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by lino767

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On most microsoft patch documentation I read ..." Best practices recommend blocking all TCP/IP ports that are not actually being used, and most firewalls including the Windows Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) block those ports by default." from Microsoft security bulletin MS03-026.

1.Does this mean this patch is not important if you have properly configured firewall?
2.Do you need it if you have a laptop and log on to coffee shop wireless internet connection?
3.Do you be ok if an attaker accesse your network/machine weather you have this patch or not?

I just could not understand what micosoft is trying to say. Please help.

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by ghemant

Microsoft statements are safe side for them...though site / network is having firewall installed intruderes are able to find the loop hole we have seen many reports and read about the hacking so its better to have firewall and if we have disable "Netbios over TCP/IP" its more usefull.
Now moving to your points :
1). its very important to patch the system with lattest patches becoz MS built a patch for some reason...e.g it has kb23980 WHICH REMOVES RPC / BUFFER OVER RUN BUG / SOLVE THE PROBLEM
2).ICF is not neccessary to have to log on to coffee shop wireless internet connectio ...all you need to have is wireless enable cards / device and logon credentials
3). definatly not okay if attacker compromise my system .... but patch doesn't help me for the security of network patch is all about system's security and for network i have to have FIREWALL.

download MBSA (SUGGESTS YOU WHERE TO IMPROVE SECURITY RELATED ISSUE AND HOW TO OVER COME IT)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4b4aba06-b5f9-4dad-be9d-7b51ec2e5ac9&displaylang=en

HTH
Regards.

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