Chips=GCHQ= wrote:
If I turn it off, then what's the point of it being there? Isn't it a kind of "linux" like defence, whereby you need to be in sa mode to do some actions? (memory may be failing).
As for the firewall, surely it's not that good... they cannot bundle the firewall in with their system if it's comparable to others simply because won't it open up a HUGE amount of lawsuits? Dominant position yadda yadda yadda etc.
Its just an extra layer of protection, have you ever seen anyone create a user account on a windows system, and not make themselves an administrator?
If you've got Vista, type 'advanced' in the search box, open the firewall up, and have a peek at the rules in depth....
If you remember a couple of years back, the original Vista kernel was completely locked down, it was the lawsuits from anti-virus companies that forced MS to open it all up
As to dominant market position, don't start me on Apple & iTunes
sneaking Safari in without telling anyone as part of an itunes update was funny.... even funnier were the security vunerabilities in it that also affected Apple Macs
