Multiple Firewalls

I'm running Vista Home Premium SP2, 2 GB RAM, SAS, MBAM, CA (California
Associates) AV (e-mail scanning disabled); Avira AV/Update scheduler,
CCleaner, and Windows Firewall, WLM on an Acer Aspire Desktop machine.

The system is running just great, however, I've always wondered why I need
both the CA and the Windows firewall running at the same time. In CA I can
create a list of website that are allowed thru the firewall, but I'm not
sure if I can do that with Windows firewall.

Is it OK to disable the CA firewall permanently? Is there a way to specify
what is allowed thru the Windows firewall. And lastly, should I just
uninstall the whole CA suite altogether?

Thanks in advance..........Paul C.

On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:35:41 -0500, "Paul Calcagno"
<> wrote:

> I'm running Vista Home Premium SP2, 2 GB RAM, SAS, MBAM, CA (California
> Associates) AV (e-mail scanning disabled); Avira AV/Update scheduler,
> CCleaner, and Windows Firewall, WLM on an Acer Aspire Desktop machine.
>
> The system is running just great, however, I've always wondered why I need
> both the CA and the Windows firewall running at the same time. In CA I can
> create a list of website that are allowed thru the firewall, but I'm not
> sure if I can do that with Windows firewall.
>
> Is it OK to disable the CA firewall permanently?


No question about it: you should turn off one of the two firewalls.
You get no extra protection by having both, you hurt your performance
by having both, and you run the risk of their conflicting with each
other.

The same is true of your two anti-virus programs. Get rid of one of
them. You hurt your performance by having both, and you run the risk
of their conflicting with each other.

If it were me, I would dump all the CA software and keep the Avira
Anti-virus and the built-in Windows firewall.


> Is there a way to specify
> what is allowed thru the Windows firewall. And lastly, should I just
> uninstall the whole CA suite altogether?

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Hello Paul,

"Do not use more than one firewall, 2 or more is a sure way to hit trouble,
just as with AntiViru's."


The built-in Windows firewall is just as good as
any third-party firewall.

There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:

1) A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only
one most people see.

2) And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
(WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder,
for the experienced user who wants better control.
-=-


<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx>


http://www.microsoft.com/security/firewalls/faq.aspx
-=-


"Paul Calcagno" wrote:

> I'm running Vista Home Premium SP2, 2 GB RAM, SAS, MBAM, CA (California
> Associates) AV (e-mail scanning disabled); Avira AV/Update scheduler,
> CCleaner, and Windows Firewall, WLM on an Acer Aspire Desktop machine.
>
> The system is running just great, however, I've always wondered why I need
> both the CA and the Windows firewall running at the same time. In CA I can
> create a list of website that are allowed thru the firewall, but I'm not
> sure if I can do that with Windows firewall.
>
> Is it OK to disable the CA firewall permanently? Is there a way to specify
> what is allowed thru the Windows firewall. And lastly, should I just
> uninstall the whole CA suite altogether?
>
> Thanks in advance..........Paul C.
>
>
> .
>

Thanks to you and PA Bear for your fine advice.

I think I'll be uninstalling my CA. That will leave me with active AV
scanner on Avira and just Windows firewall. Paul C.

"Ǝиçεl" <> wrote in message
news:8D4AB50C-1F9A-4891-AFB7-...
> Hello Paul,
>
> "Do not use more than one firewall, 2 or more is a sure way to hit
> trouble,
> just as with AntiViru's."
>
>
> The built-in Windows firewall is just as good as
> any third-party firewall.
>
> There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:
>
> 1) A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only
> one most people see.
>
> 2) And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
> (WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder,
> for the experienced user who wants better control.
> -=-
>
>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx>
>
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/firewalls/faq.aspx
> -=-
>
>
> "Paul Calcagno" wrote:
>
>> I'm running Vista Home Premium SP2, 2 GB RAM, SAS, MBAM, CA (California
>> Associates) AV (e-mail scanning disabled); Avira AV/Update scheduler,
>> CCleaner, and Windows Firewall, WLM on an Acer Aspire Desktop machine.
>>
>> The system is running just great, however, I've always wondered why I
>> need
>> both the CA and the Windows firewall running at the same time. In CA I
>> can
>> create a list of website that are allowed thru the firewall, but I'm not
>> sure if I can do that with Windows firewall.
>>
>> Is it OK to disable the CA firewall permanently? Is there a way to
>> specify
>> what is allowed thru the Windows firewall. And lastly, should I just
>> uninstall the whole CA suite altogether?
>>
>> Thanks in advance..........Paul C.
>>
>>
>> .
>>

