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Answer» Quote from: Zylstra on May 03, 2007, 06:24:39 PM Since the issue is not an INCOMING connection, a firewall would do no GOOD for stopping the adware. I might be wrong, but does a firewall not also (potentially) STOP outgoing communications as well? Or am I a moron?Quote from: Sid on May 04, 2007, 12:32:51 PM Quote from: Zylstra on May 03, 2007, 06:24:39 PMSince the issue is not an incoming connection, a firewall would do no good for stopping the adware. You're right, a firewall does stop outgoing connections but adware usually doesn't work that way. It's not normally blocked by a firewall. Trojan horses are, but those aren't adware. Adware is (in a lot of CASES) like a website If you can load a webpage, then an adware POPUP can be loaded. It uses your default browser (normally) Quote from: Sid on May 04, 2007, 12:32:51 PM Or am I a moron? So...kinda? Lol. Fair enough, picking up the technicalities of the jargon.Quote from: Sid on May 05, 2007, 01:23:18 PM picking up the technicalities of the jargon.And there are certainly many No worries Quote from: Sid on May 05, 2007, 01:23:18 PM Quote from: Sid on May 04, 2007, 12:32:51 PMOr am I a moron? No, you were right. Zylstra's explanation wasn't very technical, but adaware is related to websites and I think they usually connect to their master servers through the same port the browser does, and most firewalls are configured to let this traffic through.. Hence the reason why firewalls don't really work well unless they block internet traffic. |
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