@... | 02/08/07
Web Page Errors winvista  vistahater63 | 02/10/07

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