DISCLAIMER:
1. Do not proceed if you are unsure or if you find it too complicated.
2. Do not try this without an Antivirus.
3. This is purely for testing purposes only, no harm intended
4. Rest assured, the Firewall test is very safe. It just tries to communicates with a website.
Ok now that we have made ourselves clear, here is what we need to do
1. Make sure you have an Antivirus installed and that realtime protection is enabled.
2. Visit this webpage and follow the steps.
If the test fails, reconfigure your antivirus,(im sure this isnt necessary)Code:http://jayaprakashkv.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-to-test-your-antivirus-software.html
I could have provided the steps here, but wanted to give credit to the source.
Im sure that some of you have seen this on other websites too.
My Norton Internet Security detected it immediately after i clicked on save. :-)
Test your Firewall by performing a Leak test:
Important, You need a Firewall (Windows firewall doesnt count)
1.Visit this webpage and download thje 25kb file by clicking on the image
2.Run the exe, if your firewall is configured properly there should be a pop-up, click on DENY.Code:http://www.grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm
If you did that, you should see some info on the exe saying your firewall is good.
3.If you clicked on ALLOW, go to your firewall's allowed programs and remove leaktest.exe and repeat step 2
Norton Smart Firewall allowed penetration, (shock, i used default settings, maybe i have to configure it)
But no, i installed Comodo firewall 4.0 and clicked on block and it was a success :-)
Will test in on my other computer with Outpost Pro.
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