From: "Glenn Meadows" 

No, I wasn't aware of that, and haven't read anything along those lines...I
would think you'd also have to enter the username and password of the
firewall into the XP firewall for it to gain access...heck, a default
backdoor into the firewalls?  YIKES, if true.

The AOL thingies, has a place to enter the username and password, so it can
access and control the ports on the firewall as needed.  How long do you
think until some virus/worm/attack looks for that program, and hacks it to
open backdoors into AOL users computers?  What a stupid collection and
"feel good" tools they've wrapped into this "AOL
Secure" version.

--
Glenn M.


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
news:41d01403{at}w3.nls.net...
> Doesn't XP's firewall want to do the same thing regarding taking over the
> router?  If the router has some kind of PnP setting turned on, it will
allow
> software (like XP) to control what ports are open?  I disabled the PnP (or
> whatever its really called can't remember for sure) on my router so that
the
> router controlled the router.  Also disabled my wife's XP box's firewall,
> relying on the router firewall instead.  My wife has the only XP machine
on
> the network.
>
> Gary
>
> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
> news:41cf8ad3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Oh Goodie.  Why do people LET them install all that
"crap" on their
> computer
> > when they get cable?  NONE of it is necessary.
> >
> > More info on what I found.  Their 12 year old son got a D-Link 604
router
> > for Christmas, so that he could keep the computer on line while he also
> uses
> > X-Box live.  Well, he goes to install the Router, and that's when all
heck
> > broke out.  Turns out, when I got there, he had also installed Zone
Alarm
> > Pro, the 30 day free trial.....plus he had the Windows Firewall enabled,
> AND
> > his father, from their time prior to getting the cable modem, had AOL 9,
> > full security package installed.  That new software (AOL9), has a port
> > manager utility, that takes over the control of the router!!!!  Reading
> the
> > blurb in the help for it, it says it controls ports to allow IM and
other
> > AOL programs to "connect" better.  Plus, his Dad had
also installed the
> AOL
> > for Broadband package.  (He works for Office Depot, and gets AOL for
free
> > .)  It took 45 minutes to disable all the cascaded
firewalls, and
> > security stuff.  Initially, NOTHING would connect to anything, as all
the
> > firewalls and security apps were popping up one on top of the other
asking
> > permission to allow various programs to connect to the internet.  Once I
> got
> > all that crap disabled, the 2.8 gig P4 started to RUN like a 2.8gig
P4!!!!
> >
> > The kid at least had installed and running, Spybot, and AdAware, and
scans
> > showed the computer fully clean.  He uses FireFox as his browser now.
The
> > reason he claims that they still had/have AOL installed, is that his Dad
> > still has files stored in his AOL account.  I showed them that they did
> not
> > have to run the AOL software at all, that he could go to www.aol.com,
and
> > log in from there, and get to his mail and "stuff".
> >
> > The real killer, is that AOL and Comcast do NOT get along well, software
> > wise.
> >
> > Oh, he did have the router setup and locked down properly though
.
> >
> > --
> > Glenn M.
> >
> >
> > "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> > news:41cf8527$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Comcast Security Manager.
> > >
> > > Nasty thing from what I hear...
> > >
> > > I'd try their tech support pages, but be forewarned, do a backup and
be
> > able
> > > to do a repair if needed...
> > >
> > > - Bob Comer
> > >
> > >
> > > "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
> > > news:41cf8114{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > Hi.
> > > >
> > > > First, Merry Christmas to everyone, hope all had a good holiday.
> > > >
> > > > I was at a friends home, and they were getting auto
reboots on their
> > > > eMachine P4 2.8 gig machine, typically within 30-45 seconds of
logging
> > on
> > > > to
> > > > any account.  I was able to disable the auto restart on
system crash
> > from
> > > > the F8 menu, and was finally able to see the BSOD, and found that
the
> > > > following driver was causing the crash:
> > > >
> > > > grtdimon.sys
> > > >
> > > > To solve the problem temporarily, I changed the name of
the driver
(to
> > > > sy_).
> > > > Booting in Safe Mode also did not load the driver.  Properties of
the
> > > > driver
> > > > lists it's from NSX Corporation.   So far, everything seems to be
> > working
> > > > properly.  (They're going to call if a program fails to work).
> > > >
> > > > In the meantime, does anyone know what this driver
might do, or what
> > > > program
> > > > it might be associated with?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Glenn M.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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