Re: F-Secure and PostgreSQL

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> Datum: Fri, 23 May 2008 10:08:58 +0200
> Von: "A. Kretschmer" <andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com>
> An: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Betreff: Re: [GENERAL] F-Secure and PostgreSQL

> am Fri, dem 23.05.2008, um 9:36:17 +0200 mailte Konsta Tiihonen
> folgendes:
> > Hi,
> >
> > after some research a month ago I found out that there is some issue
> > between the software F-secure Internet Security (2006, 2007, 2008) and
> > the Windows version of postgreSQL. I cannot connect to postgreSQL. Is
> > there a solution to this other than to buy and run another security
> > package? There seems to be one, but the person on that forum didn't
> > explain it. He just stated that some part of F-secure Internet
> > Security had to be deactivated by hand and that the difficulty related
> > to the web traffic scanner...
>
> Why do you think you need some sort of software? There are know troubles
> with similar software like Zonealarm, Norton & Co...
>
> The one and only hint that i can give you is to remove this software and
> configure your windoze properly, including the on-board firewall.

As several posters in some forum(can't remember which, the thread was more than a year old) pointed out, this issue is especially related to F-Secure, so, if I wanted to spend another couple of bucks on other antivir software, this might be resolved - they said they had it running smoothly while having Zonealarm active.

Andreas, do you know of any sources investigating security of windows' own firewall, since you do not seem to be worried about securing a windows pc with just the standard firewall.

Cheers,

Konsta