Do you happen do know the command for the Advanced Firewall settings in Win
XP. I tried `wf.msc' on my wife's WinXP computer and it doesn't work. Paul
C.

"Ǝиçεl" <> wrote in message
news:8D4AB50C-1F9A-4891-AFB7-...
> Hello Paul,
>
> "Do not use more than one firewall, 2 or more is a sure way to hit
> trouble,
> just as with AntiViru's."
>
>
> The built-in Windows firewall is just as good as
> any third-party firewall.
>
> There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:
>
> 1) A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only
> one most people see.
>
> 2) And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
> (WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder,
> for the experienced user who wants better control.
> -=-
>
>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx>
>
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/firewalls/faq.aspx
> -=-
>
>
> "Paul Calcagno" wrote:
>
>> I'm running Vista Home Premium SP2, 2 GB RAM, SAS, MBAM, CA (California
>> Associates) AV (e-mail scanning disabled); Avira AV/Update scheduler,
>> CCleaner, and Windows Firewall, WLM on an Acer Aspire Desktop machine.
>>
>> The system is running just great, however, I've always wondered why I
>> need
>> both the CA and the Windows firewall running at the same time. In CA I
>> can
>> create a list of website that are allowed thru the firewall, but I'm not
>> sure if I can do that with Windows firewall.
>>
>> Is it OK to disable the CA firewall permanently? Is there a way to
>> specify
>> what is allowed thru the Windows firewall. And lastly, should I just
>> uninstall the whole CA suite altogether?
>>
>> Thanks in advance..........Paul C.
>>
>>
>> .
>>

Pa Bear, et al.

I just got finished uninstalling CA/restarting and the computer is running
much faster. Thanks for that...............Paul C.

"Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks to you and PA Bear for your fine advice.
>
> I think I'll be uninstalling my CA. That will leave me with active AV
> scanner on Avira and just Windows firewall. Paul C.
>
> "Ǝиçεl" <> wrote in message
> news:8D4AB50C-1F9A-4891-AFB7-...
>> Hello Paul,
>>
>> "Do not use more than one firewall, 2 or more is a sure way to hit
>> trouble,
>> just as with AntiViru's."
>>
>>
>> The built-in Windows firewall is just as good as
>> any third-party firewall.
>>
>> There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:
>>
>> 1) A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only
>> one most people see.
>>
>> 2) And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
>> (WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder,
>> for the experienced user who wants better control.
>> -=-
>>
>>
>> <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx>
>>
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/security/firewalls/faq.aspx
>> -=-
>>
>>
>> "Paul Calcagno" wrote:
>>
>>> I'm running Vista Home Premium SP2, 2 GB RAM, SAS, MBAM, CA (California
>>> Associates) AV (e-mail scanning disabled); Avira AV/Update scheduler,
>>> CCleaner, and Windows Firewall, WLM on an Acer Aspire Desktop machine.
>>>
>>> The system is running just great, however, I've always wondered why I
>>> need
>>> both the CA and the Windows firewall running at the same time. In CA I
>>> can
>>> create a list of website that are allowed thru the firewall, but I'm not
>>> sure if I can do that with Windows firewall.
>>>
>>> Is it OK to disable the CA firewall permanently? Is there a way to
>>> specify
>>> what is allowed thru the Windows firewall. And lastly, should I just
>>> uninstall the whole CA suite altogether?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance..........Paul C.
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>>>